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How Important is the Final Walk-Through?
- By Jim Lowenstern
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5 Homebuyer Strategies
- By Jim Lowenstern
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How Important is Staging Your Home?
- By Jim Lowenstern
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While there is no harm in staging your home, it's not the most important thing. Even if your home has been professionally staged, people will notice if you don't take the time to update outdated wallpaper and old [...]
How School Districts Affect Your Home's Value
- By Jim Lowenstern
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Why Now is the Best Time to Sell Your Home
- By Jim Lowenstern
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According to the Theory of Supply and Demand, you’ll make the most money when demand is high and supply is low. The National Association of Realtors reported that buyer activity was three times greater this past January than in January 2014. They also state that there are fewer houses on the market now than there
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Tips for Showing Your Home in the Winter
- By Jim Lowenstern
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While all this snow may seem detrimental to selling your home, it may not be as bad as it seems! One plus side is that all these snow days gives home buyers more time to look at homes online, and are that much more likely to come across you [...]
What's that Ice Really Doing to Your House?
- By Jim Lowenstern
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Those pretty icicles forming on your roof may cause a lot more damage than you think. Not only could they fall and cause damage, but they can also cause ice dams. Ice dams occur after periods of heavy snow and several days of freezing temperatures. They can cause water damamge and gutter collapse.
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Weekend DIY: 11 Easy Fixes for Your Bathrooms
- By Jim Lowenstern
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If your bathroom is old, ugly, dirty, or disorganized, you don't have to live with it. And you don't have to overhaul it either. Small changes and small bills can help you love your bathroom again. Here are 11 ways you can make it [...]
Considering Condos As Opposed to a House
- By Jim Lowenstern
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Condos were once thought of as homes that attracted singles or couples, often without children. But today, condos are growing in popularity and attracting families of all [...]
Here's the 411 on Credit Scores
- By Jim Lowenstern
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Realtors often first direct their clients to get approved for a loan amount through their favorite lender. However, many of these clients feel betrayed, cheated and at times embarrassed to learn that the credit scores they counted on, in some cases paid for or obtained for free are not used by mortgage [...]
Top Stories for the Week of July 22nd
- By Jim Lowenstern
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Massachusetts Gas Prices Down Five Cents This Week
Despite last month's concern that unrest in Iraq might affect the country's oil production, leading to an increase in gas prices locally and nationally, prices at the pump have been
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Six Ways Your Home Can Improve Your Mood
- By Jim Lowenstern
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For many of us, the idea of being happy is tied to a feeling of comfort, love, security. Did you know you can create an environment of happiness in your home just by surrounding yourself with a few key things? Check out these six ways your home can improve your mood.
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How to Make Buyers Want Your Home
- By Jim Lowenstern
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Your home is listed on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and the sign goes up in your front yard. Now what? Sit back and let the offers roll in. Of course, that's what every seller wants but that's not always what [...]
10 Boston Projects to Watch in 2014
- By Samantha Day
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Boston is full of booming industry and improvement, from the ever-present construction on almost every bridge crossing the Charles, to the Government Center renovation. Here are ten projects in various stages of planning in the metro-Boston area worth watching in 2014.
The Millennium Tower in Downtown
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