real estate misc: Check Your Credit Report For Errors - 12/17/07 06:58 PM
We all know that maintaining good credit is critical, especially in this lending environment, but even if you do your part a creditor might not be doing its job correctly.
A short article in the December Money magazine discusses consumer rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and provides tips to … (2 comments)
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real estate misc: Season of Giving - 12/17/07 06:56 PM
It is such a hectic time of year that we all sometimes forget that many people could really use some holiday cheer now and throughout the year.
If you've been thinking about contributing to a worthy cause this holiday season, here are some tax-deductible charities to consider.
Operation USO Care Package: … (3 comments)
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real estate misc: How About Pats QB Tom Brady As Your Neighbor? - 09/21/07 06:55 PM
Your high school quarterback son need some help reading defenses or spotting the open receiver?
Well, then move in next door to Patriots QB Tom Brady.
The Boston Herald reported (actually using the Boston Globe as a source) September 13, 2007 that Brady is selling two condo units he owns … (3 comments)
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real estate misc: Anyone Hear If This Guy Sold This House Yet? - 09/12/07 05:08 PM
A home in Edmonton, Canada is reducing its price $1,000 per day until it is sold. The real estate agent selling the home announced the strategy August 31, 2007.
The strategy certainly has produced publicity.
What do you think of this strategy?
Has anyone heard whether the house has sold?
… (5 comments)
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real estate misc: OK, Which ActiveRain Members Have These Listings? - 09/12/07 04:57 PM
According to CNN, an East Hampton, NY home that sold this year for $103 million was the most expensive home sale ever in the United States.
Don't worry, you still have several opportunities to be the proud owner of the most expensive home in the country.
View a CNN video about … (0 comments)
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real estate misc: What's Better, Buying or Renting? - 09/12/07 04:51 PM
Whether buying or renting is better depends on your personal circumstances.
Several factors need to be considered, including the rent you pay, the price of the home you plan to purchase, the mortgage interest rate, how long you plan to remain in the home and other factors.
Here's a … (0 comments)
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real estate misc: Jean Chatzky Rules! - 09/12/07 04:48 PM
I picked up this great video recommending exclusive buyer agents on MyBuyerAgent.com, a Web site operated by Richard Machado, who is a real estate professional in the New Bedford area.
The video is a clip from NBC's Today Show featuring information about choosing a real estate agent from financial reporter … (2 comments)
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real estate misc: Apprehensive Consumers Seek Out Buyer Agents - 09/02/07 12:08 PM
Rona Fischman posted on The Boston Globe's Boston Real Estate Now blog about the state of the real estate market through the eyes of buyer agents (like myself). She reports business is good for agents that focus on buyers, not sellers. It has been an excellent summer for us at Buyers … (0 comments)
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real estate misc: What's 'The Donald' Up To? - 08/19/07 08:18 PM
What's a real estate blog without a little Donald Trump news?
If you're concerned (or just interested) in The Donald's future, check out this CNBC video.
By the way, Trump has an opinion regarding the credit crunch. He believes the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates by a full point. See the August … (7 comments)
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real estate misc: Protect Yourself From Home-improvement Injuries - 08/11/07 04:55 PM
The rise in homeowners taking part in do-it-yourself projects around the house has also resulted in an increase in injuries around the home.
A June 24, 2007 MarketWatch article provides seven tips to avoid home-improvement injuries.
