Grove lane sale

21 Grove Lane, $9,289,875 on a $9.8 asking price. It’s a fabulous house on a good street and I’m pretty sure that’s the George H.W. Bush homestead next door, which kind of, sort of, adds a touch of history to the place.

The seller paid $9.8 for it in 2017, which explains his asking price this time, and I find it amusing that there was such dickering; obviously, the buyer has just as much money, or more, as the owner, and $510,125 must be mere pocket change, but these Wall Street types do like to dicker.

As an aside, you’ll note the banner on the listing, “accepting backups” — the owner wasn’t awfully happy with this price.