Massachusetts Real Estate- Merrimack Valley
Real Estate in Essex and Northern Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts
Tewksbury MA Real Estate Update 07/27/17 Whats the Real Estate Market Like In Tewksbury MA? With home prices on a significant rise in the greater market area we are seeing many segments of the market as being a red hot sellers market. Tewksbury MA is no exception to that rule. The real estate market in Tewksbury MA is hot and strong. We are looking at what has happened over the 6 months. Currently the median house price is $412,000 in Tewksbury up from $388,000 a … Continue reading...
Does Going Directly to The Listing Agent Save Money? Some home buyers think that if they go to an open house or call the listing agent directly on a home they will save money. The thought is if they go directly to the listing agent they will receive an edge in negotiations and/or the listing agent will give up part of their commission to make the deal work. So will going directly to the listing agent save you money? In reality, yes you may have the illusion of saving money upfront on … Continue reading...
I went on a listing appointment the other evening. I know I shouldn't be shocked, but I was. I spent two to three hours researching and going over pricing on the property the homeowners were looking to sell. My research included a few drive by's of home that sold in the past 6 months. Two very good comparable properties were on similar parallel streets to the house I was researching. There was one flaw to this property which was high tension wires ran thru the … Continue reading...
Status: Active MLS#: 72198103 Price: $340,000 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 1.5 Living Area: 1564 Acreage: 1 acre Taxes: $5589 About 90 Kennedy Drive, Tewksbury MA 90 Kennedy Drive is located in the north west Wamesit quadrant of Tewksbury MA. It provides an excellent commuter location being 1 mile from the exit 38 on the route 495 ramp and about 5 miles to the route 93 ramp off of Dascomb Road. The home is nestled in a … Continue reading...
We are in a red hot seller's market here in the greater Boston area. Inventory is low and market times are blazing fast. Yet you might be left wondering why some houses sell so fast why others linger on the market forever. First let me start off by saying you only hear about the real estate success stories, not the real estate stories that have gone bad. Seriously, when is the last time you heard someone bragging that their house has been on the market for 6 months with out an … Continue reading...
The time has come to sell your home. You always hear de-clutter your home. Did you ever wonder why it is so important to de-clutter your home and why agents are so adamant about getting you to de-clutter? If there is nothing else you do to prepare your home to sell, de-cluttering is one of the best steps you can take to aid in the sale of your home. 3 Reasons To Declutter Your Home When Selling ______________________________________ Don't Let the Buyers Thinking Get Cluttered … Continue reading...
One option home buyers have entering the real estate market is what type of home to buy. Common options are a single family, condominium or a multi family home. We are going to talk about buying a multi family as an owner occupant. There are two types of buyers interested in multi families. The investor who wants to obtain positive cash flow through rental income and the owner occupant who lives in the home and uses the additional units to help pay the mortgage. The … Continue reading...
I have a term for when home buyers waste valuable months searching for homes that don't exist, but have no clue they are involved in an impossible or near impossible task. I call searching for homes that don't exist chasing unicorns. Just like the mythical creature that doesn't exist neither does some home buyer's dream homes. Home buyer's that don't have a handle on existing markets conditions and the available inventory will waste months or even longer, while getting more and … Continue reading...
You have probably heard that in many segments of the real estate market in Massachusetts it is a hot sellers market. As a home buyer navigating a hot sellers market can sure be frustrating. This article will help home buyers identify and navigate a red hot seller's market. Define A Seller's Market I have written other articles on understanding real estate markets. But let's quickly define a sellers market. A sellers market is when the amount of inventory on the market will … Continue reading...
A lot of people are obsessed with tiny homes. Talk about a hashtag that gets a lot of interest on Pinterest... #tinyhouses.... its a wildly popular topic. Filled with cool space saving ideas, plans and more, people love them. Tiny Houses are so cute!! So will Tiny houses come to Massachusetts? Will you eventually be able to buy a tiny house in a Massachusetts subdivision? Tiny houses seem to attract the millennial and hipster crowd and fit a lifestyle that … Continue reading...
