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2013
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Given the large amount of uncertainty regarding flood insurance, I thought this article timely. It describes how "[a] big hike in flood insurance rates has forced home buyers [IN FLORIDA] to recede from the market in some areas, drastically hampering home sales." Here's the link, again, to Real...
12/31/2013
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Orchid I used to grow orchids like this. I didn't grow this orchid or take this picture, but I wanted to share my friends' skills in those two areas with you all. Orchids grow landing pads on which bees and other pollinators are encouraged to alight. As they pull back, after injesting the sweet,...
12/29/2013
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My reasons for Christmas I'm so blessed to be able to see all of my immediate family and quite a few other people I love and care about during this last week of the year. For me, the reason for the season is these two kids, my son and my brother's daughter. We'll all be together in my car when we...
12/24/2013
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In 2013, home sales in Halifax, Massachusetts, were similar to sales in 2012 and the past five years. On average, the Halifax real estate market has been very steady, year-over-year, for the past five years. 79 single-family homes sold in Halifax in 2013, after spending an average of 92 days on t...
12/24/2013
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This is a revision of a previous post describing how to format your picture on Active Rain. Active Rain updated the blogging platform in several steps over the last few months. The photo editor was changed. Regardless of whether those change were for the better or not, here is how it works now. 1...
12/21/2013
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November rentals in the towns of Cohasset, Duxbury, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate In the South Shore, Massachusetts, MLS-listed rental market, rents ranged from $890 to $3,750, with an average rent of $1,535 and a median rent of $1,300. The average unit h...
12/18/2013
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In the restroom at the tire store in Montrose, Colorado, is a version of this that is at least fifteen years old. It makes me crack up everytime I see it. Happy snowy Sunday! I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name ...
12/15/2013
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November condominium sales in the towns of Cohasset, Duxbury, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate In the South Shore, Massachusetts, condo market, average prices were higher in November because of three million-dollar sales. In the 12 months prior to November, ...
12/14/2013
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In Norwell, Massachusetts, sales have slowed, and last month's average sale price was low compared to the trend. The prices paid per square foot were below trend also. Surging prices this summer have been offset now in the slower winter months. With a small inventory, sellers remain in a strong ...
12/12/2013
Scituate, Massachusetts, home sales were a bit soft, compared to recent averages, last month. Buyers are paying more to buy in Scituate than they were last year, but slightly less on a per-square-foot basis. 11 single-family homes sold in Scituate in January Down from 16 in December and 16 last J...
12/11/2013