While the Boston area real estate market cooled off in the late spring and summer of 2022 compared to a year ago, multiple offers on desirable homes are still the norm. Prospective home buyers continue to look for ways to make their offers attractive to sellers.
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Home-buying Tips,
Real Estate Misc.
Flooding is not only the most common natural disaster in the United States. It is also one of the most costly.
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Home-buying Tips,
Real Estate Misc.,
Homeowner Tips
For many of us, smart technology for the home has given us better efficiency, improved security, and more comfort in our everyday lives.
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Home-buying Tips,
Real Estate Misc.,
Homeowner Tips
Massachusetts home buyers gearing up to buy their first home this year need to know the number one tip to prepare for the 2022 real estate market. It's simple but critical for success.
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Home-buying Tips,
Loan Programs,
Real Estate Misc.
After a decade of rising home prices in Massachusetts, it's not surprising prospective homebuyers are asking, "Will the real estate market crash in 2022?"
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Real Estate Market,
Home-buying Tips,
Real Estate Misc.
One of the attractions of living in a condominium is the freedom from exterior maintenance, such as mowing lawns and cleaning pools. Community amenities like clubhouses and tennis courts offer additional recreation and entertaining options not always possible in a single-family home.
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Home-buying Tips,
Condominium,
Real Estate Misc.
Massachusetts home buyers are responsible for certain "prorated" items in addition to their down payment, closing costs, pre-paid interest, and escrowed taxes.
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Home-buying Tips
Buying a condominium in the Boston area or around Massachusetts can be a great home option, but there is much for homebuyers to consider before deciding which condo or townhouse is a smart choice. Finding the right condominium requires home buyers to do their due diligence. The following 12 questions to ask will help you make a well-informed decision, avoid potential pitfalls, and learn how to buy a condo in Massachusetts.
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Condominium
In real estate, a "flip," or "flipped home," is when a real estate investor purchases a home that typically is in some stage of distress, makes repairs to and updates the property, intending to resell it quickly to a homebuyer for a profit.
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Real Estate Misc.,
first-time hombuyer
An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is not a new concept. ADUs have been around in some form in the United States for nearly as long as housing.
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Home-buying Tips,
Real Estate Misc.,
Real Estate Law,
Homeowner Tips
An unfortunate scenario repeatedly occurs every weekend in the Greater Boston area. It plays out something like this.
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Home-buying Tips,
Real Estate Misc.
For many Massachusetts first-time home buyers – and for move-up buyers who might have lost equity in their homes during a real estate downturn – the biggest obstacle to purchasing a home often is saving enough money for the down payment and closing costs.
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Home-buying Tips,
Condominium,
Mortgages 101,
Real Estate Misc.