The Globe discusses “co-housing” developments, in an article today: Advocates for cohousing, a term used for private housing developments that include common facilities and offer communal meals and other shared benefits for residents, say interest in these...
Great news out today about possible development of Fan Pier. Apparently, developer Joe Fallon and a subsidiary of Mass Mutual Life Insurance have joined forces to purchase the land, presumably to build housing, and maybe commercial and/or office space. Fallon is...
Things are changing in the real estate business. Full-service brokerages are under attack by the Feds, the Internet, by guys working out of their second bedrooms in their pajamas (…). The article below is about a “discount” broker –...
If you’re moving to a new city, should you buy a home right away, or rent for awhile? My friends, it’s an easy choice. First, though, I’m talking about if you are moving into a city, not near a city. If you are moving into the suburbs, I think you...
It’s something you pay for, as a buyer, when you close on the purchase of a house or condo. Yet, you might not think about it, too much. Well, until you get to the closing table, and you face a bill of $1,000, or $2,000, or more. What do you do? You figure it...
I read last week that real estate agents shouldn’t be asking, what is your home worth, but, rather, what is the value of your home. Apparently, there’s a difference. Especially, when you’re trying to get your sellers to lower their price. Anyway, how...