Greater Fall River, MA. (Including Fall River, Westport, Somerset, Swansea and Dartmouth MA) Real Estate Market Activity for the 1st half of 2011 according to MLS Market Statistics is summarized below:   For the period of January 1 through June 30 2011, 463 properties sold (single family, multi family and condos) in Greater Fall River, MA. For the same period in 2010, 541 properties sold. This was a decrease of 78 properties or 14%.   For the same period the average selling price in Greater Fall River MA in 2011 was $234,898 versus $223,943 in 2010, or a 5% increase.   The average number days homes were on the market (amount of time it took to sell the property) in Greater Fall River MA for this period in 2011 were 155 days versus 141 days in 2010 - an increase of 14 days or 10%.   To s... 07/08/2011

Somerset MA. Real Estate Market Activity for the 1st half of 2011 according to MLS Market Statistics is summarized below:   For the period of January 1 through June 30 2011, 52 properties sold (single family, multi family and condos) in Somerset MA. For the same period in 2010, 60 properties sold. This was a decrease of 8 properties or 13%.   For the same period the average selling price in Somerset in 2011 was $212,600 versus $243,403 in 2010, or a 13% decrease.   The average number days homes were on the market (amount of time it took to sell the property) in Somerset for this period in 2011 were 114 days versus 95 days in 2010 - an increase of 19 days or 20%.   To summarize, home sales for the first six months of this year versus last year, in Somerset MA, were off 13%, the price the... 07/08/2011

Fall River MA. Real Estate Market Activity for the 1st half of 2011 according to MLS Market Statistics is summarized below:   For the period of January 1 through June 30 2011, 215 properties sold (single family, multi family and condos) in Fall River, MA. For the same period in 2010, 255 properties sold. This was a decrease of 40 properties or 16%.   For the same period the average selling price in Fall River in 2011 was $160,714 versus $166,251 in 2010, or a 3% decrease.   The average number days homes were on the market (amount of time it took to sell the property) in Fall River for this period in 2011 were 156 days versus 139 days in 2010 - an increase of 17 days or 12%.   To summarize, home sales for the first six months of this year versus last year, in Fall River MA, were off 16%,... 07/08/2011

Highlands, Fall River Ma Open House - We invite everyone to visit our open house in Fall River at 111 Read St  on Sat July 9 1-2;30 & July 10 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM For a private showing of this beautiful home call Karen Martin Re/max Right CHoice Real Estate 774.930.8181 visit www.KarenMartinHomes.com for a Virtual Photo Tour of this beautiful Fall River Highlands Home 3 Generous sizd bedrooms Huge Luxury bath plus 2 half baths Central Air and newer heating system Gleaming Hardwoods Throughout Formal Dining room or Extra 1st floor Bedroom Large Living room with Fireplace Move in Condtion - Immaculate Home Garage Convenient Location Many Nice Antique Details & Built Ins Offered at $299,000 Ready to Go ! not a short sale 07/08/2011

Open House Fall River Ma 33 Clayton St  Nov. 19, 2011 from 1-2;30     Warm & Inviting Home sweet home. Nice 3 Bedroom Ranch is Larger than it appears with Dining Room Addition . Comfortable living room boasts built ins and lots of closets.  Pleasant Formal Dining Room has cathedral ceilings and french doors to back yard patio.  Large Eat- in kitchen offers hidden laundry area. Imagine not  having to carry laundry up & down stairs . Includes appliances . Large fenced in back yard offering privacy.  Newer roof Nice Area Hidden off County St.  conveinient to Hwys  Offered at $239,900. visit www.KarenMartinHomes.com for Virtual Photo Tour   Call Text Karen 774.930.8181  Re/Max Right Choice Real Estate Fall River MA    33 Clayton St  Fall river Ma Open House Nov. 19,2011 1-2:30  Rent this h... 06/11/2011

 Fall River Ma Home for sale - this 3 bedroom Colonial home on 904 Charles St Fall River, is 1,512 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bedroom . Home is Immaculate ! $159,900- . Like New only 5 years young This Fall river Ma Home is a short sale For more pictures - Visit  Fall River Ma Short sale House for Sale Karen Ann Martin Re/Max Right choice Real Estate Fall River Ma 774-930-8181  05/13/2011

