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Happy Thanksgiving! #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Happy Thanksgiving! MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It traces its origins to the early 17th century, when English Pilgrims who had...
VA Loans Empowering Veteran Homeownership #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
VA Loans Empowering Veteran Homeownership MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent More than three out of four (seventy four point five percent) home sales with Veterans Affairs (VA) loans over the past year had a zero percent down payment, and...
Increased home sales and more rate cuts coming in 2025, NAR’s Lawrence Yun predicts #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Increased home sales and more rate cuts coming in 2025, NAR’s Lawrence Yun predicts MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Home sales will increase during the next two years, while mortgage rates likely will hover around six percent, National...
Boston’s draft design vision report released, outlines plans for city’s vibrant, inclusive future #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgnet
Boston’s draft design vision report released, outlines plans for city’s vibrant, inclusive future MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgnet A new report, compiled by the city of Boston’s Planning Department in partnership with local residents,...
Boston ranks as one of the most livable cities in the U.S. #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Boston ranks as one of the most livable cities in the U.S. MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Boston has been ranked one of the most livable cities in the U.S., according to a new RentCafe report. The publication analyzed one hundred and...
FHFA Simplifies the Funding of Affordable Housing #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
FHFA Simplifies the Funding of Affordable Housing MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued AB-2024-05, an Advisory Bulletin that simplifies the process for project sponsors to receive Federal...
Who Is the Typical U.S. Homebuyer? #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Who Is the Typical U.S. Homebuyer? MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) 2024 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the market share of first-time homebuyers fell to a historic low of...
Wet rooms: The evolution of the bathroom #MABA #MaBuyerAgent #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Wet rooms: The evolution of the bathroom #MABA #MaBuyerAgent #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers A growing number of renovating homeowners now classify their primary bathroom as a “wet room,” according to the 2024 Houzz Bathroom Trends Study. But what...
America’s New ‘Ghost Towns’ #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
America’s New ‘Ghost Towns’ MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Americana has long held a fascination for Old West ghost towns, symbols of a bygone day. Now Joybird has redefined that term for the modern age. In their new study, “ghost...
How Many U.S. Homeowners Remain Equity-Rich? #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
How Many U.S. Homeowners Remain Equity-Rich? MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to quarter three 2024 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report released by ATTOM, some forty eight point three percent of mortgaged residential...
Where Are the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the U.S.? #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeByers #MaBuyerAgent
Where Are the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the U.S.? MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeByers MaBuyerAgent It’s been a year of cautious growth for luxury real estate, so it’s the perfect time for PropertyShark to come up with a list of the 100 most expensive...
Mortgage Payments Slip in September #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #MaBuyerAgent #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Mortgage Payments Slip in September MABA MassachusettsRealEstate MaBuyerAgent FirstTimeHomeBuyers In September, the national median payment that purchase applicants sought for dropped from $2,057 in August to $2,041, indicating an improvement in homebuyer...
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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).