The Active Rain Realtor Nationwide Survey about Massachusetts - 05/24/10 12:04 PM
There are a lot of opinions about the Massachusetts Real Estate Market.  Opinions are shared throughout the Internet on all of the social media sites with one person saying that the worst is yet to come and others saying that, thankfully, most of Massachusetts has been insulated from the shock waves felt across the rest of the country.  So, whether you are overly optimistic or overly pessimistic (no one seems to be in the "middle"), I'm going to lay out the"facts" for all to see. 
The following information has been prepared from data collected by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) for … (0 comments)

Wellesley, MA Board of Selectmen Agenda for May 26, 2010 - 05/21/10 05:11 PM
SELECTMEN'S MEETING
 
TENTATIVE AGENDA
 
Monday May 26, 2010
 
1.      7:00 P. M.      Citizen Speak
 
2.      7:02 P. M.      Executive Director's Update
Approval of Minutes 2.      7:05 P. M.      Permanent Building Committee - High School Project Update
 
3.      7:20 P. M.      Wellesley Community Center Board - Senior Center
 
4.      7:55 P. M.      Police Department -
                        Hiring, promotion and termination policies and procedures
                        Proposed fixed-dollar education incentives
 
5.      8:25 P. M.      Takeout Food License - Papa Gino's, 254 Washington Street
 
6.      9:00 P. M.      St. James Planning
 
Old Business/ New Business              
 
Wellesley High School Wellesley Middle School 27 Washington Street    Senior Center    DCR Bridge   Advisory Committee Update … (0 comments)

5 Questions Everyone Should Ask Before Buying a Condominium - 05/21/10 12:42 PM
Important questions to be asked before buying a condominium unit

 
How many times have we heard the term "caveat emptor" when buying real estate?  Well, condominium ownership in today's market is truly a "buyers beware" scenario.
Take for example the following real-life situations:
Client A had been looking for weeks to buy and take advantage of the first time homeowner tax credit.  As the deadline rapidly approached, the choices became fewer and fewer.  The Realtor told Client A that they may not get everything that they were looking for, but "now is the time to buy" and that they needed … (1 comments)