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Ways To Save Water in Your Garden: #MABA #Massachusetts #RealEstate #HomeOwener
Ways To Save Water in Your Garden: MABA Massachusetts RealEstate HomeOwener Across the country, drought conditions continue to affect homeowners. According to Drought.gov, 94.3 million people are currently affected by drought, up five point five percent from last...
Where the Housing Market Sits Now and What It Means for You: #Massachusetts #MABA #HomeOwner #RealEstate
Where the Housing Market Sits Now and What It Means for You: Massachusetts MABA HomeOwner RealEstate The real estate market seems to have a split personality. On the positive side for homebuyers, the number of properties for sale shot up by a record-setting thirty...
Here’s How Long It Takes To Sell a House Today or Speed It Up #MABA #Massachusetts #HomeBuyers #RealEstate
Here’s How Long It Takes To Sell a House Today or Speed It Up: MABA Massachusetts HomeBuyers RealEstate With home prices hitting record highs across the country, plenty of homeowners may decide the time is ripe to sell. So how long does it take to sell a house now?...
What Is an Escalation Clause in Real Estate and When Should You Use One? #MABA #Massachusetts #HomeOwnership #RealEstate
What Is an Escalation Clause in Real Estate and When Should You Use One?: MABA Massachusetts HomeOwnership RealEstate What is an escalation clause in real estate, and how does an escalation clause work? When you’re deciding on what price to offer on a home, the...
Signs You’re Buying Land That’s a Silent, Massive Money Pit #Massachusetts #MABA #HomeOwnership #RealEstate
Signs You’re Buying Land That’s a Silent, Massive Money Pit Massachusetts MABA HomeOwnership RealEstate When homebuyers tour potential homes, most can spot obvious problems like a bad grout job in the bathroom or an outdated kitchen. But do you know what to look for...
What Is a Plunge Pool? A Clever Way To Stay Cool Without Tons of Space #MABA #Massachusetts #RealEstate #HomeOwnership
What Is a Plunge Pool? A Clever Way To Stay Cool Without Tons of Space MABA Massachusetts RealEstate HomeOwnership Homeowners are so desperate for a refreshing spot to chill this summer that they’re turning to all kinds of water sources, including DIY pools made from...
Can You Work With Multiple Real Estate Agents? The Answer Might Surprise You #MABA #Massachusetts #RealEstate #HomeOwnership
Can You Work With Multiple Real Estate Agents? The Answer Might Surprise You: MABA Massachusetts RealEstate HomeOwnership Some people like playing the field, at least when it comes to real estate agents. These folks believe you’ll cover far more ground if multiple...
Does the House You Want To Buy Have Sketchy Internet? Here’s What To Do #MABA #Massachusetts #HomeownerShip #RealEstate
Does the House You Want To Buy Have Sketchy Internet? Here’s What To Do: MABA Massachusetts HomeownerShip RealEstate You finally find it, your own version of heaven: a fantastic house just off the beaten path. It couldn’t get much better until you find out the...
Markets Where Homes Linger the Longest, and Buyers Gain an Edge #MABA #Massachusetts #HomeBuyers #RealEstate
Markets Where Homes Linger the Longest, and Buyers Gain an Edge MABA Massachusetts HomeBuyers RealEstate In the fraught, pressure packed, scarily unpredictable summer 2022 housing market, home sellers and buyers are compulsively tracking key real estate metrics like...
Is My Home in a Flood Zone? How To Check Flood Maps and More To Stay Safe
Is My Home in a Flood Zone? How To Check Flood Maps and More To Stay Safe: Massachusetts HomeOwnership MABA RealEstate A home’s risk of flooding from hurricanes or a huge downpour is probably not the first thing you’d think to check. However, the fact is that many...
How Much Are Closing Costs? Plus, How To Avoid Closing Costs #MABA #Massachusetts #HomeBuyers #FirstTimeHomeOweners
How Much Are Closing Costs? Plus, How To Avoid Closing Costs: MABA Massachusetts HomeBuyers FirstTimeHomeOweners Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or have purchased property before, if you get a mortgage to buy a home, you’ll have to pay closing costs. These...
Items That Are Always Negotiable When Buying a Home #Massachusetts #MABA #HomeOwenership #RealEsate
Items That Are Always Negotiable When Buying a Home: Massachusetts MABA HomeOwenership RealEsate Whether you’re a homebuyer or a home seller, you’ll end up a home negotiator at some point in the process. The transactional nature of real estate exchanges means there...
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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).