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Local Pick Your Own Apple farms

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from 365 Things to do in MA Today is one of those perfect apple-picking days. We missed the brunt of  Hurricane Earl, and the sky is a beautiful blue. We have spent many great fall afternoons picking apples in the … Continue reading

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Bank of America announces mortgage help

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Channel 5 announced today that Bank of America is going to institute a new program in May that will help homeowners who are upside down – who owe more than the current value of their home on their mortgage. This … Continue reading

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On the fence about listing your property for sale?

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Everyone has been struggling with the housing market. Naturally, homeowners are reluctant to list their homes for sale for fear that the property will sit on the market and either nothing will happen, or they will only get very low … Continue reading

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365 Things to do in MA Day 2

Salamander Crossing- Big Night 365 things in MA

Day 2- Celebrate Spring!!! As the ground warms in the Spring, the amphibians wake up. Salamanders and frogs cease hibernating and head to vernal pools to lay their eggs. Monday- with the rain predicted and the warmer temperatures- will likely … Continue reading

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Warren Buffett Real Estate Outlook

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Looking at stats is great. Numbers give any predictions that you make a more solid footing. But the thing with statistics- real estate included- is that the numbers discuss what has already occurred. Predictions are always uncertain. Economists will look … Continue reading

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Trusted Advisor? Trusted Partner, Trusted Agent

Inspired by House Hawker or Trusted Adviser? by Rob Hahn The effects of the economy on the housing market – and vice versa – have not been consistently predicted. I think that very few people correctly predicted the length of … Continue reading

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A Different Kind of Mortgage

Map of locations that fall within USDA loan guidelines

I sit here writing this looking out at my driveway at my gas guzzler, which I should have traded in when the Cash For Clunkers program was going on. I had thought that the program was such a good idea … Continue reading

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Raise the Bar Initiative for Real Estate

toolbox for the raise the bar initiative

There has been a grassroots initiative in the making among real estate professionals with the purpose of improving the industry- raising the bar, so to speak. This is the twitter stream about the initiative, tagged #rtb, which is mostly between … Continue reading

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What kind of exposure should you expect for your listing?

You have a house. You need to move. Although it hurts, you have priced it where the market analysis suggests. You list it. What next? What’s  next is probably the single most important piece of the puzzle. If I were … Continue reading

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The NYC Conference

Brokers from 4 different companies share ideas

We have just come back from the flagship Real Estate Conference of the year- Inman Connect- and what a time that was! How do you do a recap of 5 days of real estate innovation in just a few paragraphs? … Continue reading

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