South Shore Homes with Character

03/30/2026

My latest collection of unique homes for sale by area brokers can be found here: https://www.brucerutter.com/unique-homes-for-sale On these pages you'll find over 70 characterful homes, including antiques Capes, Colonials, Greek Revivals, and Victorians, plus Shingle Style, 4-Squares, Bungalows, and Modern Farmhouses. If you have a unique home you'd like to sell, or are looking for one on the South Shore call, text me at 781-336-7284 or email me at [email protected].

Bruce Rutter
REALTOR
Keller Williams Realty Signature Properties

03/23/2026

If you're tired of bad weather, and long for a sunny, warm day, read my latest blog about the Italianate style of architecture inspired by the villas and farm houses of Tuscany:

​​ By mid-January I was already sick of winter. When March rolled around and we still had more than 20 inches of snow in our yard and water was seeping from the ice dams into the wall of my newly remodeled office, I knew where I wanted to be: anywhere but New England; ideally somewhere warm and ...

03/19/2026

10 Signs that spring is (almost) here in Massachusetts

10. Redwing blackbirds are back
9. Skunk cabbages are poking their heads up
8. P***y willows are beginning to open
7. Chipmunks are running around the yard
6. Clumps of onion grass are coming up in the lawn
5. Wrens are checking out birdhouses
4. Crocuses are blooming
3. You notice a different bird song in the morning
2. There’s no snow forecast for the next 14 days
1. You hear peepers after sunset!

So far, all but the sounds of peepers at our place on Keene Street in Duxbury!

03/03/2026

You can read my latest blog on the hidden gem neighborhoods of First, Second and Third Cliff in Scituate MA here:

Through hard work and determination, the Irish who came to America in the 19th century quickly rose from poverty to the working and middle classes. The first well-to-do Irish-American entrepreneurs, professionals, and politicians—unwelcome on the North Shore where Gilded Age brahmins had built the...

01/23/2026

If you're thinking of buying or selling an antique home on the South Shore this year, read my lates blog, "New data on old houses." https://www.brucerutter.com/homes-with-character-blog/new-data-on-old-houses In this blog you'll find a comprehensive report on the market for antique homes 2025-26 that includes data on the size of the antique home market, what homes are selling for vs. list pricing, 10-year market trends, a look at antique sales in individual South Shore towns, what’s on the market today, and what to expect in 2026.

The Market for Antique Homes 2016-2026 To provide old house buyers and sellers with an accurate look at the antique home market, I’ve combed through MLS data, and using date of construction to identify antique homes sold, created a comprehensive report on the market for pre-1900 homes on the South...

01/21/2026

My latest unique home pages are available at https://www.brucerutter.com/unique-homes-for-sale where you'll find dozens if characterful houses, including antique Capes, Federals, Greek Revivals, Victorians, Shingle Style, Craftsman Style, Four Squares, Bungalows and Modern Farmhouses

12/16/2025

You can read my latest blog about Modern Farmhouses, "Green Acres it ain't" here:

What does the word “farmhouse” evoke for you? For me, farmhouses are the very antithesis of the mid-century ranch I grew up in. Farmhouses are old, rustic, and a bit down-at-heel. They might be Capes, colonials, or Queen Ann Victorians on the outside, but inside they’re a warren of rooms fille...

12/15/2025

My latest collection of unique homes for sale by local brokers on the South Shore is available here: https://brucerutter.com/unique-homes-for-sale You'll find everything from antique Capes and Colonials to Second Empire, Shingle Style, American Four Squares, Modern Farmhouses and Bungalows. if you're in the market to buy or sell a unique home, call, text or email me. I specialize in buying an selling homes with character.

Bruce Rutter
REALTOR
Keller Williams Realty Signature Properties
781-336-7284
[email protected]
ww.brucerutter.com

10/31/2025

You can read my latest blog on the Second Empire style here:

They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're all together ooky, those Second Empire homes. Da da da Dum. Snap! Snap! What was the height of architectural fashion in 1860, has, through some cruel twist of fate, become associated with scary movies and darkly comic TV shows. Althoug...

10/15/2025

1057 Broadway is back on the market and priced to sell! Come see this gorgeous home which blends antique charm with contemporary comfort and convenience. New windows, new roof, freshly painted exterior, updated systems. Set on a beautifully landscaped lot in historic South Hanover, with acres of conservation behind, 1057 Broadway has been lovingly cared for and is in move-in condition.