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#Millennials #dominate #homebuyer #market as Gen Z enters
Millennials dominate homebuyer market as Gen Z enters Millennials made up the biggest share of homebuyers, and members of Generation Z are entering the housing market in measurable numbers, according to the 2021 National Association of Realtors’ annual Home Buyers and...
#Pandemic Spurs #Rise in #Home #Remodeling
Pandemic Spurs Rise in Home Remodeling Americans are spending a considerable more amount of time at home over the past year due to the pandemic and adapting to this new norm, increasingly renovating their living spaces accordingly. Buildfax’s latest Housing Health...
#Women Have a Strong Presence in Today’s #Housing #Market
Women Have a Strong Presence in Today’s Housing Market It's been reported time and again during this, Women's History Month: Single women are leading the pack when it comes to the pace of homebuying. But one should not dismiss those studies about the ways in which...
#Home Flipping #Market Hits Four-Year Low
Home Flipping Market Hits Four-Year Low While the pandemic turned lives upside down nationwide over the past year, the 2020 U.S. Home Flipping Report from ATTOM Data Solutions found that 241,630 single-family homes and condos in the U.S. were flipped in 2020, down...
#Mass. #home #sales race ahead as #prices set February records
Mass. home sales race ahead as prices set February records 'In case you had any doubts, this is not a typical year.' The median price of a single-family home set a record high for the month, hitting $445,000 statewide. What about the condo market? ?...
#Boston #home #sales remain brisk in February as median #prices hit new #highs
Boston home sales remain brisk in February as median prices hit new highs Boston-area home sales rose for the sixth month in a row in February as the median selling prices for both homes and condominiums hit new highs — a sign an extremely active market is likely for...
#Boston allocates over $34 million to #build and preserve 841 #affordable #housing units
Boston allocates over $34 million to build and preserve 841 affordable housing units - New Developments - Boston.com Real Estate Nearly 200 units will be set aside as permanent housing for people and families who are homeless. Boston has earmarked $34 million to build...
#Homeownership #rising for single women, despite pandemic ‘she-session’
Homeownership rising for single women, despite pandemic ‘she-session’ The homeownership rate continued to grow for single women in 2020, but throughout the pandemic, women still suffered what First American Chief Economist Odeta Kushi referred to as a “she-session”....
Why Improving #Diversity in the #Housing #Sector Matters
Why Improving Diversity in the Housing Sector Matters A pandemic that in the past year has changed every American's way of life also has illuminated and exacerbated shortcomings in the U.S. economy and housing. "We Can’t Wait 114 Years to Close the Diversity Gap in...
#Consumer #Confidence Grows in #Home Shopping #Tech Tools
Consumer Confidence Grows in Home Shopping Tech Tools The ease-of-use of digital technology continues to bring convenience to many of our everyday tasks. From grocery shopping to ordering just about anything under the sun, an increasing number of Americans are growing...
Four projects to bring 307 new #housing units to #Boston
Four projects to bring 307 new housing units to Boston The Boston Planning and Redevelopment Authority greenlit more than 300 new housing units throughout the city with the approval of four projects at its March meeting. These projects will bring 307 residential units...
First-Time #Buyers See #Affordable Options in #Manufactured #Homes
First-Time Buyers See Affordable Options in Manufactured Homes A new report finds that an increasing number of down payment assistance programs are allowing for assistance in the purchase of manufactured homes. The post First-Time Buyers See Affordable Options in...
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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).