More affordable prices, low mortgage interest rates and maybe some pent up demand resulted in Massachusetts home buyers signing many more purchase and sale agreements in 2012.
Jan 11, 2013 9:02:00 PM
More affordable prices, low mortgage interest rates and maybe some pent up demand resulted in Massachusetts home buyers signing many more purchase and sale agreements in 2012.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Association of Realtors
Jan 9, 2013 6:24:00 PM
With data available through November, 2012 will go down as a record year for favorable housing affordability conditions, and a great year for home buyers who could obtain a mortgage, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Topics: Real Estate Market, Real Estate Misc., National Association of Realtors
Jan 4, 2013 12:56:00 PM
There are many arguments for and against renting a home as opposed to owning one, but above all else the numbers have to work for a potential home buyer.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Home-buying Tips
Jan 3, 2013 8:15:00 AM
The number of foreclosure deeds, the last step in the foreclosure process in Massachusetts, declined again in November, marking the sixth straight month of year-over-year declines in completed foreclosures, The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman, reported January 2, 2013.
Topics: Foreclosure News, The Warren Group
Dec 31, 2012 9:30:00 PM
The inventory of single-family homes in Massachusetts as of the eond of November 2012 decreased 25.9 percent compared to November 2011, the MA Association of Realtors (MAR) reported December 27, 2012.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Association of Realtors
Dec 30, 2012 7:30:00 AM
There have been many consequences discussed if the politicians in Washington don't come to an agreement on the so-called "fiscal cliff" budget and tax crisis by December 31, 2012.
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Real Estate Misc., Mortgage Rates & News, National Association of Realtors
Dec 27, 2012 10:55:00 AM
Massachusetts homebuyers bought more single-family homes in November than any November since 2005, Boston.com reported December 27, 2012.
Topics: Real Estate Market, The Warren Group
Dec 23, 2012 10:37:00 AM
It is very likely that 2012 will be remembered as the year the real estate market turned around in Massachusetts. Not every community saw brisk home sales, but many Greater Boston Area and Eastern Massachusetts cities and towns saw good homes in good locations sell fast, many times within a few days.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Home-buying Tips, Massachusetts Association of Realtors
Dec 17, 2012 12:46:00 PM
A recent article entitled, "10 Things Real Estate Listing Sites Won't Say" found on the MarketWatch.com Web site stated it was very difficult for home buyers to find reviews on real estate agents.
Maybe that is the case in general around the nation, but Massachusetts and New Hampshire consumers have a few good sources to find reviews and information about real estate buyer agents, as well as listing agents, when searching for help in buying a home or selling a home.
The article used as an example the short-lived attempt by real estate company Redfin to roll out a feature called "Scouting Report" that provided information about agents' sales and other data. Redfin pulled the plug on Scouting Report about a week after it's September 2011 debut because of reported "inaccuracies in the data."
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Real Estate Misc.
Dec 16, 2012 9:45:00 AM
If the mortgage interest tax deduction were eliminated or limited, Massachusetts taxpayers would be disproportionately hurt because homes are more expensive than in other parts of the country, The Boston Globe reported December 10, 2012.
Topics: Real Estate Misc., Mortgage Rates & News
Dec 15, 2012 12:09:00 PM
The Boston Globe reported December 13, 2012 that a dilipated power station, out of use for 40 years, in Roslindale Square is set to be transformed into a mixed-use development with about 40 apartments, restaurants and a produce market.
Topics: Community Information, Real Estate Misc., Boston, Andover MA, Chelmsford MA, Brookline MA, Duxbury MA, Foxborough MA, Hanover MA, Kingston MA
Dec 13, 2012 10:15:00 AM
Exclusive buyer agent real estate firm Buyers Brokers Only, LLC has earned the service industry-coveted 2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor awarded annually to approximately 5 percent of all the companies rated on Angie’s List, the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies.
Topics: Real Estate Misc., Boston
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