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OR Register for our Deluxe MLS Search & Daily Update Service ONLINE INFORMATION WARNING: The Internet is a fabulous tool for gathering information. But what the Internet can NEVER do is interpret it. Please use online property search tools with care: relying on property data alone, without the context that a professional can provide, will usually lead to incorrect and expensive mistakes. And, making decisions regarding the purchase or sale of your largest asset with online information alone can often lead to disastrous results.	Take A Look At All The Towns That We Cover! For Demographics...Public and Private School Scores...Houses of Worship ...and so much more...just CLICK a Town on the Map. As The Home Consultants, we pride ourselves on being "totally objective". But when it comes to comparing the surrounding suburbs of Greater Boston, please forgive us if we have a bit of a bias for MetroWest. Though Greater Boston boasts many wonderful areas, we kind of think that...The West Is Best. The Home Consultants Team
ACTON ASHLAND AYER BELLINGHAM BERLIN BLACKSTONE BOLTON BOXBOROUGH BOYLSTON DEDHAM DOUGLAS DOVER FOXBOROUGH FRAMINGHAM FRANKLIN GRAFTON HARVARD HOLLISTON HOPEDALE HOPKINTON HUDSON LITTLETON MARLBOROUGH MAYNARD MEDFIELD MEDWAY MENDON MILFORD MILLBURY MILLIS MILLVILLE NATICK NEEDHAM NEWTON NORFOLK NORTHBOROUGH NORTHBRIDGE NORWOOD OXFORD SHERBORN SHREWSBURY SOUTHBOROUGH STOW SUDBURY SUTTON UPTON UXBRIDGE WALPOLE WAYLAND WELLESLEY WESTBOROUGH WESTFORD WESTON WESTWOOD WORCESTER WRENTHAM If you're looking for expertise in ALL of MetroWest, look no further than our team. Unlike most agents who cover only one or two towns, our team is regional. This means that you don't have to go on ten different web sites or call ten different agents - if you're looking anywhere west of Boston, we probably cover it. But if by chance you're interested in a town that is not on the map below, email the team and let us know. If we don't cover it, we'll find someone good who does!  And don't forget, if someone you care about is looking to buy or sell a home anywhere in the U.S., remember that friends don't let friends go it alone - just give a call and we'll make sure that they're in great hands - we network with the best. METROWEST TOWN VALUES PROFILE Twice a year, we compile a Towns Value Profile. This grid shows what homes are selling for in the 35 Metrowest towns that our team primarily services. And they are available for immediate download! 1st Half - 2007 2nd Half - 2006 1st Half - 2006 2nd Half - 2005     SCHOOLS COLLEGES HOSPITALS CELEBRATIONS GOOD STUFF TO KNOW IN MASSACHUSETTS

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SCHOOLS

There is no better barometer for judging a community than it's public schools. Even if you don't have or plan to have school age children (or plan to send them to private school) the public school system greatly affects the property values of a city or town.

So how good IS a school system in the community you're looking at? How do you judge? Communities vary greatly in size and scope. Are you comparing apples and oranges? How do you separate fact from rumor?

Don't fret - you have friends in the business. Our team has made it our business to gather factual information. Especially if you have children, the first thing we need to do is to sit down together and talk about what's important to you.

Small classes...high SAT's...does your child have special needs...do you need special academic programs...extracurricular activities?

We subscribe to eNeighborhoods. This software provides comprehensive information on both public and private schools (as well as a wealth of other demographic data) for any city or town in the U.S. You're welcome to take a look online, or even better, let us know what towns you need information about. One truth that is rarely understood when it comes to real estate: the internet is fabulous for finding information. But what it can never do is interpret what it all means.  But we can!

As parents, we want to provide our clients with the same information as we would want in order to make good decisions. And we're right here to sift through all the conflicting data out there and help you make the best choices for your family.

COLLEGES

	Boston may be known as a mecca for colleges, but MetroWest has its own institutes of higher learning. And while students flock to the campuses, each school has plenty to offer the general public: museums and lecture series, recitals, and continuing education courses.
	Babson College, Wellesley (781) 235-1200
	Dean Junior College, Framingham Campus (508) 528-9100
	Fisher Junior College, Framingham Campus (508) 820-0009
	Framingham State College, Framingham (508) 620-1220
	Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley (781) 237-0165
	Newbury College, Framingham Campus (508) 879-4594
	Northeastern University, Framingham Campus (508) 877-2333
	Regis College, Weston (781) 893-1820
	Wellesley College, Wellesley (781) 283-1000

HOSPITALS

METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER

With 508 beds, MetroWest Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient services in medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, pediatrics, substance abuse and 24-hour emergency units. This facility was formed in 1992 by a merger of Framingham Union Hospital (founded in 1892) and Leonard Morse Hospital (founded in 1899). MetroWest, an acute care teaching hospital, is the sixth-largest health care provider in the state. Specialized inpatient services include a Level II special care nursery, a cancer care center and the MetroWest Cardiac Center.

MILFORD-WHITINSVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL
14 Prospect Street
Milford
(508) 473-1190
With 131 beds, this facility's services include a surgical day center, maternity center, cardiac rehabilitation,
and a four-story outpatient addition.

CELEBRATIONS

Don't worry about where you pay your property taxes, there are no gates or guards preventing entry into another town. Below are just some of the biggest annual events in the MetroWest area:

Boston Marathon When: April (617) 236-1652
Begins in Hopkinton, goes through several MetroWest communities on its way to Boston; has more than 15,000 runners ranging from the world class to the weekend warrior; viewing and cheering spots are all along Routes 135 and 16.

Framingham Flag Day When: June (508) 620-4842
Four-day celebration includes a road race, concert, ball, food, and parade with judging of floats.

Franklin 4th of July When: 1st Weekend in July (508) 520-4900
Four days are needed to include a parade, road race, rides, game booths, barbecues, entertainment, and, of course, the fireworks.

Natick 4th of July When: 1st Weekend in July (508) 653-6596
Celebration includes a dance, fireworks and a parade down Route 27 into the center of town; flea market after parade in Center of Common.

Ashland Day When: September (508) 881-0109
Parade, food, craft booths, entertainment, games, and moonwalk.

Sudbury Colonial Fair When: September (508) 443-1776
Fife and drum companies from New England, parade, craft booths, food, hay rides and petting zoo.

GOOD STUFF TO KNOW IN MASSACHUSETTS

You don't want to be stuck at a party with nothing to say, do you?

The parking limit at non-metered spots is two hours, whether posted or not. You will get a ticket after two hours and a boot after five tickets.

Stymied by those circles in the middle of major streets? They're called rotaries. Simple rule for survival: Those in the rotary have the right of way. Those entering must yield.

THE REASON AND RHYME FOR THE LIGHT ON TOP OF THE BERKELEY BUILDING NEXT TO THE JOHN HANCOCK TOWER: Steady blue-clear view, Flashing blue-clouds are due, Steady red-rain ahead, Flashing red-snow instead. (In the summer, flashing red means the Red Sox game is cancelled).

Interstate 95 and Route 128 are the same roads, but around Braintree you can be on 128S and 93N at the same time, yet be going neither south nor north, but in reality, east. Don't ask. Just drive.

Boston Garden is (was) not a garden and Back Bay is not a bay, although the latter was at one time.

Streets in the Back Bay are alphabetical going from Arlington to Hereford.

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