information: A Sense of Duxbury
- 03/16/13 11:07 PM
To give you a sense of Duxbury, here's a brief overview of the history and attractions. Duxbury, Massachusetts, is a quiet coastal community located in Plymouth County, 37 miles southeast of Boston. It was the second town created in the Plymouth Colony. The Duxbury church was gathered in 1632 and the town was incorporated in 1637. A committee comprised of members of both the Plymouth and Duxbury churches studied the possibility of rejoining into one central church and town; two sites were suggested, one in Duxbury and one in the current town of Kingston at the Jones River, but no decision … (7 comments)
information: Duxbury Town and Utility Phone Numbers
- 03/16/13 11:15 AM
Duxbury Town and Utility Phone Numbers Here's a list of Duxbury town and utility phone numbers you can copy, print out and post on the side of your refrigerator. If you are new to town, you'll need these. Even before you buy, you may be talking to the Conservation Commission, Treasurer, the Percy Walker Pool, the electric or phone company. You may only need one of these phone numbers once, or once a year, but when you do . . . you'll be glad it is near to hand.
This list of Duxbury town and utility phone numbers can sure … (0 comments)
information: Video Tour of Duxbury
- 03/14/13 04:18 AM
Here's a short video tour of Duxbury. You can drive this route in less than an hour, stopping several times to enjoy the views and attractions. If you'd like to download the map, use this link. This video tour of Duxbury takes you on a loop around Duxbury while sitting in your armchair. From the southern end, we'll go around the west side, across Route 14 to the beach, down the coastline, and then back along Route 3A, Tremont Street, to complete the circuit. I can't show all the sights in five minutes, so I'll be going into more detail in … (0 comments)
information: Should I rent or buy a home in Duxbury?
- 03/12/13 04:22 AM
"Should I rent or buy a home in Duxbury?" is a bit more specific question than the questions I've discussed in Should I Rent or Buy a Home?, Should I Rent or Buy Calculator: A Free, Comprehensive Tool, and Using the Should I Rent or Buy Calculator. Those previous posts address the cost and pricing components of the overall "equation" involved in whether you rent or buy in Duxbury, or any other town. I will soon post a discussion of pros and cons and other, quality-of-life considerations that play into the decision. Now, let me discuss the Duxbury rental market more … (2 comments)
information: Low loan rates give you the purchasing power to buy your dream home
- 03/09/13 05:50 AM
Low loan rates give you the purchasing power to buy your dream home. Everyone knows that mortgage interest rates are very low right now. Lots of people realize that this puts a lot of buying power in their hands, and can help them afford to buy their dream home. What most people seem to be missing is just how incredible the opportunity is right now. This infographic describes how the cost of your mortgage would increase if interest rates rose from 3.4% today to 4.4% a year from now. The point is obvious: don't wait to buy your home because mortgage … (1 comments)
information: Using the "Should I rent or buy a home?" calculator
- 03/08/13 11:17 PM
This week, I am writing about the question, "Should I rent or buy a home?" I wrote about some of the most important considerations in Should You Rent or Buy a Home? Then I talked about a very good tool that does the math for you in Link to a Free Comprehensive Rent or Buy Calculator. In this post, I'll briefly describe how the numbers you plug into the calculator effect the results you get, and might influence your ultimate decision to rent or buy a home. In the next installments, I'll be talking about specific communities. Once we start looking at … (2 comments)
information: Should I Rent or Buy a Home? - A comprehensive, free calculator
- 03/08/13 03:23 AM
I've written about the pros and cons involved in a decision to rent or buy a home at Should You Rent or Buy a Home? In that article, I talk about how there are both personal concerns and preferences and purely financial, mathematical issues. To my way of thinking, working out the numbers is both the easy part and the part that you should do first so that you have a baseline to work from while you are making the more personal, quality-of-life types of decisions. On my website, there's a link to a comprehensive "Should I Rent or Buy a Home" … (1 comments)
information: Should you rent or buy a home?
- 03/07/13 04:27 AM
There are pros and cons to buying and owning your home. There are also pros and cons to renting a home! When people ask, "Should I rent or buy a home?", they are really asking either a complicated question about all the personal factors that influence that choice, or a narrower, somewhat simpler question: "Is it LESS EXPENSIVE to rent or buy a home?" "Well, all else being equal . . . " The thing is, everything else isn't ever equal. Your personal situation, your goals and desires, your interests, are different for you than for other people. Not to mention … (0 comments)
information: Preparing your home for sale
- 03/02/13 01:25 AM
Properly preparing your home for sale is one of three major factors that is under your control when your goal is to sell your home for the highest price, on the best terms and in the shortest period of time. The other factors that are within your control, as a seller, are the price and our sales and marketing strategy. Many other factors are not within your control, like your home's location, neighborhood amenities and detractions, the size of your home and lot, the local school system, interest rates and taxes. Since so much is not within your power to change, … (1 comments)
information: Plymouth County 2013 Tax Rates
- 03/01/13 08:23 AM
For 2013, the real property tax rates for each of the towns in Plymouth County follow. The numbers represent dollars of tax per $1,000 of assessed value.
information: The tax assessor does a good job in Duxbury, Massachusetts
- 01/29/13 06:49 AM
This article about the Duxbury, Massachusetts, tax assessment process originally appeared in the Duxbury Clipper on January 2, 2013. 'Tis the season when you find your property tax bill in your mailbox. When you read the number that the tax assessor has determined is the current value of your house, outbuildings and land, a couple of questions may occur to you. How did they decide on that number? Can that be right? Is it fair? What can I do if I think it's too high? When tax assessors determine the value of your real estate, they are judging its full, fair … (0 comments)
information: The South Shore Report's grand opening
- 01/23/13 02:33 AM
Hi! Welcome to The South Shore Report. I'm writing this blog about the land, homes and people of the South Shore, Massachusetts, communities along Route 3, which runs from Cape Cod up the east coast of Massachusetts to the southern end of Boston. When you drive up Route 3, with the Atlantic Ocean on your right, you will pass through a number of towns along the way.
These are beautiful, old towns that were settled within 30 years after the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They grew as Boston, 40 miles north of Plymouth, became an important commercial … (2 comments)
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To give you a sense of Duxbury, here's a brief overview of the history and attractions.
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