by Ben Eisen | Aug 19, 2020 | Real Estate Agent
Refinancing Your Mortgage? Those Rock-Bottom Interest Rates Aren’t for You Homeowners across the country are rushing to refinance at record-low interest rates. Many are finding that lenders have reserved their best rates for buyers. The average rate posted on...
by Boston.com Real Estate | Aug 19, 2020 | Buyer Agents, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting
This Massachusetts city was named the Number 4 ‘Hottest’ ZIP code in America Three other New England cities also made the list. Three other New England cities also made the list. See why home buyers are attracted to these communities. See full article: ...
by Ana Durrani | Aug 16, 2020 | First Time Home Buyer, Home Buyers, Real Estate Agent
6 Situations When Breaking Your Lease Makes Sense While breaking a lease is generally a big no-no, sometimes there’s no way around it. Life happens, and certain circumstances might warrant getting out of your rental situation. “Breaking a lease can be complicated, and...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Aug 15, 2020 | Boston Real Estate Market, Buyer Agents, Home Buyers, Home Prices
2020’s Q2 Sees Rise in Metro Home Prices According to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), nearly every metro area in the nation saw a rise in home prices during the second quarter of 2020. Specifically, NAR revealed that median...
by Clare Trapasso | Aug 15, 2020 | Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Agent
Why Refinancing Your Mortgage Is About To Get More Expensive One of the bright spots of the pandemic and ensuing financial pain for homeowners is that they’ve been able to refinance their mortgages at record-low rates—and save quite a bit of cash. That’s about to...
by Cathie Ericson | Aug 14, 2020 | First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, House Hunting, Real Estate Agent
How Long Does It Take to Buy a House? Table of contents: Step 1: Getting mortgage pre-approval Step 2: Finding the right home Step 3: Closing the deal How long does it take to buy a house? While estimating a timeline for home buying will depend on many variables,...
by Boston.com Real Estate | Aug 13, 2020 | Boston Real Estate Market, Home Buyers, Real Estate Market
Report: Boston is leading the housing market comeback The median home price in the United States was $349,000, a record high. ‘Markets with strong technology sectors have been more resilient.’ Continue reading and search the latest listings to rent or buy...
by Erica Sweeney | Aug 13, 2020 | First Time Home Buyer, Real Estate Agent
5 Rampant Mortgage Myths You’ll Hear These Days—Completely Debunked These days, things are changing so fast, it’s tough to keep up. That’s especially true in the mortgage industry, where interest rates and the overall home loan landscape are shifting with such...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Aug 12, 2020 | Real Estate Prices
Spending on Smart Homes Way Down But Expected To Rebound Americans will continue to buy smart-home technology throughout 2020, but that spending will be exponentially less than was anticipated prior to the coronavirus pandemic. A new study from ABI Research—a global...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Aug 12, 2020 | Buyer Agents, Home Buyers, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Bidding Wars Continue Over Most Homes on the Market Record low mortgage-rates prompt bidding wars for potential homebuyers. Agents from Redfin report 54% of home offers in July 2020 faced competition. That’s down slightly from June’s 56%, but it marks the third month...
