An interesting statistic I just read: … the median age for agents is 51 versus 32 for the median age of first-time buyers, there is a considerable gap between how each group communicates. Only 23 percent of the brokers surveyed reported having a wireless e-mail....
So, I was coming home from Chestnut Hill today. Some man was lurking about the subway station. He tried to hand me something. I politely declined. After he walked away, I saw one of his handouts on the ground inside the shelter. I took a closer look. It was a leaflet...
By best I mean, fifth. The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) has ranked the home inspection regulation laws in the United States, weighing them on 13 criteria, including testing requirements, standards of practice, codes of ethics, and enforceability. In the...
Maybe you read today that GMAC Carlson is closing 14 of its Massachusetts offices. Ouch. As the articles mention, almost all real estate agents are paid on commission, meaning there is little cost to keeping them on-board. Therefore, those who lost their...
Ah. Now we know who to blame! From the NY Times message boards: My home has been on the market over a year and the single largest factor in the current slump appears to be inept, greedy and unprofessional Realtors. The market will return to balance when at least half...
The real estate industry in Boston is getting pretty crowded. National real estate companies Keller Williams and Wm. Raveis & Sons moved into Boston, last year. Online discount low-fee brokerage Redfin made its entry back in March of this year. This week, Movoto...