Circa-1741 Home in the Old Shipbuilder’s Historic District of Duxbury, Massachusetts
A recent renovation uncovered seaweed used as insulation as well as old sailors’ shoes inside the walls By BILL CARY |
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Price: $4.65 million
Known as Riverlea, this house on the Bluefish River was built circa 1741 by shipping magnate Samuel Frazer and is now part of Duxbury’s Old Shipbuilder’s Historic District.
“The house is so incredible because we have so much history behind it,” listing agent Allison Cayzer said. “There is a really great shipbuilding history here.”
“It’s such an exciting property because it has that history but also because it has those modern features inside,” she said.
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It depends on whether it’s a primary home or not By V.L. Hendrickson |
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Every week, Mansion Global poses a tax question to real estate tax attorneys. Here is this week’s question.
Q. We have owned a condo in the Yaletown neighborhood of Vancouver for 15 years. We use it for the winter months, and now after 15 years of ownership, we must sell or rent it because of increased taxes. I have a disability, are there exemptions available to me based on my situation?
A. There are two taxes such a home is likely to incur: Vancouver’s Empty Homes Tax and British Columbia’s Vacancy and Speculation Tax.
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Originally asking C$12.9 million, the home was the most expensive condominium ever listed in Montreal. SOTHEBY S INTERNATIONAL REALTY QUEBEC Text size
A 5,300-square-foot unit at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Montreal’s downtown quarter known as Golden Square Mile, officially sold for C$11 million (US$8.636 million) this week. Originally asking C$12.9 million, it was the most expensive condominium ever listed in Montreal, according to listing records, and was the priciest condo to sell in Quebec.
The seller, Sophie Desmarais, is the daughter of the late Canadian financier Paul Desmarais, according to records. Her family controls Power Corp. of Canada, a multibillion-dollar holding company.