Despite what many potential homebuyers are told by friends, family or acquaintances or learn from websites and other media, you do not need a 20 percent down payment to purchase a home.
Aug 26, 2016 9:30:00 AM
Despite what many potential homebuyers are told by friends, family or acquaintances or learn from websites and other media, you do not need a 20 percent down payment to purchase a home.
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Condominium, Mortgages 101, Loan Programs, Mortgage Rates & News
Aug 25, 2016 1:04:01 PM
Massachusetts single-family home sales declined for the first time in 2016, sliding 12.5 percent July due in part to a lack of inventory, The Warren Group, a publisher of real estate information and data, reported August 23, 2016.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Home Prices, The Warren Group
Aug 22, 2016 2:18:13 PM
For most Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island homebuyers researching lenders and home loan programs, the mortgage interest rate is one of the most important factors in deciding which lender and/or loan program to use to finance the purchase of a home.
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Condominium, Mortgages 101
Aug 13, 2016 3:08:38 PM
The average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage in the United States increased two basis points to 3.45 percent, Freddie Mac reported August 11, 2016 when it released its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
Topics: Mortgage Rates & News
Aug 7, 2016 8:25:32 AM
A recent article in the Financial Times suggested that buying a home in Cambridge, Massachusetts was more difficult than getting into Harvard. If you have tried to buy a home in Cambridge in the last year or two, you're probably thinking that sounds about right.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Cambridge MA
Aug 4, 2016 10:54:02 AM
Single-family home prices declined, but sales were strong in Amesbury, Massachusetts during the first half of 2016, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Amesbury MA
Aug 3, 2016 7:34:12 PM
The median price of a single-family home in Wareham, Massachusetts was flat during the first half of 2016, increasing just 0.9 percent to $231,500 from $229,500 during the first six months of 2015, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Wareham MA
Jul 26, 2016 1:10:31 PM
The median price for a single-family house in Massachusetts reached $372,000 in June and surpassed the previous record of $370,000 set nearly 11 years ago in August 2005, The Warren Group reported July 26, 2016.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Home Prices, The Warren Group
Jul 24, 2016 12:23:25 PM
The average rate for the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage loan in the United States for the week ending July 21, 2016 increased to 3.45 percent from 3.42 percent the previous week, Freddie Mac reported July 21, 2016.
Topics: Mortgage Rates & News
Jul 20, 2016 9:40:02 AM
The Massachusetts real estate market likely will show continued sales growth for at least the next few months, according to pending sales data released July 18, 2016 by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Home Prices, Massachusetts Association of Realtors
Jul 13, 2016 7:12:38 AM
Massachusetts foreclosure petitions increased 28.7 percent in May compared to May 2015 and for the 27th consecutive month, The Warren Group reported July 7, 2016.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Foreclosure News
Jul 12, 2016 1:48:24 PM
How low will average U.S. mortgage interest rates go? It's anybody's guess!
Topics: Mortgage Rates & News
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