Improve Your Home’s Air Quality

We spend a lot of time in our homes.  Keeping a home that is as healthy as it is beautiful & functional is very important.  We spend a lot of time (most of us do!) trying to eat healthy, work-out and limit the amount of toxins that enter our body.  But one important place we forget to consider is our homes.  How healthy is the air in your home? According to the U.S. Environmental...
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August 1st 2011 Mortgage Rate Update

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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Reduce your energy consumption….12 tips from Energy Efficient Homes Magazine

Energy Efficient Homes Magazine is a great resource for learning to reduce your energy consumption in your current home, or to learn about innovative new building products and ideas for building a new green home.  I want to share the 12 tips they featured for reducing your energy consumption…it’s something we can all do a better job of, and many of these tips are easy to do! 1. Skip...
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Moving To A New City? See How Much Your Cost Of Living Will Change.

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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Prayers for Springfield MA following yesterday’s deadly tornado…

Today I’m taking a step back from my typical real estate blog posts, and want us all to take a moment and say a prayer for the town of Springfield MA along with surrounding towns that were deeply affected by yesterday’s devastating tornado.  Here in Massachusetts, we don’t often experience tornadoes…..snowstorms feel like nothing compared to what our western MA neighbors...
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