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Slow Home Sales in Monroe; Several Fixer-Uppers Sell in Area

Buyers aim to renovate homes in Monroe and Newtown.

Home sales were slow this week in Monroe, with just a fixer-upper antique and a mid-price ranch. Spring may bring ambitions of renovating; nearby in Newtown two fixer-uppers sold, as well as a renovated antique, and newer homes changed hands in Oxford.

234 Stanley Road, Monroe

Listed for: $134,900

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Sold for: $100,000

Closed on: 3/31/11

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5-room colonial with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath

915 square feet, .12 acre, built in 1823

38 Countryside Road, Monroe

Listed for: $339,900

Sold for: $315,000

Closed on: 3/21/11

7-room ranch with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths

1440 square feet, 1 acre, built in 1957

45 Maplewood Trail, Newtown

Listed for: $69,900

Sold for: $60,000

Closed on: 3/24/11

5-room bungalow with 2 bedrooms and 1½ baths

1260 square feet, 1.42 acres, built in 1935

13 Towns End Road, Newtown

Listed for: $259,900

Sold for: $205,000

Closed on: 3/25/11

7-room colonial with 3 bedrooms and 1½ baths

1539 square feet, 3.11 acres, built in 1910

107 Berkshire Road, Newtown

Listed for: $389,900

Sold for: $360,000

Closed on: 3/28/11

8-room colonial with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths

2056 square feet, 2 acres, built in 1820

28 Laura Lane, Oxford

Listed for: $389,900

Sold for: $350,000

Closed on: 3/24/11

7-room colonial with 3 bedrooms and 2½ baths

2372 square feet, 2.24 acres, built in 1984

9 Silano Drive, Oxford

Listed for: $499,900

Sold for: $475,000

Closed on: 3/28/11

9-room cape with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths

3104 square feet, 7.55 acres, built in 2003

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