Massachusetts Real Estate Articles by Kevin Vitali- Massachusets REALTOR

What is the Massachusetts Multiple Listing Service or MLS?

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A real estate agents life revolves around the multiple listing service. It is impossible to be a real estate agent if you are not a member of the local Multiple Listing Service or MLS. It is the single biggest tool an agent has in it's arsenal to help both home buyers and home sellers. But how does the Massachusetts Multiple Listing Service aide home buyers and home sellers? What is The Massachusetts Multiple Listing Service or MLS The Multiple Listing Service, or as it is commonly … Continue reading...

84 Westchester Drive, Haverhill MA 01830- Haverhill Condo For Sale

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8 Rooms, 2 Bedrooms and 2.5 Bath Status: Active Price: $389,900 Square Footage: 2928sqft Taxes: $4595 Open House February 2nd 12pm to 2 pm 84 Westchester Drive, Haverhill MA 01832 84 Westchester Drive is located on the Haverhill/Plasitow line near the Haverhill Country Club in The Fairway Condominiums complex. The location provides a country setting yet it is minutes to the highway, downtown Haverhill and shopping in Plaistow. About The Unit 84 … Continue reading...

6 First Steps For First Time Home Buyers

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New year, new you. The firs of the year starts a lot of people thinking this is the year to buy their first home. If you bought a home before, home buying can certainly present it's challenges. But for a first time home buyer, who has never been through the home buying process, buying a first home can be downright daunting. Being properly prepared will definitely make the first time home buying process a lot smoother and more enjoyable. Often the thought hits to buy a home several … Continue reading...

Understanding Fair Market Value of a Home

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At the crux of every real estate transaction underlies fair market value. Of course a buyer wants a great deal on a home, and of course every seller wants the most amount of money they can get for their home. But, at the end of the day most homes sold through a real estate agent in the Multiple Listing Service will sell for fair market value. Definition of Fair Market Value Of A Home Lets define fair market value of a home. the most probable selling price for a specific … Continue reading...

7 Reasons Your Offer On A House Was Declined

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Along the route of your home buying journey you may be in a situation where you have one or more offers on a house declined or countered offered. Even worse you may have multiple houses you mad an offer on rejected and sold to another buyer. Remember, while you can have an offer flat out rejected, in effect, a counter offer is a rejection as well. With a counter offer from the seller, the seller is rejecting your offer and indicating terms that they may accept. When you buy a … Continue reading...

Not Your Regular Ways of Making Your Property More Attractive for Buyers

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The most obvious ways to make a house more appealing to buyers are to clean it, declutter, and fix whatever possible. Most resources dedicated to this topic will also suggest that you increase curb appeal and use lighting cleverly. All these things are definitely important and you should do them. Curb appeal, in particular, offers a lot of room for improvement. However, following those “standard tips” has long become the basic requirement for any home seller. Today, if you want to win over … Continue reading...

Things You Should Never Say or Do In Your Real Estate Listing

Once you list your home the most important marketing tool you have is your listing. Your listing is your public facing information. It includes photographs, description and basic statistics of your home. Your homes listing data will be the same across the board whether it is a real estate agents website, Zillow, Realtor.com or any other real estate portal found on the internet. But there are things you should never say or do in your real estate listing of your … Continue reading...

1830 Main Street, Unit 19, Tewksbury MA 01876

The Villages at Tewksbury Condo for Sale- Tewksbury MA Real Estate Agent

Tewksbury MA Condo for Sale Status: Sold for $299,500 December 23 2019 Price: $295,000 Bedrooms: 2 Baths: 2 Full Taxes: $3797 Condo Fee $260 1830 Main Street, Unit 19, Tewksbury MA The first thing to note about this Tewksbury home is it's exceptional location. Located off main street, just south of Tewksbury's downtown it gives you great access to restaurants, Tewksbury country Club and shopping. The location also gives good access to routes 495,3,93 … Continue reading...

Avoid Final Walk Through Issues

You have decided to sell your home, listed it with an agent, left for open houses, received an offer, made it through the home inspection and now is the day to pass papers and for your buyer to do their final walk though on your home. You have taken the time to do everything right, so now it's time to avoid final walk through issues that can delay or kill the sale of your home. There is nothing worse than spending all that time and effort only to have your deal go sideways on the day of the … Continue reading...

Do I Need A Buyer’s Agent When Buying A Home?

If you are starting down the path of buying a home the thought might cross your mind..... do I need a buyer's agent? The simple answer is no, it is not required you are represented by a buyer's agent when purchasing a home. But there is much to consider when you decide to buy a home and choosing what role you want your real estate agent to play in your home purchase is one of them. If you are a seasoned home buyer with several home purchase under your belt, you may be pretty savvy about … Continue reading...