Massachusetts Real Estate- Merrimack Valley
Real Estate in Essex and Northern Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts
One thing a home buyer loves is a well maintained home. A great habit of any homeowner is to document the work you have done on the home. It helps give your home a pedigree. So what is the definition of a pedigree? "The background or history of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction or quality." Doesn't that sound great? Of course it does and what home buyer wouldn't love that. Over the years I have had homeowners that have saved and organized … Continue reading...
As a Massachusetts real estate agent working with buyers, I see a variety of houses. Some expensive lavish homes, as well as starter homes. And in these homes, I can see professional renovations or work done by the weekend warrior homeowner. While some homeowners can do very professional quality work, their are others that should have left the job to a professional. It is common to go into some homes and see homeowner renovations from laminate floor … Continue reading...
Homeowners who want to list their home to sell, very rarely make an impulse decision to just throw a sign on the lawn and sell their home in a moments notice. Usually the thought is in their mind many months to even a year or more before they actually list their home for sale. Yet everyday, I meet with potential sellers who want to list their home tomorrow. They are in a hurry. The thought to sell has been on their mind for awhile and now it has come to fruition and they … Continue reading...
A common question from people I run into is how's the market. Well if your a home seller in Tewksbury MA or the surrounding area, the answer is excellent. Selling your Tewksbury home in 2018 may be the right thing for you to do. Selling Your Tewksbury Home in 2018 There are forces in the Tewksbury real estate market that makes it a very favorable market for home sellers. Both now and in the foreseeable future. We are seeing home prices exceeding the highs of the early-mid … Continue reading...
Quality exterior renovation projects can refresh the outside appeal of your home as well as give it lasting beauty and protection. Use Durable Exterior Fiber Cement Siding Protect the exterior of your home with fiber cement siding, a strong alternative siding like no other. This type of material protects your home by having resistance to fire, bugs, wind, rain, sun, and the other rough elements of nature. With the resistance that fiber cement siding offers, this material is less likely to … Continue reading...
We all have one chance at making a great first impression and it’s no different when it comes to selling our house. Potential buyers will often base their opinion on the first thing they see, and you need to make sure that your house is impeccable. It goes without saying that you’ll want to stand out from the competition and every little trick can add a plus to your side. You need to show your house in its best state and these staging techniques can help you to bring out the best side of your … Continue reading...
Most home buyers and sellers have some concept of single agency when it comes to real estate. Agency is the relationship between a home buyer or home seller and their real estate agent. Agency determines who the agent works for in the relationship and what level of service they can provide you. You have the listing agent or seller's agent that work for a seller and owes the seller a fiduciary responsibility. Or, you have the buyer's agent who represents the buyer and owes … Continue reading...
There are many factors that go into selling your home. But one of the more critical pieces is pricing your home just right. The price of your home can dictate many aspects of the home selling process throughout the life of your listing. One of the things that home sellers tend to overlook is the psychological factors that your list price has on buyers. Let explore some of the psychological factors that can motivate a home buyer to buy or a home buyer to even reject your … Continue reading...
Every home seller has high hopes their home will sell immediately and that there home is priced just right. Unfortunately for some home sellers that is not always the case and they will be faced with reducing the price of their home if they truly want to sell it. You will be left asking how much of a price reduction should I have on my home. Pricing your home right from the start is ultra critical yet it doesn't always happen. Sometimes determining the fair market value of … Continue reading...
Good things come in small packages, some say; but how many people would actually agree with this statement, especially in real estate? Potential buyers most certainly wouldn’t, that’s for sure. Cozy, adorable, warm, compact – these are all adjectives known to us as perfect euphemisms for cramped, claustrophobic and cluttered, and we can no longer be so easily fooled into settling for a smaller home than we have initially planned on buying. So how come we see more and more people joining the … Continue reading...
