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metrowest ma realtors: The Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate Market What Does The Future Hold - 03/19/09 10:32 PM
Working as a Metrowest Massachusetts Realtor one of the questions I am asked most often is when I think the market will turn around? While I don't pretend to have a crystal ball or a magic hat and certainly am not an economist, it is easy for me to see that the Real Estate market in Metrowest Massachusetts will not be changing all that much in the next year.
Let me say that this is not about being a pessimist or being negative. This is about being very realistic and honest. Over the last six months I have gone on a … (66 comments)
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metrowest ma realtors: Massachusetts Real Estate Blogs - 07/18/08 04:30 PM
The concept of Active Rain incorporating an outside blog into their already popular platform was just ingenious.
As an Active Rain member you are now able to have all your posts sent to a new blog that is hosted on their servers. This new blog is another means of getting your voice out to the public. The look of this new blog is more consumer friendly.
My new blog is called Mass Real Estate Voice. The blog covers Real Estate in Metrowest Massachusetts including the following towns: Hopkinton, Southboro, Westboro, Milford, Holliston, Ashland, Upton, Mendon, Hopedale, Grafton, Northbridge, Medway, Douglas, and … (19 comments)
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metrowest ma realtors: Federal Funds Rate Drop v.s. 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgages - 03/26/08 03:00 AM
One of the biggest misconceptions in the mortgage and Real Estate industries is the fact that the when the Federal Funds Rate is dropped that it also means there will be a corresponding rate drop in 30 year fixed rate mortgages. People wake up - It does NOT! In fact many times the exact opposite occurs.
I can't even tell you the number of times I have been hearing lately people making the comment "Hey the Fed is thinking of dropping the rates again...Mortgage rates should be heading down". What can be even more shocking is when Realtors don't realize how things work either! A good … (60 comments)
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metrowest ma realtors: Metrowest MA Homes ~ How to Effectively Market to the Masses Online - 08/23/07 09:31 AM
Hi Folks - If you are reading this you may be thinking of selling your home or may just have an interest in Real Estate. The Real Estate market has changed over the last few years. It is no longer a seller's market in Metrowest Massachusetts. Creating an on-line presence for your home is vital to increase your chances of getting your home sold for top dollar in a timely manner.
Recently I wrote an article titled Selling your Home in Metrowest MA? It pays to interview a top Realtor. The article covered a few topics including making sure you pick … (43 comments)
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metrowest ma realtors: Creative Marketing for Home Sellers in Metrowest MA - 08/05/07 10:27 AM
Creative marketing is essential to successfully set yourself apart from the competition. As a top Hopkinton Massachusetts Realtor, I am constantly searching for new and innovative tools that will distinguish my seller clients from the rest of the market. The embedded V-flyer above is a perfect example of this. It can be used in websites, blogs, and emails. I use this a a tool to promote all the homes I am marketing. The V-flyer can also be downloaded to top search sites such as Google.Base and Trulia, opening up terrific exposure for the homes I am selling throughout Metrowest … (11 comments)
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metrowest ma realtors: The Dummies Guide to Agency and buying & selling a home in Massachusetts - 07/29/07 03:17 PM
Agency law has changed on numerous occasions in Massachusetts over the past decade for the types of representation that can occur. I will try to break it down into its simplest terms for the laymen to understand.
SELLER'S AGENT- A Seller's agent works exclusively for the seller. A seller can engage the services of Realtor to sell his or her home. This is often refereed to as the "Listing agent". In this instance the agent works for the seller. The agent owes the seller undivided loyalty, reasonable care, disclosure, and obedience to lawful instruction, confidentiality and accountability, provided, however, that the agent must disclose … (0 comments)
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metrowest ma realtors: Selling your home in Metrowest MA? It pays to Interview a Top Realtor! - 07/25/07 06:40 PM
There are thousands of Real Estate agents that service the Metrowest Boston area. There are, however, vast differences in the skill level, services offered, and marketing efforts of the Realtors that cover towns in Metrowest Massachusetts.
Lets start by analyzing the many things a Metrowest MA Realtor can do for you to market your home besides putting it in MLS. The local newspaper used to be a good source for marketing homes. The Metrowest Daily News and Boston Globe were the dominant sources for for marketing homes in Metrowest Massachusetts over the last decade. Buyers however, don't frequent these sources like they used … (6 comments)
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metrowest ma realtors: Selling a home in Metrowest MA...Don't waste your time with contingent sales and even 1st right of Refusal! - 07/17/07 07:46 AM
The thought of ever recommending a seller client accept an offer contingent upon the sale of another property is just down right foolish. I don't care what kind of market it is either...seller's, buyer's, or neutral - it makes no difference. It doesn't matter if the offer is full price either. An offer contingent on another property selling means one thing - YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE PROCESS!! With no guarantees of anything.
How do you know that the contingent home is priced properly? What if it isn't and the seller does not reduce the price? Are you beginning to see the picture clearly here? When … (6 comments)
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metrowest ma realtors: Zillow.com - A great site to market a home but DON'T believe the "Zestimate" is your true Market Value! - 07/12/07 10:46 PM
Zillow.comhas become a very popular and heavily traveled website. It started as strictly a market evaluation tool where you could enter your address and get an instant estimate of your homes value or "Zestimate" as the guys at Zillow like to call it.
What has become amazing to me is that a few of the sellers who I have interviewed with have taken this information as gospel. What most homeowners have failed to do is read Zillows disclosure statement. In my area of Massachusetts, Zillows disclosure says that they are within 10% of the market value 66% of the time. This statement in itself is amazing....I … (18 comments)
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metrowest ma realtors: Getting top Dollar for your home sale in Metrowest MA - 07/12/07 10:04 PM
For buyers, 1st impressions count! A small investment in time and money will give your home an edge over other listings in the area when the time comes to show it to a perspective buyer.
HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU GET TOP MARKET VALUE.
THE 1ST IMPRESSION
Functional doorbell Polish door hardware Clean and tidy entrance - No Cobwebs! CURB APPEAL
Cut lawn Trim shrubs Weed and edge gardens Pick up any litter Clear walk of any leaves Clean and repair gutters Touch up any cracked exterior paint Keep driveway and … (0 comments)
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metrowest ma realtors: Smart Questions to ask the Realtors you are interviewing - 07/02/07 06:41 PM
These questions will go along way in determining if you are going to hire a PRO or not!
1. How long have you been selling real estate?
2. How many homes did you sell last year as seller's agent?
3. Of the homes you sold last year, again as a seller's agent, what was the average number of days from the original list price to the accepted offer?
4. What was the average ratio between the listing price and the selling price?
5. What kind of market share do you and your company have?
6. Do you have a personal assistant?
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Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate
Hopkinton,
MA
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RE/MAX Executive Realty
Address: 77 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA, 01748
Office Phone: (508) 435-5356
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Metrowest MA Real Estate - Realtor specializing in home sales in Hopkinton, Milford, Holliston, Ashland, Southboro, Westboro, Upton, Mendon, Hopedale, Grafton, Medway, Northbridge, Franklin, Framingham, Shrewsbury, Northboro, Bellingham, Sutton, and Uxbridge MA. Includes Real Estate home sellling & buying tips, Homes for sale in and around Metrowest, Metrowest MA Market reports.
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