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More Than One Hundred and Seventy New Homebuyer Assistance Programs Launched in 2024 #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
More Than One Hundred and Seventy New Homebuyer Assistance Programs Launched in 2024 MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Homebuyer assistance programs increased by one hundred and seventy two (seven percent) in 2024, and the number of...
Single Women Outpace Men in U.S. Homeownership #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Single Women Outpace Men in U.S. Homeownership MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Generally speaking, women are paid less than men. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the median weekly income for women is eighty three point...
New Year Brings New Supply as Seller Activity Shifts #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
New Year Brings New Supply as Seller Activity Shifts MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to the Realtor.com January Monthly Housing Report, January saw a positive shift in seller activity despite recent hikes in mortgage rates,...
Single-Family Rents Climb to Record High #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Single-Family Rents Climb to Record High MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to Zillow‘s most recent market report, rented single-family homes are currently the most notable item on the real estate market, with prices twenty...
How much did it cost to build a new home in 2024? #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstat #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaByerAgent
How much did it cost to build a new home in 2024? MABA MassachusettsRealEstat FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaByerAgent Construction accounted for sixty four point four percent of the average home price last year the highest figure on record according to the 2024 Cost of...
L.A. Wildfires: Where Does the Housing Market Go From Here? #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
L.A. Wildfires: Where Does the Housing Market Go From Here? MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent A recent study by Realtor.com took a closer look at the immediate and long-term impact that the wildfires in the Palisades and Eaton regions of...
High Housing Payments Slowing Home Sales #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
High Housing Payments Slowing Home Sales MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to Redfin, the median U.S. monthly housing payment is $2,686, the highest level in nearly seven months, as of the four weeks ending January 19. Housing...
Insurance Crisis Continues to Weigh on Homeowners #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Insurance Crisis Continues to Weigh on Homeowners MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent It’s not just home prices that are expensive, as they hover at historically high levels; rising insurance premiums are contributing to the growing costs of...
Home Seller Profit Margins Slip for Second Consecutive Year #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Home Seller Profit Margins Slip for Second Consecutive Year MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent ATTOM has released its Year-End 2024 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows that home sellers made a $122,500 profit on typical sales nationwide in...
Nauset Delivers Fifty Nine Passive House Apartment Project to Somerville’s Union Square #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #MaBuyerAgent #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Nauset Delivers Fifty Nine Passive House Apartment Project to Somerville’s Union Square #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #MaBuyerAgent #FirstTimeHomeBuyers Somerville, MA– Nauset Construction recently completed the Phase II building of the Union three hundred and forty...
Library redevelopment project could bring affordable housing to Boston’s West End #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Library redevelopment project could bring affordable housing to Boston’s West End MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent A project that will convert Boston’s West End Library into affordable housing is now under review by the Boston Planning...
Trump Taps Bill Pulte as Next FHFA Director #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Bill Pulte, nominee, FHFA Director Trump Taps Bill Pulte as Next FHFA Director MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump took to the social media platform Truth Social to announce the nomination of Bill...
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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 who is not connected with the selling side in any way—through an agency that also represents sellers, as most do, at least in Mass. In researching buyer agents, I found Tom through the Mass. Assoc. of Buyer Agents (MABA).