General real estate stories
Please spread the news. To everyone you know. To everyone, you don’t know. Send mass emails to people, tell strangers on the street. It’s legal to make a left turn on a red light, in Massachusetts. If you’re on a one-way street turning onto a one-way... General real estate stories
According to today’s Seattle Times, “Among the 50 largest U.S. cities, Seattle is second only to San Francisco in the percentage of residents identifying themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual, a new study reports.” A researcher used census and other...General real estate stories
It’s true. You can get a good deal sometimes if you make an offer to buy a new home between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. I had this happen, last year. My client and I (actually, just my client) made an offer on a high-end property, on Friday, December...General real estate stories
I lived in a relatively small house, growing up. Not that I’m complaining. It was wonderful. Right? There was, however, one problem. We had one bathroom. For the seven of us. The Brady Bunch had it better. Timing became very important. But, that wasn’t the...General real estate stories
A new report out today predicts Boston (actually, Massachusetts) may face a worse housing market next year. The findings contradict what other experts have been predicting. Some economists feel as though Boston may have seen most of its damage, already. Prices have...General real estate stories
It’s a simple rule. A rule that will save you thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of dollars. From today’s Globe: DEAR BOB: My husband and I lived in our home for 22 months before selling it. He reads the tax law to mean that we get a tax exemption...