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Where Do Mortgage Rates Come From?

Posted by martin kalisker on August 5th, 2008

Where do mortgage rates come from? Not the 10 year nor 30 year Treasury as many think.

Why and how mortgage rates change in the marketplace is often misunderstood – even by the news media. They often report mortgage rates will go down when the Federal Reserve announces a rate cut when sometimes the opposite can …

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Bye Bye Newspaper Advertising For Real Estate

Posted by martin kalisker on August 4th, 2008

As further evidence of the shift to online advertising, the Los Angeles Times has announced it will no longer publish its weekly real estate section. Click here for the entire news story.

Is Boston next? As a Realtor®, I am often asked by Sellers and Agents alike, why I am reluctant to use …

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FAQs about HOPE For Homeowners Legislation

Posted by martin kalisker on July 30th, 2008

This is hot off the press news. President Bush just signed into law the HOPE For Homeowners legislation on July 30, 2008.

When does the program start?

The legislation is effective upon enactment; the HOPE for Homeowners program goes into effect on October 1, 2008. The Oversight Board will write more detailed program rules.

What agency is …

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Weichert Forecasts Housing Market on the Rise

Posted by martin kalisker on July 22nd, 2008

Real estate pioneer calls the bottom of the market and expects home sales to begin showing modest, steady increases

As president and founder of Weichert, Realtors, one of the nation’s largest privately-held real estate companies, James M. Weichert has seen his share of market shifts. In fact, Weichert has become quite efficient at predicting changes by …

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New Housing Characteristics - Where Does Boston Fit In?

Posted by martin kalisker on July 22nd, 2008

THEY’RE GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER

According to the Census Bureaus’ Characteristics of New Housing report for 2007, the average square footage of homes is currently at a historic high.

On average, a completed single-family home had 2,521 square-feet, up 2.1% from 2,469 square-feet in 2006.

Additionally, the report provides characteristics on indoor and outdoor housing features. Data from …

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Do Boston Buyers Really Want One Stop Shopping?

Posted by martin kalisker on July 21st, 2008

You’ve just signed an Offer to Purchase on your new dream home. Your energy level is at an all time high, and if you had your way, you’d close on the transaction tomorrow. But what does your Realtor do? Does he/she hand you a list of lawyers, mortgage lenders and other service …

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Renting? It’s A Good Time to Buy

Posted by martin kalisker on July 21st, 2008

Renters Plan to Buy Homes

According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive for the National Apartment Association, one in five renters plan to buy a home in the next year, and most said they expected to make the move to homeownership within five years. Cumulatively, 41 percent of renters said they no longer expect to …

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Home Staging Can Pay Off Big When Selling a Home !

Posted by martin kalisker on July 21st, 2008

What’s the fuss with “home staging”, and why is everyone talking about it? Well, for a small up front investment, it can pay off handsomely when it comes to home selling. If you’d like to discuss home staging ideas in greater detail, contact me at 781-237-3102.

Self-proclaimed “creator of home staging,” Barb Schwarz estimates that …

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Blog Probes Real Estate Models

Posted by CityBlogMA on March 30th, 2008

www.REALonomics.net is a blog that is asking serious questions about where the real estate industry is going. More specifically, REALonomics poses challenges to the broker/owners to adopt models that will allow their organizations to become more transparent.REALonomics.net advocates that the industry open up the property information portals to consumers and …

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Boston Real Estate Deals

Posted by franklinknotts on March 19th, 2008

Looking for LUXURY or HISTORICAL property in BACK BAY, SOUTH END, WATERFRONT, DOWNTOWN and BEACON HILL areas of BOSTON REAL ESTATE:

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PREVIEWING BOSTON REAL ESTATE THIS WEEK? DETAILED LISTS OF OPEN HOUSES ARE AVAILBLE BY EMAIL. PLEASE EMAIL ME AT FRANKLINKNOTTS@AOL.COM AND I WILL SEND YOU THE MOST COMPLETE LIST …

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