In a recent episode of the NAEBA podcast "Listen Up Homebuyers," host Victoria Ray Henderson spoke with Jeff Jackson, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Federal Insurance Directorate, who oversees flood insurance operations for FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program.
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The median house price in Melrose, Massachusetts, continued upward in 2023 as inventory remained tight, but price growth slowed compared to the previous three years.
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Melrose MA
A recent Boston Business Journal headline proclaimed, "Renters, beware: Boston ranks #1 in the U.S. for apartment investors." How do housing consumers fight back?
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Regarding median price, the North Andover, Massachusetts, real estate market cooled slightly in 2023, but inventory remained extremely tight, so home buyers should expect continued competition for homes in 2024.
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North Andover MA
After declines earlier in the week, a stronger-than-expected jobs report sent U.S. mortgage interest rates soaring on Friday, February 2, 2024, according to the Mortgage News Daily (MND) Rate Index.
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Westford, Massachusetts, and Acton, Massachusetts, neighboring communities northwest of Boston in Middlesex County, experienced double-digit declines in single-family sales and modest median price growth in 2023.
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Westford MA,
Acton MA
The real estate market in Arlington, Massachusetts, was a mixed picture in 2023, with single-family home prices flat and condominium prices jumping double digits, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR).
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Massachusetts home prices rose modestly in 2023 as price growth slowed compared to the previous three years, and sales plummeted, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR).
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Haverhill, Massachusetts, single-family home and condominium prices increased in 2023 compared to 2022, but price growth slowed, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR).
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Haverhill MA
Recent mortgage interest rate news has been music to the ears of prospective home buyers shell-shocked by the spike in rates over the late summer and fall.
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The competition for homes in Massachusetts appears to have eased a bit during the first 10 months of 2023 despite the decline in real estate inventory.
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Since reaching more than 8 percent last month, the average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage loan has plummeted almost three-quarters of a percent over four weeks, according to the Mortgage News Daily (MND) Index.
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