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March 14, 2024

Market Update Week of 03/14/2024

Last week Forbes Magazine published its list of the most expensive zip codes to buy a house in the US, and Boston is ranked as the number TWO city in the country. As you can imagine swelling prices just down the pike have a rippling effect out here. Nationally all ...

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March 1, 2024

Market Update Week of 03/01/2024

Expect prices to go up! It's that simple. Most new listings are receiving stunning offers, sometimes before they even hit the market. Redfin reports that year over year in January, prices were up nearly 7% nationally.

 

Does it feel like more of the same? In a way, it ...

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Feb. 16, 2024

Market Update Week of 02/16/2024

Each week, I write about all the great towns just west of Boston. Do you know the details that make up these areas? You do now!

 

Tax rates in many towns have decreased in recent years, BUT of course the sales price and in turn the assessments have gone ...

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Jan. 12, 2024

Market Update Week of 01/12/2024

Happy New Year! I hope it is off to a great start. I welcomed in the new year with a birthday and a nasty case of Covid, but I can happily report it is now behind me. Let's go!!!

 

It's time to look forward and help shape ...

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Dec. 1, 2023

Market Update Week of 12/01/2023

 

A quick snapshot of the market this week, since real estate transactions are at a quiet hum while the world rushes around prepping for the holidays and vacations.

The pending home sales index tracked by the National Association of Realtors dropped 1.5% in October—the lowest number of contracts ...

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Dec. 1, 2023

In Defense of a Buyer's Agent

It's the elephant in the room! I don't want to have to defend my value as a full-time real estate agent, but the public is asking us to. Multiple lawsuits filed around the country claim sellers should not have to pay a buyer agent fee. In our area ...

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Nov. 17, 2023

Market Update Week of 11/17/2023

Listen closely, and you will hear a sigh of relief. Look closely, and you will see a big smile on the faces of those who follow the economy. Retail sales slowed and inflation is cooling overall, just what the Federal Reserve aimed to do. If the economy resets, the ...

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Nov. 9, 2023

Market Update Week of 11/09/2023

Don't buy your primary home thinking it's a money-maker! High prices coupled with lofty mortgage rates plus closing costs make this market the least affordable and hardest to break into in decades. That means it will take you longer than in the past to recoup those costs ...

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Oct. 20, 2023

Market Update Week of 10/20/2023

We are at a 23 year high right now! I am talking about interest rates this week that surged to nearly 8%. This seems to satisfy the federal reserve for now which indicated it will show restraint at its next meeting and hold steady without an increase. Hopefully a ...

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Oct. 7, 2023

Market Update Week of 10/07/2023

There have been some notable price reductions this week, but what caught my attention most was the number of properties that went under agreement in the last few weeks. A stunning amount of homes now have signed contracts, far outpacing the new listings being introduced in those same weeks ...

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