As a real estate professional, I thought I knew the value of staging a home. I had no idea that the ROI was this high! WOW! Tessa Skeens of Hampton ReDesign has brought to light the power of this critical component to getting your house SOLD by providing us with the 2011 Home Gain Survey Sh
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01/21/2011
Despite the winter weather we are in the midst of in MA over the past few days, we are beginning to see some activity that is the beginning of the spring market. When supply exceeds demand, buyers have the upper hand. When we talk about a "seller's market" or "buyer's market", what does that re
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01/18/2011
In a disturbing act, over the holiday season, the Acton Food Pantry was robbed of several thousands of dollars of food that had been contributed to the organization. The thief was apprehended last week after it was revealed that the man had made several "withdrawals" from the pantry's inventory.
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01/12/2011
Every major price index points to a housing market that has hit bottom and is moving in a positive direction. After thirty months of declining values, home prices appear to be stabilizing or appreciating in nearly every U.S. market. In August of 2010, the median home price was $182,600, amounti
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01/11/2011
The MA State Judicial Court on Friday made a ruling on foreclosures is predicted to have far reaching affects, most likely nation wide. Basically, it voided 2 foreclosures due to questions that arose over whether the mortgage companies that foreclosed had the assignment of ownership to actually
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01/10/2011
Earlier this week, Shaquille O'Neal was on The David Letterman Show. Shaq has such a great sense of humor...his timing and delivery is incredible. He and Dave had a chemistry...pretty funny! So, when Shaq signed on to play with the Celtics this year, he said he Googled Big House Outside Boston
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01/07/2011
The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that the number of single-family homes put under agreement in December was up 5.3 percent compared to the same time last year. This is the first significant increase in year-over-year pending sales in seven months. This is truly exc
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01/04/2011
The national average on a 30 year fixed rate mortgage dropped to 4.36% in August 2010-lower than it's been in the past half century. Interest rates for the same time last year averaged 5.19%, representing a difference of $90 in the monthly payment on a $200,000 home with 10% down, as well as a s
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01/02/2011
