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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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2009 

What the Mortgage Backed Securities Market is Doing Today: The FNMA 30-Year 5.0% Coupon opened down this morning 9/32 to 101.71 on signs the decline in housing prices is beginning to wane.  The price of the FNMA 30-Year 5.0% coupon closed yesterday up 5/32 to 102.00 (as shown by the white line). ...
06/30/2009
 What the Mortgage Backed Securities Market is Doing Today: The FNMA 30 Year 5.0% Coupon opened this morning up 4/32 from Friday's close to 101.94.   The price of the FNMA 30-Year 5.0% coupon closed down 3/32 from its opening on Friday to 101.83 (as shown by the white line). The MBS was up as muc...
06/29/2009
Before I begin, let me say that I think we can resolve this Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) method of odering appraisals. You can take it for what it's worth - just two cents - or perhaps we can openly discuss any ramifications such a proposal may have on the industry, on issues that I may ...
06/27/2009
 What the Mortgage Backed Securities Market is Doing Today: The FNMA 30 Year 5.0% Coupon opened this morning up 2/32 from yesterday's close to 101.98 before falling on better than expected economic reports. The price of the FNMA 30-Year 5.0% coupon closed up 20/32 from its opening yesterday to 10...
06/26/2009
What the Mortgage Backed Securities Market is Doing Today: The FNMA 30 Year 5.0% Coupon opened this morning up 3/32 from yesterday's close to 101.39 on worse than expected jobless claims. The price of the FNMA 30-Year 5.0% coupon closed down 1/32 from its opening yesterday to 101.30 (as shown by ...
06/25/2009
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 5.0% coupon is currently trading down 1/32 at 101.30 (as shown by the blue line). Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes down, the yield goes up - and so do mortgage interest rates. You might have seen a slight i...
06/24/2009
What the Mortgage Backed Securities Market is Doing Today: The FNMA 5.0 Coupon opened this morning down 2/32 from yesterday's close to 101.27, and was down as much as 4/32, on better than expected durable goods orders report. The price of the FNMA 30-Year 5.0 coupon closed up 1/32 from its openin...
06/24/2009
Massachusetts Asbestos Prevention & Green Options for Homeownersby Jesse HermanMesothelioma Cancer Center Highly regarded through the greater part of the 20th century, asbestos is a fibrous mineral that was used as insulation for piping, roofing and flooring in homes. Its flame resistant and high...
06/23/2009
What the Mortgage Backed Securities Market is Doing Today: The FNMA 5.0 Coupon opened down 5/32 this morning from yesterday's close to 101.17 and was down as much as 8/32 before recovering after the release of after worse than expected economic data this morning. The price of the FNMA 30-Year 5.0...
06/23/2009
 What the Mortgage Backed Securities Market is Doing Today: The FNMA 5.0 Coupon opened as high as 11/32 this morning from Friday's close to 101.30 on a weekend World Bank report news that the recession will be deeper  later this year then it was earlier this year, and the world's economy will ret...
06/22/2009