An HOA, or Homeowners Association, is when a common interest community – which includes mainly condos but could include some single-family or waterfront properties – provides ground rules for maintaining their common spaces and property. With these rules comes a monthly or annual fee for expenses to take care of these areas and buildings. HOA’s […]
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Follow Warren Buffet’s words of wisdom It’s Fall again, and like clockwork despite the disruption of COVID-19, buyers are wondering what is wrong with homes that aren’t selling immediately! It’s incredible how this happens every year, especially after buyers spend the first seven months of the year wishing homes would stay on the market longer
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With everything going on right now, the typical Spring home-buying season was slightly delayed. But, with buyer demand so high, things are now kicking into high gear and with so few homes for sale, bidding wars are happening everywhere. Bidding wars fill buyers with conflicted emotions from having the desire to win the home, and
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An HOA, or Homeowners Association, is when a common interest community – which includes mainly condos but could include some single-family or waterfront properties – provides ground rules for maintaining their common spaces and property. With these rules comes a monthly or annual fee for expenses to take care of these areas and buildings. HOA’s
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Quite often, too often, in fact, Realtors hear home sellers say that they want to take their home off the market for the holiday season. Their concerns usually stem from the misconception that buyers are not looking during November and December because they’re halting their search for the holidays. In many cases, this is not
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Dealing with the idea of having a home without a garage or basement may scare a lot of people. Think about all that extra storage space you get with a basement or a garage, especially for outdoor accessories. However, there are other storage solutions to help ease your anxiety of where the kid’s sports equipment
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The real estate market has experienced an interesting year. In the beginning of the year, lower inventory exhausted buyers and led them to question the whole process. Some have even wondered if working with an agent is actually helpful, that perhaps skipping the buyer’s agent and working directly with the seller’s agent is a more
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Sometimes it pays to refinance and renovate. FHA 203(k) Rehab loans are perfect for people who want to buy a fixer-upper with an affordable list price. FHA Rehabilitation loans allow the homebuyer or homeowner to finance the purchase or refinance along with the renovation of a home through a single mortgage. Rather than applying for
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One of the more frustrating things to encounter when getting ready to make an offer on a home is coming up against someone that is paying all-cash. You may think you’re instantly out of luck, but that is not the case! If you’re a home buyer obtaining a mortgage, you can still compete and win
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/RBFshqwAjQI” el_width=”80″ align=”center”][vc_column_text]The housing market around the Greater Boston area has shown for the first time in six years inventory is higher than it was last year at this time. Buyers, get excited that the ball is finally going to be back in your court earlier this year. Despite that good news, homes are still
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