Condo For Sale in Ashmont Hill - This third floor condo is in a perfect spot in the Ashmont section of Dorchester.  It's located on quiet dead-end Van Winkle Street, but is situated close to Dorchester Avenue and the Ashmont train station as well as local favorite restaurants Ashmont Grill and Tavolo. The unit itself consists of 1,076 square feet of living space, plenty of storage downstairs, and has been very thoughtfully and fully renovated with a sparkling kitchen and bath that had granite and stainless steel.  There has also been extensive work done on the electrical, plumbing, heating, A/C, windows and insulation.  There are Energy Star appliances as well. I showed this home a couple months ago when it was on the market for $275,000 and am surprised that it is still available and a... 10/28/2010

Photo Gallery Description Two Family property in desired Dorchester neighborhood just steps away from Ashmont Station. Property features one Bi-Level unit , enclosed porches, a two car garage, and a spacious enclosed yard. This property can also function as a spacious single family. Some updating is needed. One unit is currently vacant and the other is leased on a month to month basis. This property is ideal for an owner occupant or investor purchase. Schedule your showing today!(Bi-Level unit is vacant and can be viewed prior to group showing) Features Units: 2 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Year Built: 1900 Parking Spaces: 2 Square Footage: 2053 Lot Size: 5663 Floors in Bldg: 3 Broker: BENTLEY REAL ESTATE GROUP Agent Name: ERIC LINDSEY MLS #: 71128646 Separate Meters: Yes Location 4-6 BURT... 08/26/2010

Recently, there has been new town and city search criteria for MLS in Bostonareas added to the search feature.  While searching for a home in MLSPIN (the local major MLS network) used to very easy, you now must pay close attention to how you are selecting your areas and towns to make sure you don't miss out on anything!  My office is in Dorchester, so that's where I get a lot of calls from buyers.  It used to be very easy to click "Dorchester" and have all of the listings come up from that area show up and I'd be fairly certain that I wasn't missing anything.  There were of course some listings that just showed up under "Boston" and they did not specify an area since it is not mandatory when you are inputting a new listing.  This is a way that listing agents would (sometimes inadvertent... 02/03/2010

Pumpkin Float: Bring a 6”-8” home-carved pumpkin to Pope John Paul II Park in Dorchester. Each jack-o-lantern will have a candle inserted, be mounted on a float, and lit before being launched in the water. Floats and candles are provided. Free. Oct 24, 5:30pm. Register with BNAN, 617-542-7696, info@bostonnatural.org.Halloween Town at the Seaport Hotel: Boston’s biggest and best Halloween Party for all ages. Don’t miss the chance to support local children and Boston Medical Center. Oct 24 & 25, 10am-6pm. Ticket prices vary. 617-638-0150, www.halloweentownboston.com   Infomation from: http://www.bostonyouthzone.com/ 10/04/2009

Great local real estate story on the revival of Dorchester's Peabody Square by By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent. Visit the Boston Globe.   You can also find a nice story called Big hopes for Ashmont -  Carruth project seen as a catalyst, By Robert Preer 09/20/2007