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Don’t Forget Daylight Saving Time Fall Back! #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Don't Forget Daylight Saving Time Fall Back! MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of moving the clock forward in spring and back in the fall to make better use of natural daylight. The transition...
Wishing Everyone A Happy Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life and Memory #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Wishing Everyone A Happy Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life and Memory MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent The Day of the Dead (or Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated annually on November 1st and 2nd, coinciding with the...
Catch-22: When You Have Millions of Vacant Homes But Also a Housing Shortage #MABA #MaBuyerAgent #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers
Catch-22: When You Have Millions of Vacant Homes But Also a Housing Shortage MABA MaBuyerAgent MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers In wake of the Fed’s recent rate cut last month, hesitant Americans are becoming open to the idea of entering the market to...
Happy Halloween #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Happy Halloween MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Halloween is celebrated on October 31st each year. It is known for activities like trick-or-treating, where children go door-to-door collecting candy. Many people also enjoy dressing up in...
Buying a starter home is more affordable; first annual drop since 2020 #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Buying a starter home is more affordable; first annual drop since 2020 MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent It’s cheaper to buy a starter home today than it was a year ago. A new Redfin report found the amount a homebuyer needs to earn to...
First residential building in Suffolk Downs redevelopment opens #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
First residential building in Suffolk Downs redevelopment opens MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent The first residential building in the Suffolk Downs redevelopment project in Revere is officially open. A grand opening ceremony was held for...
Economic, Political Uncertainty Fuels Record Low Home Turnover #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Economic, Political Uncertainty Fuels Record Low Home Turnover MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to a new Redfin analysis, in the first eight months of 2024, only twenty five out of every one thousand U.S. homes changed hands,...
Effects of Lower Mortgage Rates Differ Across U.S. Markets #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Effects of Lower Mortgage Rates Differ Across U.S. Markets MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent New Realtor.com data revealed that experts anticipate that mortgage rates will remain in the low six percent level through the end of the year,...
Listings on the rise as mortgage rates hit 24-month low #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Listings on the rise as mortgage rates hit 24-month low MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent More sellers are putting their homes on the market as mortgage rates fall significantly for the first time in two years, according to Realtor.com®’s...
FHFA Proposes Rule to Improve Liquidity Access for FHLBanks #MABA #MassachsuettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
FHFA Proposes Rule to Improve Liquidity Access for FHLBanks MABA MassachsuettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent In a new release, a notice of proposed rulemaking on Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) Unsecured Credit Limits has been issued by the Federal...
How Much Do Buyers Need to Afford the Typical Starter Home? #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
How Much Do Buyers Need to Afford the Typical Starter Home? MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to a new Redfin analysis, Americans must make $76,995 annually to afford the median priced starter home ($250,000), a point four percent...
Homebuyers No Longer Spooked by Market Conditions #MABA #MassachusettsRealEstate #FirstTimeHomeBuyers #MaBuyerAgent
Homebuyers No Longer Spooked by Market Conditions MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Following the Federal Reserve‘s 50 basis point reduction in the jumbo rate in September, mortgage rates significant fell to a 24-month low, prompting...
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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.
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