Boston Luxury Residential

The number of homes taken over by banks nationwide fell 9 percent in October as foreclosure processing was stalled by questionable paperwork, real estate data company RealtyTrac said on Thursday. Banks foreclosed on 93,236 properties in October, sharply lower than September's record high above 10...

This is an interesting question! many people would say right away "yes", but the experts say, 'Hold on. Not that fast!' Does paying cash for a home net the buyer a discount as it might for other transactions? The answer: “It depends.”If the seller is in a big-time crunch, an all-cash deal can exp...

Fix over-restrictive condo financing rules, and you’ll fix the real estate market. That was the message on Saturday from Bob Waun, a vacation-home lending specialist who spoke at the Resort and Second-Home Forum at the 2010 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in New Orleans. Waun, who’s part of the lobby...

How do you craft a compelling marketing message that draws the perfect buyers to your listings? It’s all about the principle of sacrifice, said Laurie Moore-Moore, founder of the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, based in Dallas. “Don’t waste your time bringing in people who won’t buy the hou...

As Google contemplates buying its New York City headquarters for $2 billion, AOL’s Daily Finance takes a look at the five largest commercial real estate deals in U.S. history. All of them, it turns out, are in Manhattan.1. Stuyvesant Town: $5.3 billion These 110 building, 14-story, rent-stabilize...

Freddie Mac confirms that average interest for 30-year fixed mortgages rose for the third consecutive week, bumping up to 4.24 percent from 4.23 percent a week ago. The average 15-year rate for the week ended Nov. 4 was 3.63 percent, a drop from 3.66 percent. Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymo...

The number of single-family homes put under agreement in October was down 22 percent over the same time last year, while condominiums were down 31 percent, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR). A total of 3,631 single-family homes were put under agreement...

Swedish hotel replaces keys with cellphones STOCKHOLM — Visitors to a Stockholm hotel will be able to use mobile phones instead of keys to unlock the doors to their rooms. Assa Abloy AB, the world’s largest maker of door locks, has launched a pilot in which Clarion Hotel Stockholm will lend custo...

"God is in the DETAILS". Remember this quote when you want to sell your home!!!I have shown places where the laundry room looked like a dungeon from a horror movie. This can impact the buyer in a negative way. Remodeling a laundry room can add a surprising amount of appeal and value to a home. He...

The median price of a downtown Boston condominium hit a 10-year high in the third quarter while the number of sales dropped to a new low for the decade. That’s the conclusion of a housing report set to be released today by the Boston company Listing Information Network that shows the median selli...