Whoa. The New YorkTimes has a story today about US interest rates and the influence of the Chinese government and its economy. However, the disturbing part of the story is where the reporter talks about Pulte Homes. They are one of America’s largest home...
There are ways for those with very little credit history to qualify for a mortgage. Contact masshousing.com for more information. By Jerry Kronenberg – Boston Herald State affordable-housing bank MassHousing wants to help would-be home buyers who can’t...
National Association of Realtors has released first quarter sales data. For single family homes (and, condos, too, I believe), prices rose 9.7% for the nation, as a whole. In fact, of 136 metro areas, 130 had rising prices; 66 had double-digit price increases. Only...
Simply, the most excellent website ever I have found is over at MapJunction.com. Once you open up the Java applet, you can select from a huge number of maps of Boston – current day, but also all the way back to 1775. You can overlay one map with another, to see...
As prices rise, people look to new cities and neighborhood in which to buy. Sounds good to me. Very exciting times. First-time homebuyers can find some great properties from which to choose a new home. By Kimberly Blanton, Globe Staff High prices are driving...
Boston to get its own high-end homes magazine. By Greg Gatlin, Boston Herald Dan Kaplan can’t figure out why virtually every region in the country except New England has a luxury homes magazine targeting the “super affluent.” That will change in...