42 Lafayette Avenue

42 Lafayette Avenue in Hingham, MA was first built in 1888 and is 136 years old. This has been categorized as a residential property type. For those interested in architecture, the building on the property was built in a conventional style. There are a total of 2 floors. There are a total of 8 rooms in the home, of which, 3 are bedrooms. In terms of bathrooms, there is only one bathroom. There are 2 partial bathrooms. 42 Lafayette Avenue has 1,892 sqft of living area. This is typically the area of a building that is heated or air conditioned and does not include the garage, porch or basement square footage. The basement is 390 sqft and has been categorized as a full basement. In total, the area measurement of the land is 10,050 square feet.

Learn more about the property and building on this page. The home has a gable style roof made of asphalt. For those who need parking, there is a detached garage. Fun fact, did you know that buildings can move due to weather changes? That's why, the type of control joints used in the construction of your home is extremely important. Based on our data, we know that the home was built with concrete control joints. The condition of the building has been evaluated as average. The exterior walls of the home are made of wood siding. As for heating, the home is utilizing a hot water heating system and being fueled with oil. Here at RealtyHop, we've focused a lot of our efforts into gathering up-to-date and accurate data for our users. Based on our sources, 42 Lafayette Avenue was last sold in Jan 1, 1970 for $221,000. According to our calculations, that's $116.81 per sqft. Prior to that sales transaction, the property was sold for $217,900 in Jan 1, 1970. Current property owners are expected to pay $7,531 in taxes per year. The property on 42 Lafayette Avenue was last assessed in 2023. As a result of that assessment, the total value of the property was placed at $753,100. To break that down further, the land itself was valued at $456,100. While improvements to the property were assessed at a total of $297,000. Based on our records, the total assessed value for this property has been marked as more than the total market value as of this moment. Which is pretty atypical. Remember, the purchasing price for your future home is not the costs you'll incur during the purchasing process. That's why it's important to save as much as possible and presumbly above the 20% minimum you may need to put down as down payment. You will want these additional savings to cover closing costs such as attorney fees, homeowner's insurance, title search fees, origination fees, and more. Thankfully, sellers may sometimes offer to cover certain costs as seller concessions to the buyer. Just keep in mind that sellers have their own fees to pay as well.This property is not listed for sale at this point in time but RealtyHop is constantly updating our inventory of available sales listings in real time. Don't want to miss out on this property? You can save the listing to your favorites by signing up for a RealtyHop account or you can check back frequently for updates.