   It is cheaper to buy a home than to rent one in 39 of the nation's 50 largest cities, according to a quarterly report released today by real estate search and marketing site Trulia.   Lets examine Fall river Ma home prices vs rental prices.  A 2 bedroom home in Fall River can be bought for as low as $150,000. The mortgage payment plus taxes & insurance would be around  $947.00 a month .  To rent a home in Fall River ( if you can find one, there are mostly dated apartments for rent ) can cost around $1,000 - $1,200.  Where the costs may be the same, consider this -  Tax breaks- You can deduct Interest & Real Estate taxes * Gains  - Homes typically gain in value in the long term.  Freedom- The home is yours! You can decorate any way you want. You can have a dog, play the tv or stereo l... 04/29/2011

Fall River Ma Real estate sales are increasing. There were 14 single family homes sold through the MLS in March compared to 8 Homes in Fall River that sold in Feb.2011 The lowest price home in Fall river that sold in March went for $85,000 a short sale home and the highest priced home that sold went for $295,000 A ranch style Home in the Fall River Highlands. If you are Thinking of Selling your Fall River Ma home and would like a Free Market Opinion of Your Homes Value call or text 774-930-8181 email KarenMartin1@ReMax.net  or visit my website www.ViewYOurDreamHome.net  for Seller reports & Ideas on " Staging " your home to sell. If you are having trouble paying your mortgage and dont know where to turn contact me or visit www.KarenMartinHomes.com   Foreclosure Help is Here. I am traine... 04/13/2011

Single Family Homes in Fall River Price MLS # Status  Address Town Description DOM  $59,900 71183616 ACT Franklin Fall River, MA  6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath Colonial 34     $59,900 71188679 ACT hamlet Fall River, MA  18 room, 9 bed, 3 bath Other (See Remarks)x7  4    $67,500 71172891 ACT Nelson Fall River, MA  7 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath Cottagex14  68     $69,900 71108923 ACT Bay Fall River, MA  6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath Cottagex4  231     $79,900 71118469 ACT Slade Fall River, MA  4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath Cape 210     $84,900 71173859 ACT Boutwell Fall River, MA  5 room, 3 bed, 1 bath Cottagex7  60     $89,900 71191326 ACT Hartwell Fall River, MA  5 room, 3 bed, 1 bath Cape 190     $98,500 71190543 ACT Chapin Fall River, MA  4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath Ranchx12  8    $99,900 71181667 ACT Foster Fall Riv... 03/01/2011

 If you would like a free list of homes for sale in Fall River and surrounding towns, Foreclosures, short sale bargain homes and bank owned homes just sign up on my website www.KarenMartinHomes.com  plus get a free credit report and find out how much home you can afford with my home mortgage calculator.       You will receive all available properties for sale in Fall River Ma area including All foreclosures .  There is NO fee for my real estate services. You Don't have to sign up with a paid foreclosure service.  My hope is when you are ready,  you email me to show you any of the homes you are interested in and you use my experience & training to guide you to  Own your Own Home  Karen Ann Martin Re/Max Right Choice Real Estate Fall River Ma (774) 930-8181 KarenMartin1@remax.net 02/19/2011

Greater Fall River MA-  You do not have to let your home go into Foreclosure. If you do not have equity in the home, meaning you owe more than the home is worth and you need to sell, you should consider a Short sale. When you do a short sale Your lender pays the real estate agent & other closing costs allowing me to help you for No Cost.  A "Short Sale" will avoid the embarrassment, humiliation and stress of a foreclosure and have less of an impact on your credit.  In a Short sale you put your home on the market with your Realtor, starting at market value. When a buyer is found the paperwork is submitted to your lender, asking your mortgage holder to take less or "short" of what is owed to them. Lenders prefer a short sale because it saves them time & money. As your Realtor I market the... 02/14/2011

Thinking of Selling your Home in Greater Fall River MA ? Get Your Home's Value at No cost       Selling a Home in the Fall River area today can be complex.  I have helped many people like you, sell their home for the best possible price, using my experience training & marketing skills.  Visit www.KarenMartinHomes.com for more information on the 3 most important "Keys to selling a HOme Request a Free Market Opinion of your home's Value and get free Home Seller Reports  In this complex market selling a home is a full time job. Homes don't seem to sell unless you really work at getting them sold. I work full time and will give you 110 % to get your home sold ! Learn how to get top dollar for your home  by "Staging" your home to sell."Staging is fun ! It will increase the value of your home... 02/10/2011

2 family Home for sale Fall River   Loading Fall River Ma 2 family home for sale  -  2,088 sq. ft.,  2 Nice baths, 6 bedroom 2 story. Now $159,000 - . Property information - more photos  www.KarenMartinHomes.com  for Free list homes for sale, foreclosures and short sale bargain homes. Karen Martin  774-930-8181 Re/Max Right Choice REal Estate Fall River Ma 12/27/2010

