If you are considering the purchase of a home, you're likely aware of the importance of obtaining a mortgage loan. What you might not be aware of is that what may seem like routine financial moves can derail the home loan process and prevent you from buying a home.
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The median price and number of sales of single-family homes in Maynard, Massachusetts were flat in the first quarter, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
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Maynard MA
The median price for both single-family homes and condominiums in Plymouth, Massachusetts declined in the first quarter this year compared to the first quarter in 2015, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
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Fueled by an increase in luxury condominium sales in and around Boston, the median price of Massachusetts condos increased in March and exceeded the median price of single-family homes, The Warren Group, a publisher of real estate data, reported April 26, 2016.
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Average U.S. mortgage interest rates declined to the lowest level of the year and the lowest level since May 2013, Freddie Mac reported April 14, 2016.
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When you are ready to buy a home your credit score plays a big role in determining what mortgage loan programs you might qualify for, as well as how much you'll pay for mortgage insurance, if you lender requires it. The better a homebuyer's credit risk the more lending opportunities are available to him or her.
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Massachusetts foreclosure starts and completed foreclosures increased in February compared to the previous year, according to data compiled by The Warren Group, a publisher of real estate information.
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Foreclosure News,
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The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts declined for the first time in nine months, but the number of homes sold was the most in February since 2004, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported March 22, 2016.
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Massachusetts first-time home buyers who fall into the low- to moderate-income category will want to consider the "ONE Mortgage" loan program from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership.
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Single-family home sales in Boston's West Roxbury neighborhood increased 22.3 percent in 2015 to 214 houses sold compared with 175 sales in 2014, according to data compiled by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.
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Single-family home and condominium prices increased in 2015 in Brookline, Massachusetts, according to data compiled by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. The following are six 2015 real estate statistics that Brookline, Massachusetts homebuyers should know.
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