Cambridge MA Real Estate

I love this old print! It was hanging in the third floor billiards room of an amazing Avon Hill Victorian that's on the market.   The quote is attributed to British philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903).    I don't play pool but this sentiment applies to a lot more than pool I think.   How go...

Buying your first home? Looking for a house or condo near Cambridge or Boston?  Then your house hunt could be part of the next season of  HGTV's hit series, My First Place!   HGTV is looking for buyers who are searching for their first home within an hour and a half of Boston.   Taping will take ...

I'm a big fan of lockboxes since I firmly believe that accompanied showings make properties much more difficult to show. And you gotta show the property to sell it! In my market, agents often accompany showings and it can be a big hassle to set up a tour. No agent - or group of agents - is availa...

It was a long wet weekend in Massachusetts. I've lost track - I think the rain started on Friday. For sure it was raining by Saturday. And raining. And raining. It poured all day Sunday. And it poured all day Monday. It was a holiday weekend in the Boston area with St Patrick's day events schedul...

Time for another funny cat video. This is one hungry cat! Or maybe he's an overly enthusiastic groomer. Who was it that said "cats do the darndest things!"?  Art Linkletter? Oops - I guess it was kids saying the darndest things. Well - most of us cat lovers think that cats do the darndest things....

I feel so much better!  I'm back in business. When I got home last night (late! - I finished my last appointment at 10:15) I came home to no internet connection. Aaaaaaaaggggghhhhh!! This was the first time I was internet-less since diving into Active Rain.  Serious withdrawal ensued. Until I fig...

Our weekly tour today was a lollapalooza - 23 properties in a little over four hours.   One of my favorite things about property tours is the chance to meet cats.  We're really lucky - so many are indoor cats nowadays and we get to visit them.  Agents who are cat enthusiasts compare notes about t...

What makes 450 agents come running on a beautiful sunny Monday morning?  In the middle of the spring real estate market? Free credits and a free lunch.  Not to mention some good information. The Law Offices of Scott D. Kriss sponsored a continuing ed event yesterday for Massachusetts real estate ...

10 Caldwell Avenue #3 in Somerville MA is a top floor two-bedroom condo with its own private roof deck. Newly listed at $329,000. The bright and sunny condo was renovated several years ago. Features include: Open layout Hardwood floors Recessed lighting Plenty of cabinet and counter space in the ...

It's not every day that we tour property in hard hats. But here we are this morning, all decked out in hard hats and sensible shoes at the beginning of our weekly tour of new listings. We were touring Phase II of a condo project in Cambridgeport - Dana Park Place.  This former church will be conv...