Some tips are obvious (wear protective eye gear), but others are not so obvious. If … (2 comments)
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real estate misc: Weston, MA Ranked No. 9 on Top-Earning-Towns List - 08/11/07 04:14 PM
Money magazine recently ranked Weston, Massachusetts No. 9 on a list of top-earning towns in the U.S. Money describes Weston, MA as follows:
"Great schools, low crime and quaint cultural offerings attract local sports heroes like New England Patriots head coach Bill Bellichick, Boston Celtics legendary forward John Havlicek, and Boston Red … (1 comments)
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real estate misc: Credit Score Especially Important In This Lending Climate - 08/04/07 09:26 AM
With all the recent foreclosures blamed on subprime lending (loans to those individuals with less than good credit), a solid credit score is increasingly necessary to not only get a home loan, but to get a lower interest rate. Some mortgage brokers are using tighter lending standards and lower credit scores … (4 comments)
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real estate misc: Best Cities For Young Professionals - 08/04/07 07:12 AM
Forbes magazine ranked Boston as the sixth best city for young professionals. New York City (this should not be a surprise to anyone) ranked No. 1 as the city where young professionals had the best chance to reach the corner office. New York is home to many of America's biggest and … (1 comments)
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real estate misc: Mass. AG Imposes New Regulations To Curtail 'Foreclosure Rescuers' - 06/20/07 12:26 PM
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley imposed new emergency regulations to curtail “foreclosure rescuers” who have been accused of cheating consumers out of their homes, the Boston Herald reported June 1, 2007. The regulations would bar so-called “foreclosure rescuers” from making profits on homeowners struggling to afford their mortgage payments. The new … (0 comments)
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real estate misc: Three Massachusetts Cities Named To Green List - 06/19/07 08:56 PM
Springfield, Mass., Pittsfield, Mass. and Barnstable, Mass. made the Country Home magazine list of the 25 "greenest" cities in the United States, REALTOR® Magazine Online reported June 12, 2007.With help from Sperling’s Best Places, the magazine examined all 379 major metropolitan areas in the country, ranking them according to how green … (0 comments)
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real estate misc: The Latest In Home Building Materials - 05/27/07 06:50 AM
An article on HGTV.com discusses some of the latest home building materials available, such as lighting systems using fiber optics and other technologies in the form of a microprocessor. Materials used for floors, ceilings, walls, roofs and siding have changed over the past decade. The reasons to use these new materials … (1 comments)
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real estate misc: Top 10 Tax-friendliest Cities - 05/27/07 06:35 AM
REALTOR Magazine Online reported May 11, 2007 on the top 10 tax-friendliest cities in the United States. The information comes from a recent survey by the District of Columbia government that identified the metro areas that take the smallest tax bite. The survey looked at the tax burden for families in … (4 comments)
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real estate misc: Chelmsford, MA 2nd Most Affordable Northeast City - 05/27/07 06:33 AM
REALTOR® Magazine Online reported May 1, 2007 on the most affordable cities in the Northeastern section of the United States.
The story identified suburbs that offer better-than-average schools and lower-than-average crime rates, a manageable commute, and "a price tag that isn’t shocking."
The top 10, along with their median home prices … (0 comments)
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real estate misc: What Does $1 Million Buy You? - 05/23/07 10:19 PM
Forbes magazine reported on April 19, 2007 on what type of home $1 million buys across the United States. In Indianapolis $1 million buys an 11,000-square-foot, 18-room mansion. In New York City, it buys a two-bedroom apartment. The New York City property allows pets, which, depending on your perspective, may be … (2 comments)
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real estate misc: Pimp My Garage - 05/14/07 10:17 PM
Before you build that great room, gourmet kitchen or over-the-top master bathroom, check out this garage. An article in the Boston Sunday Globe on May 13, 2007 reports that garages are not just for parking cars any more."Experts say garage makeovers are this decade's fallout trend from the 1980s push … (2 comments)
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real estate misc: Change The Locks On Your New Home - 05/05/07 06:31 AM
One of the first things after closing I always strongly suggest to my clients is to change the locks at their new home. It doesn't matter who sold you the home. You just never know who might have been given a key over the years. A contractor who then gave it … (5 comments)
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real estate misc: Housing Starts Unexpectedly Rise - 05/05/07 06:25 AM
U.S. home builders broke ground on new homes at an annual rate of 1.518 million in March, up 0.8 percent from the prior month, Boston.com reported April 18, 2007."The increase in housing starts was led by a 45 percent jump in the Midwest. Starts fell 7.7 percent in the West, 6.1 … (0 comments)
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real estate misc: Rhode Island Home Sales Decline - 05/01/07 08:20 PM
Sales of single-family and condominium homes in Rhode Island fell in the first quarter of the year, the Boston Herald reported May 1, 2007.
"Sales of single-family homes plummeted 17.7 percent in March, dragging down overall sales for the quarter by 3 percent compared with the first quarter of 2006, according to … (0 comments)
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real estate misc: Cambridge, MA 5th Wealthiest Zip Code - 04/29/07 09:50 PM
REALTOR® Magazine Online reported April 3, 2007 that Greenwich, CT was the richest zip code in the nation, and Cambridge, MA placed fifth.
No other Massachusetts or New England zip codes made the top 10.
"During the five-year boom in housing prices, from the third quarter through the third quarter of 2006, … (0 comments)
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real estate misc: Good News For Massachusetts Housing Market - 04/27/07 05:58 PM
As a rule of thumb, not many unemployed people are buying homes.
The Boston Globe reported April 19, 2007 that Massachusetts' unemployment rate declined in March to its lowest level in more than five years.
Employment data like that certainly is good news for the housing market.
The unemployment rate declined … (0 comments)
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real estate misc: World's Cleanest Cities - 04/20/07 08:42 PM
Forbes reported April 16, 2007 on the top 25 cleanest cities in the world.
The figures for the cleanest cities came from studies of 300 cities by Mercer Human Resources Consulting, identifying overall quality of living.
"The cleanest cities are largely located in countries noted for their democracy and their industrialization. … (1 comments)
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