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Are investors to blame for low housing inventory?: #Massachusetts #Homeowenershiop #Homebuyers
Are investors to blame for low housing inventory?: Massachusetts Homeowenershiop Homebuyers Investors across the country are looking to cash in on skyrocketing house prices and rents, putting them in competition with new buyers trying to work their way to...
Massachusetts single-family home sales plummet in October #Homebuyres #Homeowners
Massachusetts single-family home sales plummet in October Single-family home and condo sales in the Bay State dropped significantly in October, as median prices continued to climb.Massachusetts single-family home sales fell 21.2 percent year over year as shrinking...
Mortgage applications fall over Thanksgiving week as rates rise: #Massachusetts #Homeowners #Homebuyers
Mortgage applications fall over Thanksgiving week as rates rise 2021: Massachusetts Homeowners Homebuyers Mortgage applications fell 7.2 percent on a week-over-week, seasonally adjusted basis in the week ended November 26, 2021, while the average 30-year...
FHFA announces conforming loan limits for Fannie and Freddie mortgages: #Massachusetts #Homeowners #Homebuyers
FHFA announces conforming loan limits for Fannie and Freddie mortgages: Massachusetts Homeowners Homebuyers The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced its 2022 conforming loan limits (CLL) for conventional loans acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie...
Second-home demand up 70% from pre-pandemic levels #Massachusetts
Second-home demand up 70% from pre-pandemic levels Massachusetts Demand for second homes was up 70 percent from pre-pandemic levels in October, according to a new report from Redfin. This outpaced August’s 48 percent gain but was below January’s record 91 percent...
Millennials are fueling the housing boom will it continue?: #Massachusetts #Homeowners #Homebuyers
Millennials are fueling the housing boom will it continue?: Massachusetts Homeowners Homebuyers Millennials are purchasing houses — finally. Over the past year, millennials made up the largest share of homebuyers: 37 percent according to Barron’s. And that trend is...
10 new hires across the US: Knox Financial announces #Massachusetts
10 new hires across the US: Knox Financial announces Massachusetts Knox Financial has hired 10 new employees across the U.S., bringing the company’s workforce to 30. The company plans to continue adding staff, as more homeowners who are ready to move elect to keep...
Existing-home sales rise again in October NAR: #Homeowners #Massachusetts #Homebuyers
Existing-home sales rise again in October NAR: Homeowners Massachusetts Homebuyers Existing-home sales rose for the second month in a row in October, as the median sales price also posted an increase, marking 116 consecutive months of gains, the longest streak on...
Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes in 2021: Includes Several From #Massachusetts #Homeowners #Homebuyers
Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes in 2021: Includes Several From Massachusetts: Homeowners Homebuyers BOSTON, Ma–PropertyShark released its annual most expensive zip codes of 2021. New England is home to 11 of the priciest U.S. zip codes, including number 2 with Boston’s...
Drexel Village to transform Nubian Square’s Crescent Parcel into affordable housing, open space #homebuyers #Massachusetts
Drexel Village to transform Nubian Square’s Crescent Parcel into affordable housing, open space Homebuyers Massachusetts Five years after it launched a planning initiative for Roxbury’s Nubian Square neighborhood, the Boston Massachusetts Planning & Development...
How was October 2021 for Realtors? #Homebuyers #Massachusetts
How was October 2021 for Realtors? Homebuyers Massachusetts The new REALTORS® Confidence Index survey is here, and thousands of Realtors have weighed in to reveal the current shape of the housing market. Based on home sale data from October 2021, the stats provided by...
Hot interior design trends for the new year, from Houzz: #Massachusetts #Homeowners
Hot interior design trends for the new year, from Houzz: Massachusetts Homeowners The home remodeling platform Houzz has compiled their 2022 trend forecast: a list of 10 interior design predictions. The styles are compiled based on surveys and observations from the...
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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).