Here’s What You Can Buy for $500,000 Right Now
House hunting on a budget? Here are options in the city and beyond it.
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1. A Three-Bedroom Home by the Sea
60 Central Street, Marshfield
Price: $499,999
Size: 2,125 square feet
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2
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2. A Spacious Condo in Dorchester
472 Talbot Avenue #1, Dorchester
Price: $499,000
Size: 1,300 square feet
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2
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3. A Two-Family in Malden
8 Shawmut Terrace, Malden
Price: $499,900
Size: 1,485 square feet
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2
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4. A South Boston Condo with Exposed Brick
506 E 8th Street #1, South Boston
Price: $499,900
Size: 918 square feet
Bedrooms: 2
Baths: 1
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5. An Antique Home in the ‘Burbs
273 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton
Price: $499,900
Size: 2,338 square feet
Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2