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Massachusetts home sales rocketed upward in January, turning in by far their best performance for any January since 2007. Single family home sales were up 22.6% over January 2011. Best January since 2007 January’s powerful home sales in Massachusetts confirm recent reports by the Boston Globe of a suddenly active real estate market in communities [...]
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January is the month of Janus, the classical Roman god with the power to look back into the past while also seeing future events. Observers of the MA real estate scene should be excused if they invoked this 2-faced deity late last month, confronted as they were with contradictory news reports about where home prices [...]
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Metro-Boston is overdue for a real estate rebound, according to a report just released by Forbes, the highly-regarded publisher of business and financial news. In the report entitled “Cities where Real Estate is Ripe for a Rebound”, Greater Boston ranked in the top 3 US metropolitan areas most likely to see a recovery in home [...]
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The phrase popularized by Mark Twain that there are three degrees of falsehood: ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ applies with full force to the 2011 sales stats at the Stone Ridge Condominiums in Franklin, MA. If taken simply at face value, the overall 2011 sales data can give you a misleading read on the market [...]
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The Franklin Crossing Condominiums in Franklin, MA enjoyed a respectable year in 2011 in terms of market activity. Sales volume was significantly greater than 2010. Unit prices trended lower, but appeared to find a solid support level towards the end of the year. Two higher priced unit sales recorded in the second half of the [...]
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Looking for a like-new home at an affordable price in a desirable location? 31 Irene Court is a beautifully renovated home for sale in a pleasant cul-de-sac neighborhood in Bellingham, MA! New kitchen, renovated baths Striking new granite and hardwood kitchen and two full tile and granite baths – you’ll experience the luxury every day! [...]
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Stability – it’s an easy thing to take for granted but in hindsight it’s a very welcome description to be able to use for the 2011 real estate market in Massachusetts. In review, it was a decent year! Median home sale prices off lows While median prices in MA as a whole (shown in green [...]
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If you live in the suburbs west of Boston, MA and you’re looking for something to do this New Year’s weekend 2011 – 2012, here are some ideas. A few of these suggestions are well known in Massachusetts while others are a bit more obscure (and perhaps closer to home) and all are geared towards [...]
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There’s an undeniable truth about residential real estate: it’s challenging to accurately determine the right asking price for a home! While every year tens of thousands of houses, condos and multifamily properties successfully sell on MLSPIN, the main MLS serving Massachusetts, there are also tens of thousands of listings each year that fail to sell [...]
Most home sellers want to know what transaction costs they’ll encounter with the sale of their home. It makes sense to know ahead of time how much it costs to sell your home in Massachusetts! Some home selling expenses shouldn’t come as much of a shock. For example, your lender expects you to pay off [...]
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