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Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents (MABA), a not-for-profit organization serves homebuyers throughout Massachusetts.

13 Hidden Problems in a Bathroom You Might Not Spot on Video It might be easy to gloss over the bathroom when you’re touring a home in person—but it’s even easier to do so when you’re viewing it by video, as many of us are doing in the age of the coronavirus. It’s a smaller space than most in the house, and, at first glance, there’s not much to take in: toilet, shower, vanity—that’s all you need, right? But the fact that the bathroom’s purpose is purely functional—the place to go when you go—is what makes it such a crucial […]

Pandemic Changing Homebuyers’ Priorities According to a recent Redfin report, homebuyers’ priorities are shifting due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, more homebuyers are looking to move away from the cramped and more expensive big cities to the far more affordable suburbs. The Redfin report showed that the housing markets where homebuyers can get more, while paying less, are mostly … The post Pandemic Changing Homebuyers’ Priorities appeared first on theMReport.com. HOMEBUYERS BEWARE! Book Review This book is an excellent first step in a complicated process. Buying a home is like buying a car, on steroids. It’s the biggest investment you […]

Buyers ‘Frustrated’ By ‘Lack of Homes For Sale’ Looks like new homes are creeping back into the market with a boost in home seller confidence, translating into a near recovery edging back up to levels seen last year, according to Zillow’s Weekly Market Report.   That said, however, the new supply is being outpaced by buyer demand as newly pending sales, fueled partly by mortgage rates that tumbled this … The post Buyers ‘Frustrated’ By ‘Lack of Homes For Sale’ appeared first on theMReport.com.   Client Testimonial: “No amount of reading or web surfing can equal having a competent professional advising you and looking out for […]

Suburban Homeowners Looking to Downsize Buy in the City The pandemic and stay-at-home guidelines stimulated a lifestyle reevaluation for many people. For some, that meant giving up a city home for the fresher air and outdoor space of the suburbs or the country, but, on the other hand, some took this as an opportunity to fulfill the dreams they had long nurtured to downsize from their too-large home and embrace an urban way of life. “While there’s no question that, on the whole, more people are reluctant to live in central London right now, we’re seeing a simultaneous trend of […]

How Unemployment Can Affect Your Plans To Buy a Home—Now and Later The coronavirus pandemic has led to record-high unemployment rates not seen since the Great Depression. And this is particularly worrisome for would-be home buyers. If you were among the 23.1 million Americans who were laid off or furloughed, you might be worried about your financial future. And if you were hoping to buy a house—either now or in the next few years—you might also wonder how your current jobless status might affect those plans. While the situation might seem dire, unemployment does not mean that home-buying plans have […]

Why inflation presents a golden opportunity for buyers Economic news is not a place for the timid these days. Unemployment levels that rival the Great Depression, and just this week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell projected a 6.5% decline in gross domestic product this year, as well as an economic recovery that is “some years” away. The National Association of Realtors’ economic forecast for the rest of the year, courtesy of Chief Economist Lawrence Yun In a webinar presented Thursday by the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors, a local association based in the Chicago suburbs, National Association of Realtors Chief Economist […]

Newly-Pending Home Sales up 28.5% Monthly The average home price is now over $330,000, but inventory remains a concern. Click through for more information. The post Newly-Pending Home Sales up 28.5% Monthly appeared first on theMReport.com.  HOMEBUYERS BEWARE! Book Review This book is an excellent first step in a complicated process. Buying a home is like buying a car, on steroids. It’s the biggest investment you are likely to make so the stakes are incredibly high. I knew that having an agent represent me was a good idea. What I hadn’t grasped was how important it is to find one […]

Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents (MABA), a not-for-profit organization serves homebuyers throughout Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents (MABA), a not-for-profit organization serves homebuyers throughout Massachusetts.