One of the most difficult parts of buying a home for Massachusetts first-time homebuyers is saving for the down payment. So how much cash on hand does a homebuyer need to buy a home?
Jan 12, 2017 8:55:00 AM
One of the most difficult parts of buying a home for Massachusetts first-time homebuyers is saving for the down payment. So how much cash on hand does a homebuyer need to buy a home?
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Mortgages 101, Loan Programs
Jan 11, 2017 4:56:55 PM
The average U.S. interest rate for a 30-year, fixed rate mortgage declined from 4.32 percent to 4.20 percent for the week ending January 5, 2017, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
Topics: Mortgage Rates & News
Jan 5, 2017 12:59:25 PM
The median price of a condominium in Boston's North End neighborhood reached $551,500 through the first 11 months of 2016, according to data compiled by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. The data included the sparsely populated West End neighborhood.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Boston
Jan 2, 2017 9:42:46 AM
U.S. average mortgage interest rates increased for the ninth consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
Topics: Mortgage Rates & News
Dec 30, 2016 11:15:46 AM
Through the first 11 months of 2016, the median price of a condominium in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood was more than $500,000, according to data compiled by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Boston
Dec 28, 2016 8:45:00 AM
There were 5,061 single-family homes sold in Massachusetts in November compared to 4,015 houses sold in November 2015, a 26 percent increase, The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman, reported December 27, 2016.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Home Prices, The Warren Group
Dec 27, 2016 9:42:48 AM
Not since April 2014 have homebuyers seen average U.S. mortgage interest rates as high as the rate reached for the week ending December 22, 2016, Freddie Mac reported in its Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
Topics: Mortgage Rates & News
Dec 22, 2016 9:41:22 AM
The following audio is from an interview on April 21, 2016, on Boston Herald Radio's Bizsmart show with host Rick Shaffer.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Loan Programs, Real Estate Misc.
Dec 20, 2016 12:45:13 PM
New Massachusetts regulations, in effect as of December 1, 2016, require replacement of old and expired smoke alarms.
Topics: Real Estate Misc., Homeowner Tips
Dec 15, 2016 10:09:29 PM
Average U.S. mortgage interest rates increased for the seventh consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
Topics: Mortgage Rates & News
Dec 10, 2016 7:29:55 PM
Massachusetts foreclosure starts continued to decline in October, The Warren Group, a publisher of real estate data, reported December 6, 2015.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Foreclosure News, The Warren Group
Dec 8, 2016 12:27:19 PM
Average U.S. mortgage interest rates increased for the sixth consecutive week for the week ending December 8, 2016, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
Topics: Mortgage Rates & News
Call / Text (978) 835-5906