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#ReverseMortgage Insights #mortgage #homeloan #seniors #homebuyers
Reverse Mortgage Insights A June dip follows a spike last May and still accounted for the second highest endorsement tally in over a year. Total endorsements for home equity conversion mortgages declined by 16.4% during June, according to the newly published HECM...
Rock-Bottom Interest Rates May Not be for You #mortgage #refi #refinance #homeloan #interestrates #homebuyer #massachusetts
Refinancing Your Mortgage? Those Rock-Bottom Interest Rates Aren’t for You Homeowners across the country are rushing to refinance at record-low interest rates. Many are finding that lenders have reserved their best rates for buyers. The average rate posted on...
The Fourth Hottest ZIP code in America is in #Massachusetts #MA #HomeBuyers #Broker #RealEstateAgent
This Massachusetts city was named the Number 4 'Hottest' ZIP code in America Three other New England cities also made the list. Three other New England cities also made the list. See why home buyers are attracted to these communities. See full article: ...
When Breaking Your #Lease Makes Sense #RealEstateLaw #HomeBuyers
6 Situations When Breaking Your Lease Makes Sense While breaking a lease is generally a big no-no, sometimes there’s no way around it. Life happens, and certain circumstances might warrant getting out of your rental situation. “Breaking a lease can be complicated, and...
Rise in Metro #HomePrices Second Quarter 2020 #RealEstate #BuyerBroker #HomeBuyer #RealEstateMarket
2020’s Q2 Sees Rise in Metro Home Prices According to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), nearly every metro area in the nation saw a rise in home prices during the second quarter of 2020. Specifically, NAR revealed that median...
Why #Refinancing Your #Mortgage Will Get More Expensive #Refi #HomeLoan #RealEstate
Why Refinancing Your Mortgage Is About To Get More Expensive One of the bright spots of the pandemic and ensuing financial pain for homeowners is that they’ve been able to refinance their mortgages at record-low rates—and save quite a bit of cash. That’s about to...
How Long Does It Take to Buy a House? #Hombuyer #RealEstateBroker #BuyersAgent
How Long Does It Take to Buy a House? Table of contents: Step 1: Getting mortgage pre-approval Step 2: Finding the right home Step 3: Closing the deal How long does it take to buy a house? While estimating a timeline for home buying will depend on many variables,...
#Boston leading #HousingMarket comeback #RealEstateMarket #HomeBuyer #BuyerAgent #MA
Report: Boston is leading the housing market comeback The median home price in the United States was $349,000, a record high. 'Markets with strong technology sectors have been more resilient.' Continue reading and search the latest listings to rent or buy at...
#Mortgage Myths Debunked #Homebuyer #Broker #BuyerAgent
5 Rampant Mortgage Myths You’ll Hear These Days—Completely Debunked These days, things are changing so fast, it’s tough to keep up. That’s especially true in the mortgage industry, where interest rates and the overall home loan landscape are shifting with such...
Spending on Smart Homes Way Down But Expected To Rebound #homebuyer #buyeragent
Spending on Smart Homes Way Down But Expected To Rebound Americans will continue to buy smart-home technology throughout 2020, but that spending will be exponentially less than was anticipated prior to the coronavirus pandemic. A new study from ABI Research—a global...
Recent home sales north of Boston (Aug. 12)
LOWELL: 240 W 6th St.; Two-family Two Family, built in 1912, 848 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, on 3,600-square-foot lot. $520,000 | realestate.boston.com The post Recent home sales north of Boston (Aug. 12) appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.
Bidding Wars Continue Over Most #Homes on the #RealEstateMarket #HomeSales #BuyerAgent #Broker
Bidding Wars Continue Over Most Homes on the Market Record low mortgage-rates prompt bidding wars for potential homebuyers. Agents from Redfin report 54% of home offers in July 2020 faced competition. That’s down slightly from June’s 56%, but it marks the third month...
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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).