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#Pandemic Changing #Homebuyer Priorities #BuyerBroker #BuyerAgent #RealEstate #Agent #Broker
Pandemic Changing Homebuyers’ Priorities According to a recent Redfin report, homebuyers’ priorities are shifting due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, more homebuyers are looking to move away from the cramped and more expensive big cities to the far more...
#CapeCod #MA sets home sales record in August #HomeBuyer #VacationHomes #Massachusetts #RealEstate
Cape Cod sets home sales record in August It was another month of record-breaking sales in the Cape Cod real estate market with Barnstable County hitting a record median sales price of $545,000 for a single-family home. The county also broke the record for most volume...
Crucial Questions To Ask Before You Renew Your #RentalLease #HomeBuyer #RentOrBuy #RealEstate
5 Crucial Questions To Ask Before You Renew Your Rental Lease Right Now Is your lease almost up? Before you renew your rental contract for another year, there are numerous questions you should consider, particularly in the era of COVID-19. While signing a new lease...
#Massachusetts #HomeValues up 15 Percent 2019 #RealEstate #HomeBuyer #HousingMarket
Massachusetts Real Estate home values up 15% from 2019 Single-family home sales dipped slightly (0.8%) in August from the previous year, and condo sales were down 2.4%, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. But in an era defined by bidding wars and...
Should I Waive a #Home #Inspection? #HomeBuyer #RealEstate #Broker #Agent
Should I Waive a Home Inspection? Why Buyers Are Willing To Right Now By the time my husband and I put in an offer on a home (for the third time) in August, we were exhausted by the home-buying process—and we hadn’t even bought a home yet. Even in the midsize town in...
#Newbury #MA contemporary overlooks marsh refuge #HomeBuyers #RealEstae #Agent
Home of Week: 4-bed Newbury contemporary overlooks marsh refuge The living room features a two-sided fireplace. Visionary environmentalist Rachel Carson once wrote effusively about Parker River Wildlife Refuge, including its Great Salt Marsh — some 3,000 acres of...
Things #appraisers wish you knew #HomeAppraisal #HomeBuying #RealEstate
For what it's worth: The things appraisers wish you knew What can you do if you think the appraisal of your home is wrong? Any appraisal, whether it is for a purchase loan or a refinance, is meant to be an informed estimate of the market value. Read More: ...
How to make better #homebuying decisions #RealEstate #Buyer #Broker #HomeBuyers #HomesForSale
Discover how to make better homebuying decisions decisions that will save YOU money and help YOU avoid costly mistakes! Are you sick and tired of renting? Do you want to learn how to transition out of renting and into owning a home of your own? Do you want to avoid...
#Boston median #homesales price up 11.3 percent from 2019 #HomeBuyer
RE/MAX: Boston median home sales price up 11.3% from 2019 August was another month of record-breaking home sales as well as for lowest inventory ever recorded, lowest days on market and highest sales prices, according to a new report by RE/MAX. Home sales across the...
Look at #SingleFamily #Rent Prices #Rentals #Broker #RealEstateAgent
The Latest Look at Single-Family Rent Prices CoreLogic's Single-Family Rent Index, "which analyzes single-family rent price changes nationally and across more than 80 metropolitan areas," reported this week that U.S. single-family rent growth stabilized for the first...
Hidden Problems in a Living Room You Might Not Spot on Video #Homebuyer #VirtualTour
10 Hidden Problems in a Living Room You Might Not Spot on Video The living room is one of the most important spaces to scrutinize when you’re house hunting. After all, that’s where you’ll unwind after a long day, share laughs with friends when you host game night, or...
#OpenHouses happening this weekend (Sept. 19-20) #HomeBuyer #OpenHouse #Condo #Brookline
12 must-see open houses happening this weekend (Sept. 19-20) Including four for under $500k. From a one-bedroom Quincy condo about a half mile from the T for $379,900 to a new five-bedroom Brookline Colonial for $3,850,000. | realestate.boston.com Client...
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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).