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Selling Your Home

Selling Your Home

Selling Your Home? Lost on How to Start? Read Here!

            You have probably seen stories about how the Boston real estate market has been cruising along and you may be wondering what your home is really worth in today's seller's market...We've outline some of the most important [...]

Getting The Edge in Sellers Market

Getting The Edge in Seller's Market

Get the Edge in a Sellers Market

            Stephen Hussey, a Boston-area home inspector and real estate agent, sees it too often: home buyers blowing deals because they simply weren't ready to compete in today's fiercely competitive housing [...]

Are You Ready for Wegmans?

 
 
A Boston developer has filed plans with the Boston Redevelopment Authority on Monday to replace the Landmark Center's 1,400 car parking garage with offices, housing and the Hub's first Wegmans.
 
Samuels & Associates has proposed a $500 million expanded Landmark Center that would include three new buildings, ranging from 10 to 12
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Flood Law Update

 The chorus of state and local officials calling on the federal government to do some more homework before implementing new coastal flood zone maps and flood insurance laws now includes Attorney General Martha
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Did the Red Sox Pay Too Little?

 
 
The Boston Redevelopment Authority used dated real estate values to support a back-room deal to sell the Red Sox rights on Yawkey Way and Lansdowne Street -- a ploy designed to ease a sweetheart deal, claims a local watchdog who is questioning the accuracy of the
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Unexpected Demand for Solar Panels Extends Incentive Program

 
 
The deadline for a solar power incentive program in several communities across the state has been extended after unexpected demand for solar panels, state and local agencies
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Boston's Expansion Mode Creates 8,700 Jobs

 

            Greater Boston's development boom is putting more people to work, fueling one of the biggest recoveries in construction jobs in the nation, according to a new report.


 
            The Boston, Cambridge and Quincy metro area has added 8,700 jobs since August 2012, a 16 percent jump that was second only to the 8,900 jobs added

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What Can New Balance Bring to Brighton?

 
 
         New Balance broke ground yesterday on its new world headquarters in Brighton, part of a 14-acre development that city and company officials say could be the start of significant redevelopment in the [...]

What Will The New Flood Law Bring?

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         A dramatic increase in flood insurance rates under a new federal law and a redrawing of flood lines by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could harm property values and lead to a new spate of foreclosures just as Massachusetts is beginning to recover from the Great Recession, several speakers told a state legislative panel

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Big Condo Projects On The Way

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          For the past year, Bay State homeowners and potential home buyers competed in bidding wars as they targeted a dwindling supply of properties for sale. Massachusetts' housing market rebounded strongly in the first two quarters as the median sale price for single-family homes and condos jumped at double-digit rates and sales [...]

Expansion on Boston's Waterfront

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     It's taken a few years, but the renaissance East Boston's waterfront is happening.Construction is finally underway on one major residential project and a second is expected to be permitted by year's end. Earlier this year, construction commenced on Portside at Pier One, the $67 million luxury apartment project on the waterfront [...]

Mortgage Rates Rise

 
     Already difficult, landing a mortgage may actually get a lot harder before it gets easier. We all know the downside now of rising interest rates. Home buyers are in love with rock bottom interest rates, which, at least in theory, have significantly increased their purchasing power. (OK, low rates have also helped reinflate home
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"Flipping Without Flopping"

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I wrote an article for The Realty Times about important steps to take before considering flipping a house.  It is not as easy as you may think it is to generate profit from house flipping, but after reading this article you may get a sense of how [...]
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