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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Pricing a home correctly is typically the most challenging part of listing a home. To successfully sell a home, an accurate price must be in place to compliment a solid marketing strategy. Study after study points to the fact that a home’s value decreases the longer it’s on the market. That is why pricing your home accurately
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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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With monthly utility bills being a nagging cost all year long for homeowners, home buyers are more aware than ever about energy-efficient features within prospective homes. If a home buyer is looking at your house and comparing it to others, having the edge on energy efficiency can be the difference that makes your home the
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First off – What is a Zestimate? Click to Read the Official Definition. Are Zestimate’s Worth Looking At? A Zestimate is not a forward-thinking tool, Zestimate’s track the market instead of driving the market. There will always be a bit of a lag in price. Their information also depends on what is available to them.
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As a buyer or seller, you’ll hear these two terms throughout the transaction process more than once, and with assessed value generally different than market value, knowing what they are will clear up confusion. One has little to do with the other, so here is what you need to know: Assessed Value Property taxes are
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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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Buying a new home before selling your current one can be a daunting proposition. Homeowners need to weigh the risks and remember what is most important in this transaction: getting the most money for your home and buying the property you truly want for the lowest price you can. Many homeowners simply cannot qualify for
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Sales Down by 1% in Massachusetts Given the summer and fall market slowdown we experienced in 2018, we are lucky to see a decrease in homes sold by only a single percentage point. There was a total of 92,956 homes (including single families, condos, and multi-families) sold in Massachusetts in 2018, a .99% decrease over
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Every year Americans must file for taxes. Luckily, some people can relieve some of the money owed in taxes if it’s determined that they are eligible for certain exemptions, which is determined by each state’s rules and regulations. Massachusetts residents can potentially reduce the amount owed in taxes with these five possible exemptions: Residential Tax
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