Boston.com put together a Boston Home Tour Checklist to keep handy when you are deciding if your potential new home is right for you. Here’s part one of a two-part list that covers the exterior, basement/crawlspace, and kitchen. EXTERIOR Cross the street and look at the home for signs of leaning (Brick homes) The bricks aren’t chipped […]
Mass. home sales surge as prices hit record highs in June
Record-breaking home prices couldn’t keep buyers away from the real estate market in June. The median price of a Massachusetts single-family home reached $555,000 in June, according to real estate analytics firm The Warren Group. That’s a new all-time high, and a 26.1 percent jump over June 2020, when the median Massachusetts house was $115,000 cheaper. […]
Home sellers are feeling good about 2021
Home sellers are chomping at the bit. As the economy reopens, vaccinations continue to roll out and stimulus checks reach bank accounts across America, home sellers are increasingly optimistic. And despite fierce bidding wars, competition from institutional investors and sore wrists from writing dozens of heartfelt letters to home sellers, even buyers are growing in courage these days. Fannie […]