BOSTON, NEWTON REAL ESTATE

In sales, we sometimes have to step out of the box and get creative in our packaging of a property. For instance, my seller's home has been on the market for some time and based on the sales data is priced aggressively. During phone calls with the buyer's agents to obtain feedback, they state "it...

Everyone in real estate knows that November and December are the slowest months of theyear, people are busy preparing their holiday party, family get together, shopping, buying gift. So most of the time, the open house turn a Halloween night, it's a ghost town. I had a friend who just had an open...

Massachusetts foreclosures have experienced a "turn-around" since the seminal Land Court decision in the IBANEZ case. Among other things, that case held that if the entity foreclosing had not received all appropriate assignments of the mortgage prior to commencing the foreclosure, the foreclosure...

One of the first questions many prospective clients ask is to see a good faith estimate, the problem is most don’t know how to read it and determine what’s the best for them.  You need to realize that a good faith estimate is an ESTIMATE.  It isn’t written in stone and is definitely not a promise...

  This question had crossed most Sellers' minds at least once or twice in the decision-making process when thinking about selling their homes. Whether it's selling their first home or their 6th house. Now, know that I am a real estate agent and the reasons I share may sometimes sound biased but h...

FHA potential changes -- there is talk of a possible increase in the mortgage insurance premium and/or increased down payment requirements for FHA borrowers. This conversation is happening due to what is perceived to be a shortage in reserve funds at FHA. Reserve funds are there to cover claims f...

WHAT IS MORTGAGE APR, Can You Explain It? APR Demystified and APR Predators Exposed First, lets demystify Annual Percentage Rate (APR). Mortgage APR was designed to allow consumers to use one standardized number to compare each lender's rate for the same type of loan while rate shopping.  It is s...

GIVE ME THE CASH!  WHERE DID MY HOME EQUITY GO?? Inspired by Jim Crawford's thoughtful examination of budgets, down payments, and more, I can relate the the matter of larger down payments vs. cash in the bank.  Tim Maitski says it best in his comment to Jim's post.  "Jim, I don't understand how h...

This is great article(blog) from Elliott Topkins, one of the best real estate atorney in Boston. It is useful to agent and both buyer and seller.As a Massachusetts real estate attorney, my role in the closing is different from attorneys in almost every other state. Not only do I conduct the closi...

I went to see a faculty and student game this afternoon and I was so excited as my boyfriend was the one organized it. but what I was more excited about is that Newton is one of the best city the country that giving this kind of opportunities to its own resident. the school community here is so s...