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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.

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2010 

Mortgage Rate Forecast for Massachusetts for April 30, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today in Massachusetts: What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 100.56 this morning - same as yesterday's close. At 9:3...
04/30/2010
Today, we hear about real estate agents getting sued by home owners involved in short sale. In some if not all states, advice on short sales can be tantomount to dispensing legal advice. Here's the third in a series of excellent blog post by Drew Sygit on the legal issue affecting real estate ag...
04/30/2010
Update on Home Sales in Provincetown MA Through March 2010 According to Trulia.com, sales prices of homes in Provincetown have declined 9.2% over the past year, and have declined 14.6% over the past 5 years. The current average listing price of homes for sale in Provincetown, MA is $719,733, whil...
04/29/2010
Mortgage Rate Forecast for Massachusetts for April 29, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today in Massachusetts: What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 100.41 this morning - same as yesterday's close. At 9:3...
04/29/2010
Update on Home Sales in Truro MA Through March 2010 According to Trulia.com, sales prices of homes in Truro have increased 77.1% over the past year, and have increased 43.1% over the past 5 years. The current average listing price of homes for sale in Truro, MA is $1,038,986, while the current me...
04/29/2010
Mortgage Rate Forecast for Massachusetts for April 28, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today in Massachusetts: What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 100.62 this morning - down 1/32 yesterday's close. At 9...
04/29/2010
Update on Home Sales in Wellfleet MA Through March 2010 According to Trulia.com, sales prices of homes in Wellfleet have increased 12.8% over the past year, and have increased 8.4% over the past 5 years. The current average listing price of homes for sale in Wellfleet, MA is $701,427, while the c...
04/29/2010
Mortgage Rate Alert for Massachusetts for April 27, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today in Massachusetts: What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 100.16 this morning - the same as yesterday's close. At 9:...
04/27/2010
Today, we hear about real estate agents getting sued by home owners involved in short sale. In some if not all states, advice on short sales can be tantomount to dispensing legal advice. Here's the second in a series of excellent blog post by Drew Sygit on the legal issue affecting real estate a...
04/27/2010
Mortgage Rate Forecast for Massachusetts for April 27, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today in Massachusetts: What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 100.16 this morning - the same as yesterday's close. At...
04/27/2010