Massweets
P is for Property
Somerville Fun
Counties in the Commonwealth
legal E-agle
100
Using an icepick to crush a candy bar into little "chips," and adding the chips to her blond cookie batter, Ruth Wakefield is credited with inviting this now classic cookie in Whitman, Massachusetts.
Chocolate Chip Cookie
100
The amount of money paid from Buyer to Seller in exchange for the real estate.
Purchase Price.
100
Like the United States Government, the Somerville library has this many branches.
3
100
The magic number in blackjack it is also the number of county registries of Deeds despite the fact Mass has only 14 Counties.
21
100
Often abbreviated EMD, this is the initial deposit (typically 5% of the purchase price) shows the Seller the Buyer is serious about completing the purchase.
Earnest Money Deposit
200
Invented in a Somerville kitchen this New Enlgand pantry staple joins peanut butter to make up the official sandwich of Massachusetts.
Marshmallow Fluff
200
This contract, signed by a Buyer and Seller after the Offer to Purchase outlines all of the terms of the real estate transfer transaction, including closing date, purchase price, and contingencies negotiated by the parties.
Purchase and Sale Agreement.
200
The first of this New England Italian chain restaurant opened in Davis Square in 1981.
Bertucci's
200
Middlesex County.
200
A right that gives one or more people access over a piece of real estate despite not having any ownership interest.
Easement
300
In 1919, this sticky disaster in Boston’s North End sent a 15-foot wave of this sweet substance through city streets, killing 21 people.
Molasses
300
Not the creepy crawlies! Include this type of inspection when you're inspecting your new home to avoid surprises down the road.
Pest Inspection
300
Somerville was established as a town in 1842, when it was separated from this neighborhood of Boston where you can find the Bunker Hill monument.
Charlestown
300
Covering nearly 1,510.6 square miles, the largest county by land area, it shares it's name with the second most populous city in New England.
Worcester County
300
This is a legal arrangement where a neutral third party temporarily holds money, documents, or assets until specific contract conditions are met.
Escrow
400
First introduced in Cambridge in 1949, this chocolate-covered candy shares its name with a Seinfeld episode in which Kramer accidentally drops one into a patient’s body cavity while he observes a live surgery.
Junior Mint
400
It can't be shipped by U.P.S., but this is a specific piece of land contained within a single legal description.
Parcel of Land
400
Not the only famous lawyer to live in Somerville during law school, this former president lived on Broadway and his former apartment is now dubbed the Somerville Rose Garden.
Barak Obama
400
Those Hazard Boys were at it again in this Massachusetts county that is located on Martha's Vineyard.
Duke's County
400
Ask Attorney Galusi to help you remove a problem tenant through this process also known as "summary process" in Massachsuetts.
Eviction
500
This candy bar narrowly evaded extension in 2019 and is now produced in Sudbury, MA. It is known its four separate sections, each with a different filling—caramel, vanilla, peanut, and fudge—all covered in milk chocolate.
Skybar
500
An aerial drawing that shows a specific property's boundary lines and the exact location of existing or proposed structures like houses, garages, decks, and fences.
Plot Plan
500
Italy, Portugal, El Salvador, and this country, whose capital is Rabat, all have sister cities connected to Somerville, Massachusetts.
Morocco
500
This county is home to the birthplace of four presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, and George H.W. Bush.
Norfolk County
500
A portion of your home's value that you actually own outright, calculated as the current market value minus any outstanding mortgage or liens.
Equity