General real estate stories
From an article in the Globe: Dear Barry, The house next door has a central heating system that is very noisy at the roof vent. It’s not so bad during the day, but at night it wakes everyone in my home. Recently, the house was listed for sale, so I wrote a...General real estate stories
This is as good an explanation as any other one I’ve read, about the difference between a condominium and co-operative apartment. It’s not that important, to those of us who buy, in Boston, because almost every building is a condo. There’s only a...General real estate stories
Keep the following in mind, before considering that job offer in North Carolina. Moving to an area with lower housing costs often doesn’t pay off for low-income Americans, according to a study to be released today by the Center for Housing Policy, a nonprofit...General real estate stories
From Soapbox: I’ve about had it with property owners and would-be-sellers who keep complaining about the soft market. Sure inventory and days on market are up; while prices show signs of dropping off just a little. But, you’ve got to admit its been one...General real estate stories
Buffalo, New York is not a great place to live. It succeeded as a city, briefly, due to the Industrial Revolution. According to Wikipedia: Upon the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825, Buffalo became the western end of the 524-mile waterway starting at New York City...General real estate stories
Great, buy now! I don’t know how I missed this. Last week, Economy.com was out with a new study, saying that median house prices are likely to decline more than 10% over the next few years in 20 metro areas, including Las Vegas, Tucson, Ariz., and Washington,...