Home Buyer Tips and Advice

Through the Internet, home buyers can access a nearly infinite amount of home buying guides and how-to-buy-a-home advice.  The sheer volume of home buyer tips and advice can be overwhelming!  And all that information may not really help you in your particular situation and sometimes is downright contradictory.

What most Massachusetts home buyers need is a good Massachusetts Realtor® to guide them through the home buying process and put the all the variables of home buying into the context of their own individual needs as purchasers.

Whether you’re a first-time home buyer, are selling your current home and buying another, or are a relocation buyer moving to Massachusetts, you’ll benefit greatly from having a trusted real estate advisor on your side who has a sound understanding of the steps ahead of you.

Having a good Massachusetts Realtor® for professional guidance and expertise will help you make the right home buying decisions.

The following posts will give you an overview of current “hot topics” in the Massachusetts real estate market from the point of view of the home buyer. 

You can get answers to any questions you have free for the asking  . . . simply use the “ask a question” widget in the column at left or click the “Contact” button in the top navigation bar.

Happy Home Hunting!

From the category archives:

For Buyers

Title 5 septic regulations in MA

by Warren Reynolds on December 8, 2011

Because so many Massachusetts residents encounter the arcane realm of septic systems and MA’s Title 5 regulations only when buying or selling a home, it’s helpful to have easy access in one place to detailed information on the topic. Easy access to detailed information Look no further! The links below will give you a lot [...]

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New Facebook page by Warren Reynolds

by Warren Reynolds on November 26, 2011

Here’s your chance to be one of the first to visit Warren’s new Facebook page!   “Moving West of Boston” is all about helping you get the most out of living in the vibrant suburbs west of Boston. Whether you’ve lived in the region for years or are just in the early stages of relocating to [...]

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Why good times may be ahead for America

by Warren Reynolds on October 27, 2011

A very promising future for America in the 21st Century may be taking shape, at least if some surprising trends play out as some are predicting. Another American Century? The Telegraph Media Group of the UK just published an interesting article on why we may all soon be reaping the benefits of a radically improving [...]

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MA economy improving; MetroWest unemployment at 5 percent

by Warren Reynolds on October 24, 2011

The Massachusetts unemployment rate continued its year-long decline in September, falling to 7.3 percent last month.   The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce announced late last week that unemployment across the Bay State is now the lowest it has been since the start of 2009.  The agency said that 43,800 private sector jobs have [...]

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Greater Boston home prices leap 5% in 2 months

by Warren Reynolds on August 31, 2011

Standard & Poors announced yesterday that Greater Boston home prices rose an impressive 5% over the last two months. The startling news is contained in the non-seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Boston which climbed 2.3% in June, after leaping 2.7% the month before. Good news tempered by seasonally adjusted results Although the 5% [...]

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MA home sales up 19 percent in July

by admin on August 6, 2011

Home sales rebounded strongly across Massachusetts in July, rising 19% from their levels of one year ago.  July’s healthy sales figures mark the first notable pick up in housing demand in the Bay State since the Massachusetts real estate market essentially tanked last summer after the expiration of the Federal home buyer tax credits.  MA [...]

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Home buying opportunity of a generation?

by admin on July 8, 2011

What may be looked back on years from now as the home-buying opportunity of a generation continues in Massachusetts real estate. MA home prices and home sale activity keep slipping in 2011, reflecting weak demand amid entrenched uncertainty about jobs and the national economy. This under-demand creates a great opening for home buyers to scoop [...]

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The annual Franklin, MA Fourth of July Celebration is much more than a one day event – it’s something really special! Because July Fourth fell on a Monday this year, the 2011 Celebration was a five day extravaganza beginning June 30 and running through July 4. Events were held on the Franklin Town Common and [...]

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The inventory of homes for sale in Massachusetts swelled a whopping 21% in June compared to year-ago levels.  The rise in MA housing inventory this year lends credence to the recently-announced consensus forecast for a possible decline in MA home prices for the rest of 2011. Home prices to rise in 2012? But the consensus [...]

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If you’ve been wondering when the Massachusetts real estate market will start rising, 2012 looks to be the year. That’s the consensus among 111 housing and economic experts surveyed recently by the financial and technology company Macromarkets. The survey calls for MA home prices to fall in 2011, followed by higher real estate prices in [...]

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