massachusetts home sales: Selling Your Massachusetts Home? Put Away Those Precious "Collections" - 12/03/10 05:28 PM
The late comedian, George Carlin had a famous routine about stuff. One of his lines was, "A house is just a pile stuff with a cover on it."
Some people take this a bit too literally, particularly those with a fondness for collecting. I have seen some collections in homes that are really in danger of taking over the place.
What are some of the things that people collect?
Stamps Coins Records Musical Instruments Dolls Comic Books Shot Glasses Stuffed Animals Movie Posters Salt & Pepper Shakers (my grandmother had hundreds) Sports Memorabilia Sea Shells Magazines Old Radios & Record players Model … (13 comments)
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massachusetts home sales: Massachusetts Home Sales Up in April - 05/26/10 11:23 PM
Massachusetts Home Sales Up in April
Homes sales and prices have seen an increase in Massachusetts this spring. According to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) sales in April in the state experienced near-record increases in April compared to last year.
The continuation of historically-low interest rates has certainly fueled the housing market in Massachusetts and the big push of buyers getting in on the tax credit last month also helped to move buyers off of the fence.
Following 23 straight months of declines, inventory of single-family homes as well as condos also increased for the second straight month.
Locally, in … (3 comments)
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massachusetts home sales: Massachusetts Home Sales Have a Yearly Increase - 01/30/10 10:44 AM
According to a recent article in the Boston Globe, Massachusetts home sales are on the upswing. Home sales in Massachusetts saw an increase of 3 percent in 2009 which was the first such year-to-year increase since 2004.
In December home sales rose 16.8 percent to 3,350 from 2,868 in the previous year.
This increase in sales is welcomed news at a time when we are all looking for positive signs in the housing market. Prices also improved a bit with the median home price in December at $295,000 from $267,250, which was up 10.4 percent from December of 2008. This was … (3 comments)
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massachusetts home sales: Massachusetts Home Sales Have a November Surge - 12/26/09 08:07 PM
Home sales in Massachusetts experienced an upsurge in the month of November. They were up 60 percent compared to this same time last year. And, prices have also been showing some sign of stabilization.
This increase was not only visible in single family home sales in Massachusetts but in condos as well. Condo sales had the significant upturn last month of 76 percent over last November.
A combination of low mortgage rates, an improving economy as well as home buyer tax credits may have provided a "perfect storm" to set up this dramatic increase.
The question now is - will it … (3 comments)
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