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#HomeLoan limit boost of 7.4 Percdent good for #Boston #buyers #HomeBuyers #RealEstate
Loan limit boost of 7.4% good for Boston buyers Homebuyers have something to be thankful for this week with news that maximum conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages will be increasing to $548,250 in 2021. That’s up from $510,400 in 2020, the...
#StudentLoan #Debt Obstacle to #Homeownership? #HomeBuyer #HomeBuying #Mortgage
Is Student Loan Debt Really an Obstacle to Homeownership? Contrary to a long-running argument, student loan debt burden is not an impediment to achieving homeownership, according to a commentary authored by First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi. Citing...
Survey Shows More Americans Consider Relocating #HomeBuying #Moving #HomeOwner
New Survey Shows Why More Americans Consider Relocating According to findings reported from a recent LendingTree survey, nearly 50% of Americans are thinking about relocating in the near future. LendingTree conducted this survey by polling over 2,0000 American...
#Veterans who don’t #HomeLoan shop may overpay by thousands #Vets #Mortgage #VA #VALoan
VA loans are one of the best financial products that exist in the US financial system. A new report published by Boston-based mortgage brokerage Own Up indicates that veterans and active-duty military can wind up overpaying by thousands of dollars for their Veteran’s...
#Massachusetts claims four top ranks in most expensive zip codes #HomeBuyers #Boston
Massachusetts claims four top ranks in most expensive U.S. zip codes in 2020 Property Shark has released their article on most expensive U.S. zip codes in 2020 by closed home sales. They took into account all residential transactions closed between January 1, 2020,...
#HomeValues Experiencing Record-Breaking Price Rise #Homebuyer #buyeragent #realestate
Home Values Experiencing Record-Breaking Rise According to Zillow's latest Real Estate Market Report, increased competition among American homebuyers, coupled with a continued short supply of home inventory, is causing home values to skyrocket at a record pace....
#HomePrices #HomeSales broke records in #GreaterBoston #Boston #MA #HomeBuyer
Home prices and sales broke records in Greater Boston in October The 1,433 single-family homes sold last month reflected a 36.9 percent year-over-year increase in sales. The Greater Boston single-family and condo home markets saw record sales in October, according to...
Existing #HomeSales Soar Despite Record-Low #HousingInventory #HomeBuyer #BuyerAgent
Existing-Home Sales Soar Despite Record-Low Housing Inventory The numbers: Existing-home sales rose for the fifth consecutive month in October, as the housing market finally made up for the pandemic-related downturn in sales this spring. Total existing-home sales...
Is 2020 really the year of the suburb? #HomeBuyer
Is 2020 really the year of the suburb? Each month, senior consultants from RCLCO Real Estate Advisors come together to discuss housing trends in the age of COVID-19. Perhaps the most widely debated topic of 2020 is the flight to the suburbs, and whether that’s fact or...
Housing market rebound sets stage for 2021 #HomeBuyers #RealEstate
Housing market rebound sets stage for 2021 Since bottoming in spring, the housing market has rebounded in such historic proportions that its impact is likely to continue through 2021, according to First American Financial Corporation’s recently released Potential Home...
Housing starts up, but will it last? #HomeBuyer #RealEstateMarket
Housing starts up, but will it last? Privately-owned housing starts reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.53 million in October, up 4.9% from the previous month and 14.2% from October of 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
Hidden Problems You Might Not Spot in a Home #VideoTour #HomeBuyer #BuyerBroker #RealEstateAgent #MA
8 Hidden Problems in the Bedroom You Might Not Spot in a Home Video Tour Video tours have quickly become the norm in the COVID-19 era as a safe way to get a closer look at the house you want to see in person. And while no doubt the kitchen and living room are high on...
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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).