Massachusetts Land for Sale

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was the conscience of colonial America and the birthplace of the revolution, but it’s also a modern, dynamic state participating fully in the 21st century. From Boston to the Berkshires, from Concord to Cape Cod, Massachusetts is one of the great cornerstones of our nation. Massachusetts Land for Sale is a toast to our collective past and a vote of confidence in our shared future.

Massachusetts’ eastern border is its craggy coastline, dotted with lighthouses and summer resorts. Cape Cod juts out into the Atlantic like an upraised arm with a clenched fist; its drifting sand dunes look much the same as they did two hundred years ago, though its fishing villages – Provincetown, Truro, Falmouth and the like – are better known now as tourist destinations, while its famous whaling centers, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, are seasonal playgrounds. Once packaged neatly at the mouth of the Charles River, the great city of Boston and its concentric circles of suburban development now sprawl all the way around Massachusetts Bay. Traveling westward, rolling hills shimmer with countless small lakes and ponds amidst thick forests until you reach Pioneer Valley along the Connecticut River where red brick textile and paper mills once flourished. To the west of Pioneer Valley are the Berkshires, a popular resort with a vibrant summer program of art and music festivals. A few miles away the Taconic Range of the Appalachian Mountains define the shared western border with New York.

Boston is the largest city in Massachusetts, not just the seat of state government but also the unofficial capital of all New England. The greater Boston metropolitan area is home to more than 100 universities, including Harvard, America’s oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning. Millions of tourists visit “Beantown” every year to stroll the wharves that stretch along Boston Harbor, and to visit the antique stores and trendy cafes of posh Beacon Hill, the stately brownstones of Back Bay, and the historic landmarks scattered throughout downtown. Boston dominates the culture and economy of Massachusetts to such a degree that it’s easy to forget its other cities but they’re there. Worcester (pronounced “Wooster”), forty miles west of Boston, is the state’s second largest city, a 19th century manufacturing hub fallen on hard times but with a surprising number of museums and historical attractions. Springfield on the east bank of the Connecticut River is another old mill town and the birthplace of basketball.

Like all of New England, Massachusetts is no stranger to severe weather. Winters are long and snowy with frequent storms and nor’easter blizzards blowing in from the arctic; summers are humid and hot with afternoon thunderstorms and the even the occasional tornado. Fall is the season Massachusetts does best: the air is crisp and comfortable and the trees have turned a hundred different colors.

The speculative housing bubble that proceeded the current economic downturn hit the Boston area hard, but it was coupled there with another trend: throughout most of the last decade, Massachusetts was one of the few states whose total population actually declined. (Economists speculated that the decline, at least in part, was driven by the lack of affordable housing in the Boston area.) When housing prices declined, people began coming back to the state and buying homes. The strengthening housing market has helped pull Massachusetts out of decline. The state’s enormous higher education and healthcare sectors (accounting for one out of every five jobs in the state) have also continued to show strong growth. Massachusetts Land for Sale taps into an economy that’s recovering more rapidly than the nation as a whole.