Fall River Ma Multi family home  -  Announcing a price reduction on 4 Downing St, Fall River Ma 2 family home  2,400 sq. ft., 2 bath, Townhouse unit w 4 bedrooms  2nd unit 3 bedrooms  Plus garage  Now MLS® $149,900 - .Tenant pays $1100  & would like to stay if buyer prefers.  For Free list of HOmes, Foreclosures, short sale bargain homes & Bank owned houses visit www.KarenMartinHomes.com   click on Free List of Homes Karen Martin Re/max Right Choice Real Estate 774-930-8181 Property information  09/10/2010

Mortgage Rate Forecast for September 2, 2010 - Improving, or...? Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today: What Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.0% MBS coupon opened at 103.25 this morning - the same as yesterday's close. At 9:30 AM, the 4.0% MBS coupon was trading at 103.13 - down 4/32 from its opening. Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes down, the yield goes up - and so do mortgage rates. I expect that mortgage rates will be up to 0.125 points worse in price this morning as compared to yesterday afternoon. Price Trend in Mortgage Backed Securities: The chart below shows the price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.0% coupon over the past 30 days from 8-3-2010 to 9-2-2010: Economic Reports, News, ... 09/02/2010

The Trend in Home Sales in Fall River MA - Improving, or...? Home prices in Fall River on average are falling! Home prices have fallen 9.6% since July of 2009. The current average listing price of homes for sale in Fall River MA is $219,752, down 3.1% from a month ago. Compare this to the current median sales price of $160,000 - where half of sales are above this amount and half below it. 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes are selling for less. Prices of 2 bedroom homes are down 14.1% while prices of 3 bedroom homes are down jut 0.2% and 4 bedroom homes are down just 0.8%. from year ago levels. Below is a chart of the trend of median prices of homes for sale in Fall River MA over the past 5 years through July 2010: Fall River Recently Sold Homes The number of sales for all homes are up from year ... 09/02/2010

Fall River MA home for sale   Highlands, Fall River MA Open House - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 70 Read St Fall River MA on Aug. 14 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. 3 large bedrooms Beautiful Home move in condition Desirable Highlands neighborhood Beautiful hardwood floors fireplace in Spacious living room good Sized Fenced in yard many extra touches 2 car Garage Offered a $269,900      Karen Martin call or text 774-930-8181 visit www.karenmartinHomes.com for a Virtual Tour with more photos   - Set in a nice neighborhood of the Highlands in Fall River Ma 02720 Karen Martin Re/max Right Choice Fall river ma real estate 774-930-8181 Free list of Homes for sale www.KarenMartinHomes.com 08/19/2010

Fall River Real Estate Market Report July 2010 There were a total of 9 single family homes sold in Fall River  for the month of July 2010. This is down from last year by 14 single family homes. The average sales price has decreased on single family homes to $211,622. Last year at this time the average sales price was $220,447. The average days on the market has decreased to 112, compared to 115 days on the market at this time last year in Fall River. Year to date the number of single family homes sold in Fall River is 141 units. Last year at this time there were 122. You can view the Fall River market snapshot here. This will give you a breakdown of the sales in Falll River. Planning a move or thinking about buying a home? Find out how Pavao Real Estate can help you reach your goals. Ta... 08/05/2010

This week there were many new listings for single family homes added to the mls this week in the Greater Fall River Area. Looks like some great deals on single family homes. I have broken the listings down by town to make your home search as easy as possible. Fall River had 4 new listings in the under $150,000 price range. Somerset added 5 new listings to the current inventory ranging in price from: $134,900-$259,900.In the town of Swansea 3 new listings were added ranging from: $200,000-$469,900. Westport also added 4 new listings from; $129,900-$424,900.   To view the new listings of Homes for Sale in Fall River, MA, click here. To view new listings of Homes for Sale in Somerset, MA, click here. To view new listings of Homes for Sale in Swansea, MA, click here. To View new listings of... 07/31/2010

Open Houses Greater Fall River Area, Somerset, Swansea, Westport, MA 7/31-8/1 Looking for a new home in the Greater Fall River Area? I have put together a list from the mls of all the Open Houses in Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, Westport for this weekend to make your home search a little bit easier! The dates & times vary so be sure to view the details for complete information. Keep in mind the agents working these open houses are usually representing the seller, not you the buyer.   Being represented by a Real Estate Broker is at no cost to you. If you have questions or need an agent to represent you in the purchase of your new home, please contact me to discuss. To view the list of open houses in Somerset, click here. You can also view open houses in the following towns: Swansea, MA ... 07/30/2010