The 'Home Matters' Blog

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A Southeastern Massachusetts Guide to Preparing, Presenting, and Selling Homes With Confidence Home Matters is where Southeastern Massachusetts home sellers and real estate professionals come to learn how to prepare, market, and present properties at a higher level. Every post is shaped by real, on‑the‑ground experience across the South Shore, South Coast, Cape Cod, and surrounding communities — from staging and photo prep to pricing strategy, negotiation insights, and modern marketing techniques that actually work in our local market. Whether you’re a homeowner getting ready to list or an agent looking to elevate your presentation and results, you’ll find practical guidance, clear examples, and proven strategies tailored to the way buyers think and move in this region. If you want to sell homes faster, with stronger offers and less stress, Home Matters gives you the tools, clarity, and confidence to do it. Dive in and discover how thoughtful preparation and smart presentation can transform your next listing.

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2007 

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Here are 8 financing tips: Don't Stretch Your Loan Qualification Limits to Buy a Home Beyond Your BudgetLiving poor just to own a bigger or better home, makes for larger mortgage payments and risks difficulties in the future. Get a Written Confirmation of Your Locked-In Interest Rate and Interest...
12/24/2007
An interest-only loan is one that gives you the option of paying just the interest, or the interest plus as much principal as you want, in any given month during an initial period of time after your closing. Instead of paying back part of the principal (the loan amount) each month plus interest c...
12/24/2007
Interest rates are based on numerous economic, financial and credit based factors that adjust daily. In addition, lenders can vary on qualification criteria from program to program. If you like the rate today, the safe bet is to lock. Even if rates improve, they wouldn't improve enough in the sho...
12/17/2007
Interest rates are based on numerous economic, financial and credit based factors that adjust daily. In addition, lenders can vary on qualification criteria from program to program. If you like the rate today, the safe bet is to lock. Even if rates improve, they wouldn't improve enough in the sho...
12/10/2007
The Bush administration's recent move to freeze certain sub-prime mortgage rates is only one of several signs that we may have hit bottom, and are poised for recovery - a slow recovery - but a recovery none the less.  You have to read deeper than the first paragraph to see how this will help, but...
12/10/2007
You can deduct certain expenses if your home office is the principal place where your trade or business is conducted or where you meet and deal with clients or patients in the course of your business. Your home office will qualify as your principal place of business if you use it exclusively and ...
12/10/2007