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Profit Margins Improve as Home Sales Tick Up #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #MaBuyerAgent #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Profit Margins Improve as Home Sales Tick Up MABA MassachusettsRealEstate MaBuyerAgent FirstTimeHomeBuyers According to ATTOM’s second-quarter 2024 U.S. Home Sales Report, typical single-family home and condo sales in the U.S. during Q2 yielded a profit margin of...
Home Values Surge in Quarter Two #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstste #MaBuyerAgent #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Home Values Surge in Quarter Two MABA MassachusettsRealEstste MaBuyerAgent FirstTimeHomeBuyers Homeowner equity in the United States saw a significant increase in the second quarter of 2024, according to ATTOM Data’s latest U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report....
Western Massachusetts town named a best place to live in the U.S. #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #MaBuyerAgent #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Western Massachusetts town named a best place to live in the U.S. MABA MassachusettsRealEstate MaBuyerAgent FirstTimeHomeBuyers A Western Massachusetts town has been named one of the best places to live in the U.S. Money’s 2024 Best Places to Live features 50...
Massachusetts home prices, sales surge in June as listings fall #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Massachusetts home prices, sales surge in June as listings fall MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Closed home sales in Massachusetts surged twelve percent last month, while the median sale price of a single-family home increased by six...
Is The Housing Market Becoming Buyer Friendly? #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #MaBuyerAgent #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Is The Housing Market Becoming Buyer Friendly? MABA MassachusettsRealEstate MaBuyerAgent FirstTimeHomeBuyers The number of homes currently for sale increased for an eighth consecutive month in June, rising by thirty six point seven percent year-over-year, according...
Homebuyer Sentiment on the Rise #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Homebuyer Sentiment on the Rise MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) rose three point two points in June to seventy two point six, rebounding from last month’s dip and returning the...
Home Prices Cool; Annual Growth Now Below five percent #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Home Prices Cool; Annual Growth Now Below five percent MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to a new report from CoreLogic, annual home price gains have dipped below the five percent mark for the first time since October while...
Buyer’s agents play a vital role in growing homeownership #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Buyer’s agents play a vital role in growing homeownership MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent As the president of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals for 2024, it is my honor to discuss the importance of...
Pros and Cons of Rent-to-Own Agreements for Buyers and Sellers #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Pros and Cons of Rent-to-Own Agreements for Buyers and Sellers MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Rent-to-own agreements offer a unique approach to home buying and selling, blending elements of renting and purchasing. For buyers, the primary...
Assessing the Challenges of Climate Change on Housing #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Assessing the Challenges of Climate Change on Housing MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent In an effort to safeguard against the growing threats posed by climate change, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is intensifying its focus on...
Eight Steps to Boost Your Home’s Value #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Eight Steps to Boost Your Home's Value MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Boosting your home's value is a smart move, whether you're planning to sell soon or simply want to enhance your investment for the long term. Strategic improvements...
Tracking Foreclosure Activity in the First Half of 2024 #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Tracking Foreclosure Activity in the First Half of 2024 MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent ATTOM Data has released its Midyear 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report which shows that one hundred and seventeen thousand four hundred and thirty...
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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).