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Boston May Be Walkable, But Driving May Be Less Expensive

Apr 9, 2015 10:43:06 AM

Boston has been in the news lately for its ranking as the third most walkable city in the United States, but ditching the car and living in the city probably isn't a home buyer's least expensive option. 

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Home-buying Tips, Real Estate Misc., Braintree MA, Boston, Andover MA, South End MA, Newburyport MA, Back Bay

Haverhill, MA Home Prices Increase More Than 5% in 2014

Feb 24, 2015 7:00:00 AM

The median price of both single-family and condominum homes in Haverhill, Massachusetts increased in 2014, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. 

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Haverhill MA

Medfield, MA Home Prices Increase 6.7% in 2014

Feb 23, 2015 9:13:38 AM

The median price of a Medfield, Massachusetts single-family house was $613,500 in 2014, a 6.7 percent increase from $575,000 in 2013, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. 

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Medfield MA

Massachusetts First-time Home Buyer Classes March 7 & 8, 2015

Feb 21, 2015 7:39:00 PM

Several first-time home buyer programs require borrowers obtain a home-buying certificate in order to qualify for the loan program. MassHousing requires borrowers to participate in a home buyer class and obtain a certificate of completion in order to buy a home with one of its mortgages.  

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Topics: Home-buying Tips, Mortgages 101, Loan Programs

Experts Disagree on Future of U.S. Housing Market

Feb 19, 2015 1:40:32 PM

Global real estate investor Barry Sternlicht told CNBC on Thursday, February 19, 2015 that he disagreed with Nobel Prize-winning economist and Yale economics professor Robert Shiller, who predicted on February 18, 2015 that the home prices U.S. seem to have reached a peak for now [See videos below].

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Video

Lexington, MA Home Prices Jump in 2014

Feb 10, 2015 7:10:27 PM

While the median price of a single-family home statewide increased 2.5 percent in 2014, home prices in Lexington, Massachusetts soared more than 20 percent, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Lexington MA

Massachusetts Foreclosure Starts Jump 45.4 Percent in 2014

Feb 7, 2015 8:30:00 AM

Lenders worked through the backlog of Massachusetts foreclosures in 2014. 

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Foreclosure News, The Warren Group

Newburyport, MA Home Prices Up 2% in 2014

Feb 6, 2015 9:19:00 AM

The median price of a single-family home in Newburyport, Massachusetts increased 2 percent in 2014 to $515,000 from $505,000 in 2013, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. 

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Newburyport MA

Hingham, MA Home Prices Increase 2.1% in 2014

Feb 5, 2015 11:52:00 AM

The median price of a single-family home in Hingham, Massachusetts increased to $663,750 in 2014, a 2.1 percent increase from the $650,000 median price in 2013, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. 

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Hingham MA

Who was the 'Typical' Home Buyer in Massachusetts in 2014?

Feb 2, 2015 7:59:44 AM

Massachusetts first-time home buyers made up 39 percent of all home buyers, higher than the 33 percent of home buyers on the national level, but lower than the historical norm of 40 percent, according to a report released by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. 

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Real Estate Misc.

Massachusetts Home Prices Rose 2.5% in 2014, Sales Declined 2%

Jan 29, 2015 7:45:17 AM

Despite Massachusetts home buyers actively purchasing homes in December, single-family home sales declined 2 percent in 2014, according to the latest report issued by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. 

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Home Prices, The Warren Group

Are Millennials Ditching the City?

Jan 26, 2015 6:03:00 AM

The prevailing wisdom in the real estate industry has been that Millennials would prefer living in the city longer and iving in smaller, urban spaces than previous generations; however, a new study has found Millennials, as a whole, just want a big place in the suburbs like everyone else.  

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Condominium, Real Estate Misc., New Construction

   

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