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The Real Estate Search Blog is excited to announce that CNN’s Money Magazine placed Newton, MA in the #3 slot of its 2010 list of 100 Best Places to Live in America! Visit the Newton MA real estate website to browse hundreds of listings in Newton, Massachusetts and its surrounding towns.

In the article, Newton was praised for its stable job market which can be accredited to many colleges, hospitals, and government offices that are located in and around the City of Newton. Families are attracted to Newton real estate by its nationally recognized public school system and its brand new, multi-million dollar, sustainable high school. Newton has fostered a reputation as a green city, with an impressive 93% air quality index, several sustainably operated restaurants, and a biodiesel fuel lab at Newton North High School.

Also listed on Money Magazine’s 100 Best Places to Live is the neighboring town of Brookline. For information on real estate in Brookline MA and to browse hundreds of real estate listings, visit the Brookline MA real estate website.

One of the many reasons people fall in love with Newton real estate are the endless opportunities to experience arts and culture right in Newton or in its neighboring suburbs. If you’re looking for Newton real estate, consider working with Christine Norcross & Partners, who provide assistance for those relocating to Newton, Wellesley, Brookline, Natick, Needham, and Weston, Massachusetts.

One of the most relaxing things to do on a frigid winter day in Massachusetts is to take the family on a trip to the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens. Admission is free, the rooms are warm and balmy, flowery perfume lingers in the air, and kids can marvel at plants that are native to places all over the country. Afterwards, take the family on a walk through town to do some shopping, book-browsing, or a leisurely lunch at a local cafe.

Click this picture to be taken to the Youtube video from last year

And pictures from the plants of 2010:

A lemon

Some people, when they first start to look at Brookline real estate know that they are looking for a condo, a townhouse or a single family home that’s going to put them right near the Green Line of the T – a home that will make it easy to get around town and into Boston and even Cambridge. Others know that, when they are looking into Brookline real estate, they are looking for a home that will give them the chance to live in a quieter community, to have easy access to the hospital area (a great example would be medical professionals) or who just want to be sure that they’re in an area that feels like home.

When you are looking into Brookline real estate, you’re going to want to think about:

• What style of home you’re interested in living in
• Whether or not you want to have easy access to public transportation – and whether that means you want to be on a buss line or on the Green Line
• How close you want to be to shopping and restaurants

In other words, you’re going to want to be sure that you are looking for the Brookline real estate that is going to meet your needs (and, of course, you’re going to want to be sure that you’re getting the support that you need along the way from a real estate agent who knows Brookline – and all that it has to offer – well).

One of the things that the greater Boston area is know for is the high caliber of medical care that is provided in many of the local hospitals. Brigham and Women’s, Beth Israel Deaconess, Children’s, the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and others – all located in Brookline, MA. Because of the high quality of health care provided, many doctors are drawn to the area when they are looking for employment opportunities and – though somehow less fortunate – there are families who need medical care making the choice to relocate to the area as well.

Brookline real estate, therefore, is often much coveted for those who are headed to the area.

If you are looking for Brookline real estate, know that you will be able to find homes that are accessible to public transportation by subway and by bus. You’ll be able to find condos and single family homes and even more expensive luxury properties. Best of all, no matter what style of home you choose to look at in Brookline, you’ll also have easy access to movie theaters, to independent bookstores to grocery stores, bakeries and great restaurants.

Brookline real estate creates a number of great opportunities for those who are working in and near the area hospitals as well as for those who are looking for a high end community in which to settle down and raise a family.