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Real Estate

Rockport Home Prices Range From $800,000 to $1.2 Million in July

The Essex County Registry of Deeds recorded 14 Rockport property transfers between July 23 and July 31, but only three disclosed a sale price. Those ranged from $800,000 to $1,200,000, with a median of $950,000. The month's top disclosed sale was 38 Marmion Way, Lot 6, which sold for $1…

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Sports

Rockport sports roundup, July 20 to July 26

Rockport Youth Soccer's programs remain active, with registration open across age groups. Kick Start sessions for the youngest players run Saturday mornings from 8 to 8:50 a.m., In-Town games cover grades 2 and 4, Travel Soccer serves grades 5 and 6, and Cape Ann United Soccer handles g…

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Real Estate

Rockport Sales Span $1.35 Million Range With No Clear Price Trend

Rockport recorded 14 property deed transfers between June 26 and July 25, though only six disclosed a sale price, ranging from $449,000 to $1,795,000 with a median of $812,500. The month's top sale was a condominium at 4 North Rd Unit 2, which sold for $1,795,000 to Babak Movahedi. Curt…

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Morning Brief

Rockport Music Announces Late-July Concert Lineup at Shalin Liu

Rockport Music has booked four concerts at Shalin Liu Performance Center for the final week of July. The 37 Main Street hall will host the Cape Ann Jazz Workshop Faculty and Jazz Messengers on Wednesday, July 29, followed by singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff on Thursday, July 30, and a Fri…

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Real Estate

Rockport median sale price holds at $650,000 despite wide price swings

Fourteen Rockport properties sold between June 19 and July 18, with nine sales disclosing prices ranging from $445,000 to $3.5 million and a median of $650,000. The month's top sale was 15 Beach St., Parcel 1, at $3.5 million, followed by a $1,795,000 condo sale at 4 North Rd. Sales spr…

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Morning Brief

Court Upholds Rockport's 135-Year Right of Way to Andrews Point

A court ruling this week upheld the public's right to cross private land to reach Rockport's rocky Andrews Point shoreline. The decision, reported by WCVB, protects what the station describes as a 135-year tradition of public access along that stretch of Cape Ann's coast — a right of wa…

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Court Ruling Preserves Public Access to Rockport's Andrews Point Shoreline

Court ruling preserves public access to Rockport's Andrews Point shoreline, per WCVB report. The decision upholds what the station described as a 135-year tradition of public access along the town's rocky Cape Ann coastline, a corridor long used by residents and visitors for walking, fi…

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Court Ruling Preserves Public Access To Rockport's Andrews Point

Court ruling secures Rockport's Andrews Point shoreline for public access, closing a long-running coastal dispute. WCVB reported the decision this week under the headline "Court ruling preserves 135-year tradition of public access to craggy coastline," describing it as protecting more t…

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