In the years leading to the financial crisis, it was not nearly as impossible to get financing on your property through within a day or two. That, of course, came amid a vastly different economy and during an untamed era. In today's massively regulated, monstrously documented, down-to-the-last-decimal-point, tabulated process, you should [...]
Yesterday we wrote about the things you'd need to know about today's home sellers. Today, we're writing about the 'other side', the buyer side. If you're a seller, you'd definitely want to read about what makes today's home buyers different from their predecessors, or perhaps how your existing clients are no longer who they once were. It's [...]
As the first month of the year will soon be wrapping up, most results of last year's final quarter are slowly finding their way to the public. This week, tons of data regarding the market's uptick have been published in several newspapers, citing the city's real estate comeback. At the same time, new projects have sprouted along the way, [...]
If you're bored and bummed out that the past couple days have been frigid and frozen, you are not alone. And if you have been preparing to shut yourself in for the rest of this season, you're on the wrong track, even if you're on a strict back-to-being-fit . Grab your coat and get out. Here are a couple of things to check out this weekend [...]
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With all of yesterday's news about the nation's record-breaking home sales of 2012, people should finally come to terms with the fact that the real estate industry has indeed rebounded - and with a vengeance, so to speak. In fact, the National Association of Realtors said [...]
What a difference a couple of years make. Back in 2007, homebuyers would beg to purchase your house. They would even bid more than the asking price for the privilege to do so. Now that the market has picked up, it gets a bit more challenging to unload your property. Once the real estate bubble burst and foreclosures diluted the housing pool, [...]
Not too long ago, we wrote about transformations that are about to happen in the Southend. Well it seems that developers just can't get enough of that area, as numerous projects have seem to sprout up since only a month ago; one of which is a MassDOT project aimed at altering one of the neighborhood's 'crime hotspot' areas into a massive [...]
The first long weekend of the year is coming up, do you have any plans? Although MLK weekend is traditionally celebrated with people tuned into their television sets for the Presidential Inauguration, it might be a good idea to skip this one and pamper yourself while the weather is still warm-ish. There's also a good chance that you're still [...]
Though Boston has already hopefully seen the spike of the flu outbreak, it is still a good idea to keep your home healthy this winter given that the season is still far from over; the air outside is dry and cold, perfect for spreading germs and virus. And even if you constantly wash your hands and keep everything sanitized and safe, you [...]
