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Published September 17, 2026 in Deal of the Week

This home asks $455 per square foot. Homes for sale around it are asking $584.

By MaryEllen Roy
Real estate, Newton, MA

That's why it made the list. 49 buyers have already saved it on Zillow. That's 2.2 times the normal number for this price range in Newton, MA. All 49 get an alert the second the price drops or someone else puts in an offer. Right now, you're ahead of all of them.

The numbers
Views on Zillow
Saves on Zillow
Homes analyzed
Fig 0.1 · The home. Listing photos go out with the address. Squinting won't speed that up.
The home
5 bd · 6 ba · 6,000 sq ft
$ ▬▬▬,▬▬▬
Listed this week. Address: ▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬
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Text me for the address — (617) 797-2728Opens your messages. No forms. We don't do forms.

In short
  1. $455 per square foot against $584 for homes around it.
  2. Ranked first of 322 active homes scored in Newton, MA this week.
  3. 5 beds, 6 baths, about 6,000 sq ft. Listed this week.
  4. Listings here have been up about 53 days.
  5. Price and address are held back. Text DEAL and they come to you.

Here's what we think happened.

While listed, it earned 49 saves and 467 views on Zillow. It ranked first on save velocity, total saves, listing freshness and asking price per square foot against the other active listings.

From the listing: “This stately and romantic brick colonial is perched behind Centre Street and affords the unique opportunity to live in privacy within the heart and vibrancy of the city centre.”

Saves on Zillow · Newton, MA
  1. 1This home49 saves
  2. 2Finalist average22 saves
Zillow saves. Finalist average = the mean of this week's finalists in the area, this home included.
What stands out
  1. The main level features an open floor plan with spacious rooms for family gatherings and easy access to the large level backyard for entertaining outdoors.
  2. The kitchen features 2 of every appliance, 2 sinks + a large bright breakfast room.
  3. The 2nd level consists of a master suite with a huge walk in closet and bathroom + 3 more bedrooms and 2 full baths.

What they saw when they opened the listing.

It's inside this circle · No pin, on purpose
Map of the approximate area, drawn as a circle rather than a pin
Fig 03.1 · The area

Then they did what you're about to do. They checked the neighborhood.

Asking $/sq ft nearby
The middle asking price per square foot of the homes for sale here now. Asking, not sold.
This home's $/sq ft
This home's own price per square foot, rounded to the nearest $5.
Avg. days listed
The clock every listing in the area is running against.
Active homes
Everything for sale here right now — the full set this pick was scored against.

The math. At $584 per square foot, the median ask nearby, 6,000 square feet would list for $3,504,000. This one asks less.

Want the address?

It's ready to go. The address, the photos, the numbers behind the numbers.

Text DEAL to (617) 797-2728Text me

One text and it's yours, usually within the hour. (You're texting me, an actual person. I answer like one.)

What comes back
  1. The address, and the listing it belongs to.
  2. The photos, unblurred, all of them.
  3. The numbers this page is built on, including the ones we would not publish.
  4. A straight answer on whether it is actually right for you — including no.

Not buying right now? You probably know someone who is. Send them this page and be the friend with the good real estate tip.

MaryEllen Roy
Coldwell Banker Realty · (617) 797-2728
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MaryEllen Roy is a licensed real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Realty. Market numbers come from MLS records and are believed accurate but not guaranteed. Nothing on this site is an appraisal or a promise of value. If your home is already listed with another broker, this is not a solicitation.
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