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Financing Your Vacation Home

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Vacation home sales jumped 50% from 2013 to 2014 and that trend is expected to continue in 2015 according to the National Association of Realtors.  Factors in this jump include an improving economy and the generation of baby boomers looking to buy second homes where they will eventually retire.

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Follow These Rules Before Refinancing Your Mortgage

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Refinancing your mortgage is a smart move if done right.  If done wrong, however, you could lose money when you have to sell.

      1. Pay Attention to Half Percents

With the current trend of low interest rates,

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Newton Library's Spring Fling

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Newton Library’s Spring Fling is Saturday, April 11th at 6:30 p.m.!  The annual gala benefits the Newton Free Library.  This year’s special guests include Atul Gawande, a Newton resident, surgeon, and author. Don't forget to get your tickets!

What to Do After Inheriting a Home

After inheriting a home, there are a few things to consider regardless of whether you plan to keep, sell or lease the property.

1.     Check the title.

In order to ensure that the home is transferable to you, confirm that the ownership is in the name it is intended.

2.     Make sure there are no liens against the property.

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NAR Survey Shows Millennials are Buying the Most Homes

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According to the National Association of REALTORS® Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends study, millennials make up the largest percent of recent buyers.  Thirty-two percent of all buyers in the past year have been 34

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In 2014, 1.2 Million Borrowers Regained Equity

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CoreLogic® conducted an analysis that showed that 1.2 million borrowers regained equity in 2014, bring the total number of mortgaged homes with equity at the end of 2014 to 89 percent.  However, from Q3 to Q4 of 2014, the negative equity value increased $7 billion to $348.8 billion.  Over the course

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