Home Sales

5 MUST ASK Questions before hiring an agent to sell your home!

If you’re thinking of putting your home on the market this year, the most important decision you can make is hiring the right agent. Some people are quick to just hire their friend, their cousin, or any Agent they see advertised without actually doing any research on them.  Many people don’t realize that all agents are […]

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8 Ways to Prepare Your Home for a Winter Sale

If you’re thinking about selling this winter don’t think that you’re behind the eight ball. Selling in the winter has some positive benefits that can’t be utilized during other seasons. With less homes naturally being on the market, your home will be getting more attention from buyers. The buyers who are looking during this time

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July 2018 Housing Report

Home Sales Are Up but Will it Continue!? The Lamacchia Housing Report presents overall home sale statistics and highlights the average sale prices for single families, condominiums, and multi-family homes in Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire for July 2018 compared to July 2017. It also looks at other metrics in Massachusetts like Homes Listed For

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Why Selling Your Home Without an Agent Will Cost You

With house prices steadily rising and inventory dropping, many homeowners think it’s a good idea to sell their homes by themselves. This is known as For Sale by Owner (FSBO).  In this hot market, some are even having success in selling.  This spreads the fallacy that doing it yourself could be better. At times, FSBO’s

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2018 Mid-Year Housing Report

Click to Enlarge This Lamacchia Mid-Year Housing Report presents overall home sale statistics as of the first six months of 2018 compared to the same period last year, January 1st to June 30th, 2017. Highlighted in this report are the average sale prices for single-family, condominiums, and multi-family homes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. This

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Renovate or List?

Unless you bought the perfect home and you know it’ll accommodate your needs as your life and family evolve, you’re going to eventually come to a crossroads.  Do you stay in your home and renovate it to reflect your ideal style, spatial requirements, and layout configuration?  Do you pick up and move into another home

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What is the Difference Between Assessed Value and Market Value?

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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Limiting Showings to Open Houses Could Cost You

Sellers become overconfident very quickly in every strong seller’s market, but they should be careful because it could cost them.  There are still many more buyers than sellers as it stands here in early May, but it won’t last forever.  Sellers should be careful not to exclude anyone from seeing their home even when the

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April 2018 Housing Report

The Lamacchia Housing Report presents overall home sale statistics and highlights the average sale prices for single families, condominiums, and multi-family homes in Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire for April 2018 compared to April 2017. It also looks at other metrics in Massachusetts like Homes Listed For Sale and Homes Pending, as they are often

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Don’t Worry Homebuyers, This Won’t Last Forever

It’s no secret that being a home buyer over the last few winters has been very stressful for many and not very rewarding for some.  Bidding wars have been rampant nationally, not only in Massachusetts. This can be very frustrating for buyers as many have made offers on multiple homes and not been able to

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