South Shore Homes with Character

09/01/2026

You can find my latest collection of unique homes for sale at https://brucerutter.com/unique-homes-for-sale, including more than 34 homes new to market by area brokers here on the South Shore. You'll find First Period, Cape, Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian antiques, as well as Shingle Style, Craftsman, Bungalow and Modern Farmhouse homes. If you'd like to visit one of these properties, give me a call and I'll arrange a showing at your convenience.

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

08/25/2026

You can read my latest blog on the Georgian style here: https://brucerutter.com/homes-with-character-blog/maybe-it-was-the-tax-on-tea If you live south of Boston and have a Georgian or colonial style home you’re thinking of selling, or if you’re looking for a home in the area and like the clean, classical lines of those styles, call, text or email me—I specialize in buying and selling homes with character on the South Shore.

Bruce Rutter
REALTOR®
Keller Williams Realty Signature Properties
[email protected]
781-336-7284

07/29/2026

My latest collection of unique homes for sale south of Boston is available at https://brucerutter.com/unique-homes-for-sale In this collection, you'll find more than 60 special homes listed by area brokers, including antique Capes, Colonials, Federals, Greek Revivals, Victorians, & Tudor Revivals, plus Shingle Style, Craftsman Style, Modern Farmhouses, and Bungalows. If you'd like to visit any of these homes, or if you live in a unique home and are thinking of selling, call, text or email me--I specialize in buying and selling homes with character on the South Shore.
Bruce Rutter
REALTOR®
Keller Williams Realty Signature Properties
781-336-7284
[email protected]
www.brucerutter.com

07/21/2026

You can read my latest blog on outdoor kitchens here: https://brucerutter.com/homes-with-character-blog/we-ve-come-a-long-way-from-picnic-benches-and-charcoal-grills

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...