Sure the real estate rule is to drop the price when the showings are not happening. Certainly this is very appropriate and will likely result in a quicker sale which translates into fewer mortgage payments for the seller. Another option is to make the house more salable through staging it as a very [...]
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Okay, so Boston was just ranked third in the country for Road Rage according to an AutoVantage survey but at least we are not the worst ragers in the country as Miamians are. With recent gas prices topping $3.10 per gallon for regular gas we may be less inclined to drive and more likely [...]
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The following results were recently released from the 2007 Member Profile for Massachusetts. The study is conducted by the National Association of REALTORS® every two years on both a national and state level.
Here are some interesting facts from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) most recent survey:
*60 percent of MAR members are female and [...]
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I have to take issue with Sperling’s Best Places recent study as reported in Business Week. They found that although the Northeast has typically been viewed as unaffordable, there are actually many towns that have great schools, low violent crime rates and relatively low median sales priced homes. They included nearby Sharon, MA [...]
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I was just reading about some of the latest age 55+ communities around the country and am very intrigued. Although I have several decades (um, okay maybe not several) to go, these places sound awesome! There is the Anthem Ranch in Broomfield, Colorado where residents take flying lessons, go cross-country skiing and take [...]
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Just heard about David Lereah’s, the National Association of Realtors Chief Economist, new book “All Real Estate is Local” which just came out in bookstores in March. I couldn’t agree more with his premise as so many consumers watch CNN and believe falsely that every part of the country must be experiencing the same economic [...]
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