Home Values Rose For the 4th Straight Month

Posted by on Oct 5, 2011 in Blog, Buyers, First Time Home Buyers, Home Values, Sellers | 0 comments The government is confirming what the private sector has already shown —  home values are on the rise. The Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index shows home values rose 0.8% in July. July marks the fourth straight month that home values climbed and the FHFA’s Home Price Index is the latest in a series of “rising home values” reports — an encouraging...
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Home Values Rose In June 2011

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in Blog, Buyers, First Time Home Buyers, Home Values, Market Updates, Sellers, The Economy | 0 comments Has housing turned the corner for good? The June 2011 Case-Shiller Index reading posted strong numbers across the board, with each of the index’s 20 tracked markets showing home price improvement from May. Some markets — Chicago and Minneapolis — rose as much as 3.2 percent. The rise in values is nothing about which to get overly excited, however. The Case-Shiller Index is...
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August 1st 2011 Mortgage Rate Update

Posted by on Aug 1, 2011 in Blog, Buyers, First Time Home Buyers, Mortgage Rates, Sellers | 0 comments Happy Monday!  This summer is flying by! It’s already August 1st!  I am pleased to report that real estate here in Massachusetts, specifically the MetroWest region, has not slowed down yet! Normally, we see a little slow down during the summer, but this year we are continuing to stay steady! In response to quite a few inquiries regarding the state of mortgage rates, I’ve asked Rick...
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Moving To A New City? See How Much Your Cost Of Living Will Change.

Posted by on Jun 9, 2011 in Blog, Buyers, First Time Home Buyers, Market Updates, Sellers, The Economy | 0 comments It’s a fact: It’s more expensive to live in some cities than others. Beyond just the costs of buying a home, different cities also carry a different Cost of Living. For households relocating to Massachusetts and across state lines, the change in “life costs” can be jarring. Depending on where you live, everyday expenses — from groceries to gasoline — make a...
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Is it really a buyers market?

Posted by on Apr 20, 2011 in Blog, Buyers, First Time Home Buyers, Home Values, Luxury Homes, Market Updates, Sellers, The Economy | 1 comment Turn on the TV or read the newspaper and you’ll hear that it’s a great time to buy a home.  And it is.   But are the deals as great as the media outlets portray them to be?  The answer is yes…… but in other parts of the country.  Here in Massachusetts we are actually having inventory issues. Not enough nice homes that are priced right.   If you take a quick look at...
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How far will you go to get your mortgage paid?

Posted by on Apr 12, 2011 in Blog, Buyers, First Time Home Buyers, Sellers, The Economy | 13 comments Will you allow Adzookie to turn your home into a billboard? If your answer is yes, then you could have your mortgage paid for every month while the billboard is up…anywhere from 3 months to a year! This is NOT a joke.  They are serious, and I can see why it would work.  Sure it’s a little crazy, but advertising is everywhere! Why not on your home?  Plus, think about all the great...
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