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Condo Prices Up, Inventory Scarce in Boston's South End

Feb 5, 2016 8:00:00 AM

Boston's South End neighborhood is a hot real estate market, with rising condominium prices and scarce inventory. The median condo price and number of units sold increased in December 2015, as well as the during the full year. The following infographic provides some additional details for potential homebuyers

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Boston, South End MA

Slow Start, But Double-digit 2015 Home Sales Growth in Massachusetts

Feb 4, 2016 9:02:23 AM

Last year's epic string of winter storms slowed the start of the traditional Spring home-buying season, but Massachusetts homebuyers made up for lost time once the snow melted.

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

Salem, MA Real Estate and Community Guide

Feb 1, 2016 9:30:00 AM

Salem, Massachusetts is much more than the location of the infamous Witch Trials.

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Topics: Community Information, Massachusetts Relocation, Salem MA

Homebuyers Shouldn't Confuse the Note and Mortgage at Closing

Jan 23, 2016 7:30:00 PM

After the lender's real estate attorney, also known as the closing attorney, explains at closing to the homebuyer that by signing the "note" he or she is promising to pay the loan amount back, homebuyers are sometimes surprised when the attorney then presents the mortgage document to be signed.

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Topics: Home-buying Tips, Mortgages 101

Breaking News: Mortgage Interest Rates Decline Again

Jan 22, 2016 5:39:26 PM

If you follow the stock market you know it has been a wild ride this week and for most of the new year.

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Topics: Mortgage Rates & News

Massachusetts Real Estate Taxes Rise an Average 4 Percent in 2016

Jan 22, 2016 7:30:00 AM

Massachusetts homebuyers will not just be paying more for houses and interest on home loans in 2016. They'll be paying about 4 percent more for property taxes, according to an analysis by The Boston Globe of 328 of the state's 351 communities for which comparable data were available.  

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Home-buying Tips, Community Information

The Loan Estimate Gives Homebuyers a Tool to Compare Mortgage Products

Jan 21, 2016 6:20:45 AM

The new Truth-in-lending RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rules, which went into effect in October, came with some new real estate industry jargon, as well as a new tool for homebuyers to compare home loans offered by competing lenders. 

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

Will Rising Interest Rates Reduce MA Real Estate Inventory Further?

Jan 20, 2016 8:56:43 AM

Massachusetts homebuyers, especially in the Greater Boston area, have seen real estate inventory decline for several years, and some real estate professionals believe rising mortgage interest rates may exacerbate the situation. 

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Topics: Real Estate Market, Real Estate Misc., Mortgage Rates & News

Quincy, MA: 5 Real Estate Market Stats Through November 2015

Jan 19, 2016 2:25:58 PM

Single-family home sales in Quincy, Massachusetts declined in November, but median prices increased, according to the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. The following are five real estate market statistics Quincy homebuyers should know. 

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

Homebuyers Continue to Benefit From Low Interest Rates

Jan 16, 2016 9:50:05 AM

Despite concerns among potential Massachusetts first-time home buyers over the Federal Reserve raising short-term interest rates and how that might eventually affect mortgage interest rates, 30-year, fixed-rate interest rates for home loans have declined and remain low.   

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Topics: Mortgages 101, Mortgage Rates & News

7 Real Estate Market Facts For Billerica, MA

Jan 15, 2016 8:30:00 AM

Through the first 11 months of 2015, the median price and number of single-family home sales in Billerica, Massachusetts increased, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. The following are some real estate market statistics Billerica homebuyers should know. 

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

Milford, MA Real Estate: 6 Market Stats for November 2015

Jan 14, 2016 9:02:36 AM

Milford, Massachusetts single-family home sales and median price increased through the first 11 months of 2015, according to data compiled by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. The following are real estate market statistics Milford homebuyers should know. 

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

   

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