Local Restaurant Scores Big

King St. Cafe & Deli in Franklin, Massachusetts is one of those places that only the locals know about. The atmosphere is simple, rather minimalist but perfect for a lunch with a friend, or a breakfast work meeting. The menu is extensive and very reasonably priced. The best thing is the food [...]

Massachusetts Home Sales Increase

The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that both single-family home sales and condominium sales experienced the third biggest March-to-April percentage increase in the past 10 years. While month-to-month sales were up, the number of single-family homes sold in April was down 15.8 percent with median sales prices down 8.7 percent compared to [...]

Actual Cost of Renting vs. Buying?

If your rent is $1,199/month rent, your annual rent is $14,388. That money is gone. Poof! Well, not exactly gone, because your landlord is smiling because, well, you’re buying his home for him!
Assume on the other hand that you have a $220,000 home with a $200,000 mortgage. Your monthly payment is about $1,199 P+ I, [...]

Current Franklin Stats

*156 single family homes for sale
*128 days on the market is the average time it takes to sell
*$494,450 is the median sales price
*$503,686 is the average sales price
*homes are selling [...]

Summer Home Sales Expected to Rise

Lately the real estate world has had some much needed encouraging news. The other day the Wall Street Journal reported that the “housing crisis is over.” Managing partner of the hedge fund firm, Traxis Partners LP, Mouelle Berteaux, reported that it now “takes 19% of monthly income for the average home buyer and 31% [...]