Why some apartments rent and why some don’t.

We had a landlord call the office today asking why his apartments haven’t rented yet. That sparked me to look at the rental deals we had closed over the last 3 months to try and find any trends as to why some apartments rent and why some don’t.
I wanted to see if any of […]

How Safe is this Neighborhood?

Great article today on MSN Real Estate about the limits we as Realtors can go to when discussing the safety of a Neighborhood.
In Massachusetts the standard response of most Sale Agents will be “Under MA law we are not allowed to discuss the safety of a neighborhood. If you’d like, you can research crime statistics […]

Ocean Front Condo’s for less than 250K - Really?

Is your goal is to wake up every morning to the aroma of wind swept salt air and panoramic ocean views? Maybe in retirement? A second home perhaps? Why not now?
Our good friends at the Boston Globe chose to highlight an auction of condominiums going on March 9th by the Atlantica, a beautifully styled […]

Housing OK Motgages in Free Fall

The Warren Group has released its year end data for 2007 this week. What strikes me most is not the decline in residential sales or prices (down 5% from ‘06). Instead it’s the huge (and I mean huge) pull back in mortgage originations. Down 60% (60%!!!!) from the highs of 2003 and down 22% year […]

Sales Data Made Easy

Graph made possible by the Warren Group