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Opportunity Zone Home Prices On The Rise #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Opportunity Zone Home Prices On The Rise MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Home prices in Opportunity Zones across the United States continued to climb in the second quarter of 2024, with median values rising in more than half of the areas...
American Housing and Economic Mobility Act Reintroduced Before Congress #MABA #MassachusettsRelaEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
American Housing and Economic Mobility Act Reintroduced Before Congress #MABA #MassachusettsRelaEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Raphael Warnock, members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Rep....
Types of Neighbors and How to Handle Them #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Types of Neighbors and How to Handle Them MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Living in a neighborhood means interacting with a diverse range of personalities, and understanding how to navigate these dynamics can make for a more pleasant...
Gen Z, Millennial Homebuyers Still on the Hunt Despite Market Conditions #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Gen Z, Millennial Homebuyers Still on the Hunt Despite Market Conditions MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent In spite of current market conditions, Gen Z and Millennials in the U.S. still hold the aspiration of homeownership in high regard...
National Median Mortgage Payments Drop #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
National Median Mortgage Payments Drop MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), homebuyer affordability improved in June, with the national median...
Number of Cities with Million-Dollar Starter Homes Nearly Triples Since 2019 #MABA #MassachsuettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Number of Cities with Million-Dollar Starter Homes Nearly Triples Since 2019 MABA MassachsuettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent The number of U.S. cities where a starter home is worth one million dollars or more has nearly tripled over the past five years,...
Cosmetic Upgrades to Sell Your Home in Record Time #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #MaBuyerAgent #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Cosmetic Upgrades to Sell Your Home in Record Time MABA MassachusettsRealEstate MaBuyerAgent FirstTimeHomeBuyers When it comes to selling your home, first impressions matter more than you might think. The aesthetic appeal of your property can significantly influence...
A Look at Homebuyer Assistance for Caregivers and Persons With Disabilities #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #MaBuyerAgent #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
A Look at Homebuyer Assistance for Caregivers and Persons With Disabilities MABA MassachusettsRealEstate MaBuyerAgent FirstTimeHomeBuyers Down Payment Resource (DPR) is showcasing 18 U.S. homebuyer assistance programs that are especially made to support persons with...
Gov. Healey signs $5.1B Affordable Homes Act into law #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Gov. Healey signs $5.1B Affordable Homes Act into law MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Gov. Maura Healey signed the Affordable Homes Act into law Tuesday, paving the way for the production, preservation and rehabilitation of more than...
Boston’s Office-to-Residential Conversion Program gets $15M funding boost #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #MaBuyerAgent #MaBuyerAgent
Boston’s Office-to-Residential Conversion Program gets $15M funding boost MABA MassachusettsRealEstate MaBuyerAgent MaBuyerAgent A year after it launched, Boston’s Office-to-Residential Conversion Program has been extended, thanks to an influx of money from the state...
Falling mortgage rates, increased supply create opportunities for homebuyers #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #MaBuyerAgent #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Falling mortgage rates, increased supply create opportunities for homebuyers MABA MassachusettsRealEstate MaBuyerAgent FirstTimeHomeBuyers Despite record high prices, two factors are creating opportunities for homebuyers this summer: falling mortgage rates and rising...
Election Influences Homebuying Plans, Survey Finds #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Election Influences Homebuying Plans, Survey Finds MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent As the 2024 presidential election approaches, sixty percent of prospective homebuyers say the election is impacting their homebuying plans, according to a...
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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).