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homebuying: Mortgage Rates Change Franklin, MA Home Affordability - 01/03/12 12:16 PM
Once your Realtor & Mortgage Lender help identify your budget, be sure to keep tabs on it. The budget can be victimized by mortgage rates. See, Franklin homes are more affordable today than at any time in recorded history, but it’s not because home prices are down. It’s because mortgage rates are. And every time mortgage rates change, your maximum purchase price changes, too.
Did you know: In June 2011, mortgage rates changed every 3 hours, 23 minutes on average?
With mortgage rates changing as rapidly as they are, your home affordability can be short-lived. Consider the budget-busting impact of rising … (0 comments)
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homebuying: Insider Tips to Buying in Franklin, Massachusetts - 09/15/10 12:50 PM
Be a Pre-Approved Buyer: A pre-approved buyer always has the advantage in an offer situation. Becoming pre-approved is very easy: you complete your loan application with a credit check prior to beginning your home search process. Pre-approval means that you have actually been approved for the purchase by a lender, which gives you the edge in home purchase negotiating.
Beat The Competition to The Best New Listings: The search process can be both fun and trying. You will notice that some Franklin homes sell very fast and others hang around for long periods of time. The best homes at the best … (1 comments)
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homebuying: What Can a Buyer Agent in Franklin, MA Do For Me? - 12/15/09 12:37 PM
A Franklin, Massachusetts' Buyer Agent is able to help you in so many ways as you prepare to purchase a home.
There are many skills that separate the buyer agent from the seller agent. The listing agent of a home certainly cannot advise on the resalability of the home nor can that person negotiate on your behalf. Two of the main skills that you will benefit from as you prepare to purchase your Massachusetts home are advocacy and consulting.
As an advocate for my buyer, I am doing everything possible to find the right home for my clients without … (0 comments)
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homebuying: Downsizing in Franklin, MA--Is Bigger Better? - 11/01/09 07:30 AM
Well it seems that everywhere people are talking about downsizing their homes. More often I get calls from Franklin, Massachusetts sellers who years ago wanted larger but now only think of simplifying their lives. The nightly news reported that within the past year the average U.S. homeowner has been opting for between 200-500 less square footage in their homes which is a first since home sizes have been rising since the 1950s. People do not want to spend on or maintain a huge manse of a home anymore and the McMansion developments are having great difficulty finding buyers.
Google lists thousands of entries under … (8 comments)
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homebuying: My First Home--What Can I Get For $350,000? - 10/26/09 10:16 AM
The homebuyer tax credit initiative has prompted hundreds of thousands of first-time buyers to seek out their "perfect starter home" over the past year--knowing that they will be eligible for up to $8000 in tax credit money that is a gift, not a loan. Although the deadline for this plan is rapidly approaching on November 30th, consumers and Realtors alike are eagerly waiting for the government's decision on whether the program will be extended into 2010 and on what terms.
Many towns in the greater Boston and Franklin area are experiencing a very limited inventory of "first-time buyer" homes due to a combination of fewer new listings … (4 comments)
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Kathy Stankard & First Time Buyers,Relocation
Franklin,
MA
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Coldwell Banker of Franklin, MA/508-369-5131
Address: Franklin, Wrentham, Norfolk, Plainville, North Attleboro, Holliston, Hopkinton, , Bellingham, Milford, Ashland, Framingham, Franklin, MA, 02038
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