John LaBelle's (jl01824) Blog

  Recent data released by The Warren Group, a Boston publisher of real estate and financial information, shows residential property foreclosures have increased 199% when comparing the first 10 months of 2006 vs. the first 10 months of 2007. Many local towns have seen significant increases in fore...

Surely by now you have heard about the devastating wild fires in Southern California.  One news report said 1/4 million people have been evacuated, and that got me thinking.  Would I have been prepared for such an event? The answer for me is no.I have often mentioned to my clients the importance ...

 RE/MAX CEO Margaret Kelly was speaking about market conditions as a guest on CNBC today. Here are the links to the video in case you missed it.http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=561514051http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=561559191  

Labor day is fast approaching, and soon children across the country will be heading back to school.  I remember complaining about having to walk a few blocks to the bus stop, and my mother would always tell me how lucky I was because she had to walk all the way to school (up hill both ways).  I w...

My home town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts was recently ranked #21 in Money Magazine's Top 100 Best Places to Live. www.money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2007/index.html Chelmsford is a suburban town located approximately 40 minutes north of Boston.  This town has played a part in our nation...