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#Homeowners Insurance Claims #HomeBuyer #RealEstate
Homeowners Insurance Claims Do’s and Don’ts You Should Be Fully Aware Of Fact: Not all homeowners insurance policies are created equal. When it comes time to file a claim, many homeowners find that their policy covers only certain types of damage. “As a homeowner, you...
First-Time #HomeBuyers Beware #Homeownership #Broker
First-Time Buyers Home Beware: Homeownership Is Becoming a Tale of the Haves and Have-Nots Time was, the American plan went something like this: You work hard at your job. You bank some cash. You use a chunk of it on the down payment for your very first house, a...
Why do sellers overvalue their homes? #HomeBuyer #BuyerAgent #HomePrices
Priceless: Why do so many sellers overvalue their homes? It can be hard for a real estate agent to convince sellers that their beloved home might not be as desirable to buyers as it is to them. “Every seller thinks their house is like their dog — it’s extra special,’’...
#Bridgewater barn now a house #HomeBuyers
A Bridgewater barn goes from chicken house to chic Inside, Hoffman infused a fresh take on the barn’s antiquity while preserving its original character. Jason Hoffman’s Bridgewater barn once housed 2,000 chickens, now it houses his offices. See inside at...
#FreddieMac Reported Lowest #MortgageRate In History #HomeBuyers #RealEstate
Freddie Mac Reported Lowest Mortgage Rate In History Freddie Mac this week released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.86%, the lowest rate in its survey’s history, which dates back...
Millennial home buyers are flocking to the suburbs #HomeBuyerAgent
The pandemic may have cratered many parts of the US economy, but the Greater Boston housing market doesn’t appear to be one of them. All it took was a pandemic for millennial home buyers to start doing the previously unthinkable: ditching the city for suburbia. |...
Why Record-Low Mortgage Rates Could Keep Falling #HomeBuyer
According to a recent post published by the experts at Bankrate, mortgage rates are set to decline even further as fall approaches. Currently, borrowers have been blessed with record low mortgage rates (in September, the typical 30-year mortgage was hovering at just...
Rise in Home Purchase Sentiment #HomeBuyer
Last month, there was an uptick of 3.3 points to 77.5 in the Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), according to FannieMae.com. That’s a rebound after following a slight drop in July and builds on the rise in May and June. Month over month,...
Things Professional Organizers Say Not to Do #Homebuyer #InteriorDesign #HomeDesign
7 Things Professional Organizers Really Wish You Wouldn’t Do Think it’s high time to organize your closet, declutter your junk drawer, or tame the chaos in your kids’ rooms—or maybe your entire house? Home organization is a worthwhile pursuit—but according to home...
Recent home sales in Boston and Cambridge (Sept. 9) #HomeBuyer #BuyerAgent
ALLSTON Condo, built in 1988, 797 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 797-square-foot lot. $495,000 | realestate.boston.com The post Recent home sales in Boston and Cambridge (Sept. 9) appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate. HOMEBUYERS BEWARE! Book Review...
#COVID Relief Grants Can Be Applied to #Mortgages #HomeBuyer #BuyerAgent
Reminder: COVID-Relief Grants Can Be Applied to Mortgages The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Friday issued a reminder to all grantees--states, cities, communities, and nonprofits-who received Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) or Community...
#Unemployment down in August long-term damage continues #RealEstateMarket #RealEstateAgent
Unemployment down in August, but long-term damage continues More good news arrived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today with the announcement that the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4% in August, and 1.4 million jobs were added to the workforce. That’s a...
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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).