Framingham DPW to pickup Christmas Trees weeks of January 23rd-27th, 2012.

FRAMINGHAM, MA- It's been nearly a month since Christmas, and if you still have a Christmas tree in your home, it's most likely very dried out -- and could be a fire hazard at this point in time.

Dried out trees should be removed from your home or business and placed outdoors, away from any [cigarette] smoking areas or other possible sources of ignition until the tree can be properly disposed of.

The Town of Framingham Department of Public Works will be  collecting Christmas Trees during the week of  January 23rd through 27th, 2012. You should put your tree on the curb on your normal trash collection day.

The DPW will only pickup trees if all decorations, strands of lights, tinsel/garland, etc, have been removed -- and the tree can not be in a plastic bag, (or it will not be picked up).

For additional information about Christmas Tree Curbside Collection contact the Framingham Department of  Public Works, Solid Waste Division at:  (508) 532-6001.

49 residential properties were sold in Framingham during the month of September 2011.

FRAMINGHAM, MA- There were a total of 49 residential real estate sales in Framingham during the month of November 2011.

Of those 49 properties, thirty one single family homes were sold at an average sale price of just over $312.5k, (average home size was approx. 1750 sqft.).

Single family home which sold during November had been on the market for an average of just over 15 weeks.

The highest price paid for a single family home in Framingham during the month of November was 28 Overlook Drive East for ...[read more]

Framingham DPW special storm debris pickup day is November 14, 2011.

FRAMINGHAM, MA - A special curbside collection of yard waste will take place as a result of the October 29th snow storm. Brush, branches, and limbs must be neatly piled curbside by Monday, November 14th, 2011.

The Department of Public Works will make one pass through the Town picking up those materials and will not be able to return to a residence should items not be left out on time. For this one time collection only, it will not be necessary to tie the materials up. However, please keep the area free of vehicles between the hours of 7AM and 7PM so that DPW truck mounted equipment can pick it up.

This collection is for natural vegetation only. Food, trash, construction materials, etc., will not be collected. Bagged leaves will continue to be collected as scheduled throughout the month of November on your regular trash day. In addition, the normally scheduled curbside brush collection will occur on ...[read more]

39 residential properties were sold in Framingham during the month of October 2011.

FRAMINGHAM, MA- There were a total of 39 residential real estate sales in Framingham during the month of October 2011.

Of those 39 properties, thirty one single family homes were sold at an average sale price of just over $296k, four condominiums sold at an average price of $111.5k, and four multi-family properties sold at an average of $252k.

Single family home which sold during October had been on the market for an average of just over 15 weeks, while condos had taken an average of just 6 weeks to sell.

Multi-family residential properties that sold during October 2011 were on the market for an average of 85 days and sold for $252k, just shy of their average $256k asking prices.  A 2-family, 10-room / 6-bedroom at 395 Concord Street sold for ...[read more]

39 residential properties were sold in Framingham during the month of September 2011.

FRAMINGHAM, MA- There were a total of 39 residential real estate sales in Framingham during the month of September 2011.

Of the properties sold, thirty one single family homes were sold at an average selling price of just over $341k, three condominiums sold at an average price of $121.6k, and five multi-family properties sold at an average of $180k.

On average single family homes and condominiums sold during September had been on the market for approximately three and a half months. One single family property had been on the market for over a year, (492 Elm Street, a 7-room, 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath split entry that had an asking price of $315k and sold for $296k after 381 days).  Another single-family sold in less than a week, (an 8-room, 4-bedroom, 3-bath Cape at 978 Waverly Street which had an asking price of $249.9k and sold for $245k in just 5 days).

The five multi-family homes sold in September had been on the market for ...[read more]