Massachusetts Real Estate News & Opinion by Claudette Millette

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Real Estate Agent - The Buyers' Counsel
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Massachusetts Snow Removal Law Leaves no Room for Slip-ups  With a blanket of snow still covering the ground in most of our Massachusetts towns, it is probably a good time to review the obligations that homeowners  have for its removal.  Last July the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court put into...
01/01/2011
Massachusetts Banks cut Foreclosures by 40 percent  Last year at this time, banks in Massachusetts seized 702 homes.  Compare this with 416 homes in the same month of this year. The reason?  Concern over some of the questionable business practices that have taken place recently.  Many people who ...
12/30/2010
Are Home Warranties in Massachusetts Worth the Paper They are Printed On?  Many homeowners in Massachusetts have never used a home warranty.  And, some have never even heard of them.   During the real estate boom it was fairly common for a home warranty in Massachsetts to be included as part of a...
12/29/2010
Southborough Homes - December 27, 2010 Before you buy a home in Southborough, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days. The following...
12/28/2010
Natick Homes - December 27, 2010 Before you buy a home in Natick, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days. The following is a market...
12/28/2010
Holliston Homes - December 27, 2010 Before you buy a home in Holliston, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days. The following is a ...
12/28/2010
Hopkinton MA Homes - December 27, 2010 Before you buy a home in Hopkinton, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days. The following is...
12/28/2010
Ashland Homes - December 27, 2010 Before you buy a home in Ashland, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days. The following is a mark...
12/28/2010
Reminder - Real Estate Can Be a Dangerous Profession  Last week a real estate agent in San Antonio, Texas barely escaped with her life from a harrowing encounter with a robber. While showing a luxury home to someone she thought was a potential buyer - he turned on her and began to beat her with a...
12/27/2010
One Week Left for the $1500 Energy Tax Credit  If you have any last minute energy efficient upgrades to make to your home, now would be the time to have them done.  For the past couple of years there has been a home improvement tax credit in effect.  That credit is set to expire on December 31, 2...
12/26/2010