Massachusetts Real Estate News & Opinion by Claudette Millette

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Real Estate Agent - The Buyers' Counsel
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Buying a Home in Massachusetts - What to Expect at Your Closing  All the heavy lifting has been done.  You have completed your home search, found the perfect house, been through an inspection, signed the purchase and sale agreement, secured your mortgage financing and conducted a final walk-throu...
05/20/2011
Massachusetts Real Estate Closings Must Now be Conducted by Attorneys  An important ruling was handed down last week concerning the role of attorneys in Massachusetts real estate closings.  The decision will have, not only an impact on the legal profession in The Commonwealth, but will also affec...
05/01/2011
Architectural Styles for Massachusetts Home Buyers  If you have been looking for a home in Massachusetts you may have noticed a number of different styles that appear on landscape.  Some architectural styles are more popular than others but, to be sure, there is something available for a range of...
04/14/2011
Homebuyers these days have some useful tools at their disposal to help them determine which homes they may or may not be interested in viewing.  With Google Maps, for example, you can visibly detect some important nuances of a neighborhood that could possibly spell noise trouble.  Among the most ...
04/05/2011
A foreclosed property in the historic district of Tifton, Georgia has been sitting around vacant for far too long.  As a result, an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 Mexican free-tailed bats have made it their home.  Via the Tifton Gazette.  Local code enforcement has posted a sign on the door declaring...
04/02/2011
What Types of Homes are Selling Right Now?  Perfect Ones!  For those who believe everything they hear in the media and think that the housing market is at a complete standstill, I have some news.  There are many homes that are selling, and selling quickly.  They simply fit into one of two categor...
03/30/2011
Last week I encountered a unique and surprising series of events when I went to retrieve a radon test.  The home inspector had strategically placed the test in a basement closet on the top shelf.  That was bad enough since the shelf height was around 6 feet high and I am but a mere 5 foot 4 inch...
03/21/2011
When asked this question, most buyers will single out the kitchen as the most important room to them.  Its size has nearly doubled over the last twenty years and so, it seems, has its relevance in a home sale. Regardless of how much time is spent decorating a living room, family room or any other...
03/11/2011
Massachusetts Title V and Your Home Purchase  If you happen to be buying a home in Massachusetts that is not connected to a public sewer you will want to become familiar with Massachusetts Title V laws regarding private septic systems.  A significant number of the homes in Massachusetts are servi...
03/10/2011
Protecting Your Home with the Massachusetts Homestead Act  In your quest for the perfect home you have taken all of the appropriate steps so far, including:  Property search and home visits. Comparative market analysis to arrive at an appropriate value. Due diligence regarding the neighborhood an...
03/01/2011