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The above penthouse studio condo is located at 1091 Boylston Street in Boston’s Back Bay. Living here would put you steps away from some of the swankiest shops in Boston on Newbury Street. A thriving neighborhood, Newbury Street and the Back Bay are stocked with the city’s most cutting edge restaurants and bars. This condo is ideal for a college student (it’s located directly across from Berklee College of Music), or as an investment property.

For more details on this listing, visit Prudential Prime Properties online. While you’re there, browse the MLS listings of other properties in Boston real estate. For expert guidance on real estate in Boston and all that relocating to Boston has to offer, Prudential Prime Properties will be able to answer all of your questions.

Looking for condos in Boston? Have the pre-conceived notion that every property will be built from brownstone or brick and have a wrought-iron gate? Think again. The following are some options in Boston real estate that have been built to please the contemporary palate.

The condo pictured above is a one-bedroom located in the XII Stoneholm Building, right in the Back Bay. Its 11 foot high ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, and great storage space will make you feel right at home. If you’re looking for condos in Boston that are close to Newbury Street and Boylston Street, this home might fulfill all your needs and more. The building even has a rooftop pool!

FP3 Boston

The Seaport District in Boston has recently spurred much buzz around town as being the hottest place to snag a luxury condo. FP3 offers some of the swankest luxury condos in Boston, one of which is pictured above. The studio includes an amazing terrace and floor to ceiling windows for drop-dead Boston skyline and ocean views.

Don’t just stop here! There are hundreds of condos in Boston currently on the market; many of them luxury condos like the ones pictured above. Whatever your price range, whatever your style, right now there are so many options in Boston real estate to choose from.

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal explores the growing trend of parents buying property in college towns for their son or daughter to live in while attending school. In today’s real estate market, a mortgage for a single-family home in Boston can be cheaper than the cost to rent an apartment or to live in a dorm. The Boston Globe even noted that housing prices continue to fall while “renters feel no relief” – rents remain the same or increase. At public and private universities nationwide, room and board has increased 5% since last year, averaging $7404 per school year for public universities and $8595 for private. With many families struggling to pay rising college fees, a change in housing options can provide huge relief on monthly expenses.

A search through Boston real estate listings pulls up a three-bedroom, one bath condominium on Grant Street in Boston. Close to the UMass Boston campus, this listing would be ideal for a student and a few roommates. A monthly mortgage payment could cost under $2000. To compare the benefit of owning a home to renting an apartment, parents could use Google Maps’ rental search feature to browse apartments listed around UMass Boston. It can cost anywhere between $1500 and $1800 for a 2-bedroom rental, or between $750 and $900 to rent one of the bedrooms. By purchasing a condominium, parents could rent out the two other rooms and cover part of the mortgage each month. The cost to house their son or daughter would be less than the area’s average monthly rent. The parents would be saving money in the short term. Thinking more long-term, a college town has a recession-proof demand for apartment rentals. After graduation, the family could continue renting out the property to college students or to a family.

Buying property in Boston offers relief for families struggling to keep their student in college. The short-term advantages are just as valuable as the long-term benefits.

When you are searching for Boston real estate, it’s a good idea to have a sense of what in particular you are looking for. After all, those who are looking for Back Bay condos for sale are going to find that they aren’t looking at the same properties as those who are looking for lofts in the North End or single family homes in Jamaica Plain.

So, let’s say that you are looking into Back Bay condos for sale. How will you find Back Bay condos for sale that match your interests, fit into your budget and offer all of the other features that you are interested in having in your home?

One of the first things that you’re going to want to do is to take a look at Back Bay condos for sale that are shown in listings on the web; that initial search is going to help you to get a sense of what’s on the market and whether you’re looking for a Back Bay condo that’s closer to Symphony Hall or the Charles River. Another thing that you are going to want to do early on is going to be to find a Boston real estate agent who specializes in helping buyers like you find Back Bay condos for sale.

By getting a sense of what’s out there and then making sure that you are working with a real estate professional who will help you to get into the right home, you’re going to find that it’s not difficult to get into the Back Bay condo for sale that you’ve been dreaming of. No matter what you’re looking for, the right home is out there – and, with the right help, you’re going to be able to find it.

If you have been thinking about buying a Back Bay condo to call home because you like the blend of culture and history that the area has to offer (along with the easy access to bus routes and the MBTA train system), then chances are good that you already have a pretty good sense of what the area has to offer. However, there are a few things that you’re going to want to take into consideration:

• You’re going to want to think about your budget when you look into Back Bay condos as there are going to be some streets and locations that, based on desirability, are more expensive.
• You’re going to want to think about whether or not you want a Back Bay condo that’s close to the colleges – after all, that’s going to mean late night noise.
• You’re going to want to be sure that you know how much space you’re looking for so that you have enough room in your home.
• You’re going to want to think about when you are buying and moving in – when semesters (at Berklee and BU) and quarters (at Northeastern) come to an end, there are a number of students all moving at once which makes moving even more hectic.
• You’re going to want to be sure that you are exploring a number of Back Bay condos so that you can better know what’s available.

The more that you are able to think about the differences between Back Bay condos and to look for a home that will suit you, the more smoothly that the process will go.

Boston’s Back Bay is one of those areas that will give residents easy access to – more or less – everything that the city has to offer. Those who are searching for real estate in the Boston area, therefore, often find themselves drawn to Back Bay condos.

When you start looking for Back Bay condos, after all, you’re going to know that you’ve got easy access to Symphony Hall, the Berklee College of Music performance center and to the Theater District. You’ll know too that it’s easy to access to Upper Newbury Street’s trendy shopping and to the wide variety of great restaurants and historic buildings that take you through the Copley Square area and right into the Public Gardens.

Of course, while a lot of the features that draw residents to the Back Bay also tend to be a draw for tourists, it’s far more likely that when you find yourself looking at Back Bay condos, you’ll find that it’s possible to choose a location that’s great for your needs – no matter what you want to have access to. Back Bay condos, in other words, give Boston residents the chance to have easy access to work and to play as well as a home to call their own.