NATICK - Michael DuGally and his wife, Kellie, searched for years for the right home. They bought a loft in Everett but decided the neighborhood was too gritty. Boston condos were too pricey. They thought about building a house - a 4,000-square-foot "palace," as Michael DuGally put it - but discarded the idea. Yards and bugs are not their thing. (Full article: 1094 words)

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