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Belmont, MA Median Home Price Tops $1 Million in July 2016

Sep 3, 2016 4:36:00 PM

The median price of a single-family home in Belmont, Massachusetts topped $1 million in July 2016, increasing double digits compared to a year earlier, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. 

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

What Has the Massachusetts Real Estate Market Not Seen in 28 Months?

Aug 30, 2016 10:34:13 AM

It took more than two years despite the hot real estate market in Massachusetts. 

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

An Exclusive Buyer Agent Agreement Isn't Exclusive Buyer Agency

Aug 28, 2016 10:57:05 AM

What is exclusive buyer agency? It does not have anything to do with a contract you might sign that requires you to work exclusively with a real estate brokerage or agent. It has everything to do with whether your buyer agent is able to provide 100 percent loyalty to you, the homebuyer, avoiding conflicts of interest common with traditional real estate firms.

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Topics: Home-buying Tips

Is Freddie Mac's Home Possible Advantage Mortgage For You?

Aug 26, 2016 9:30:00 AM

Despite what many potential homebuyers are told by friends, family or acquaintances or learn from websites and other media, you do not need a 20 percent down payment to purchase a home. 

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Topics: Home-buying Tips, Condominium, Mortgages 101, Loan Programs, Mortgage Rates & News

Massachusetts Home Sales Decline More Than 12% in July 2016

Aug 25, 2016 1:04:01 PM

Massachusetts single-family home sales declined for the first time in 2016, sliding 12.5 percent July due in part to a lack of inventory, The Warren Group, a publisher of real estate information and data, reported August 23, 2016. 

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

What is a Mortgage Interest Rate Lock?

Aug 22, 2016 2:18:13 PM

For most Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island homebuyers researching lenders and home loan programs, the mortgage interest rate is one of the most important factors in deciding which lender and/or loan program to use to finance the purchase of a home.

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Topics: Home-buying Tips, Condominium, Mortgages 101

Average U.S. Mortgage Interest Rates Inch Higher

Aug 13, 2016 3:08:38 PM

The average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage in the United States increased two basis points to 3.45 percent, Freddie Mac reported August 11, 2016 when it released its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey. 

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Topics: Mortgage Rates & News

So How Difficult is it to Buy a Home in Cambridge, MA?

Aug 7, 2016 8:25:32 AM

A recent article in the Financial Times suggested that buying a home in Cambridge, Massachusetts was more difficult than getting into Harvard. If you have tried to buy a home in Cambridge in the last year or two, you're probably thinking that sounds about right. 

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

Amesbury, MA Home Prices Decline First Half of 2016

Aug 4, 2016 10:54:02 AM

Single-family home prices declined, but sales were strong in Amesbury, Massachusetts during the first half of 2016, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. 

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

Home Prices in Wareham, MA Flat First Half of 2016

Aug 3, 2016 7:34:12 PM

The median price of a single-family home in Wareham, Massachusetts was flat during the first half of 2016, increasing just 0.9 percent to $231,500 from $229,500 during the first six months of 2015, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. 

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

Just How Expensive Did Massachusetts Homes Get in June 2016?

Jul 26, 2016 1:10:31 PM

The median price for a single-family house in Massachusetts reached $372,000 in June and surpassed the previous record of $370,000 set nearly 11 years ago in August 2005, The Warren Group reported July 26, 2016. 

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

U.S. Mortgage Interest Rates Slightly Increase

Jul 24, 2016 12:23:25 PM

The average rate for the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage loan in the United States for the week ending July 21, 2016 increased to 3.45 percent from 3.42 percent the previous week, Freddie Mac reported July 21, 2016.

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Topics: Mortgage Rates & News

   

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