Massachusetts Real Estate- Merrimack Valley
Real Estate in Essex and Northern Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts
In Massachusetts home that are new to the market show up as a "NEW listing" for four days. From a marketing standpoint your listing is only new once. It is important for a seller to make the most of the first few days to the first couple of weeks of their new listing. The new listing period thru the first couple of weeks is a very critical time for the sale of your home. It is the period that will get the most amount of attention from the very best buyers. If it all … Continue reading...
18 Pupkis Road, Tewksbury MA 01876 Price: $439,900 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2 full Living Area: 1836sqft Acreage: .19 acres Taxes: $5065 18 Pupkis Road is a home for sale in Tewksbury Massachusetts. Located in South Tewksbury this home is perfect for commuters, giving the new owner good access to all the major highways and routes in the area. The location also brings you close to your shopping needs on route 38. 18 Pupkis Road sits on a … Continue reading...
Did you ever wonder why your home isn't getting showings? But, your neighbor listed his home and put it under agreement in two days. And, he received $10,000 over asking! Yesterday, the house one street over had 60 people at the first open house and went under contract the next day.... Especially in this red hot seller's market, you are hearing success stories of homes going over asking..... open houses being flooded and homes being sold immediately after hitting the market. Believe it or … Continue reading...
Buying a home can be such a whirlwind. Making the decision to buy a new home, looking at properties, getting financed, going into escrow and then finally closing on your new home. Now you need to know what to do after closing on a house. There are some essential tasks you should perform right away. But before you put up your feet and relax, there are a few tasks you will want to do immediately or shortly after taking possession of your new home. These essential tasks will help … Continue reading...
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...
On the Market- Showing start 8am on Saturday April 7th! Price- $365,000 Living Area- 1344sqft Acreage- .92 acres Bedroom- 4 Bath- 1 Full Taxes- $4841.14 1st Open Houses April 7th and 8th 1-3pm About 85 Foster Road Tewksbury MA 01876 85 Foster Road is a home for sale in Tewksbury. Located just off the downtown the home is centrally located to all of the shopping along route 38. It is also gives its new owners easy access to all the major highways in the … Continue reading...
If you are buying a home with less than 20% of your own equity, somewhere along the way you may hear the term Private Mortgage Insurance or PMI. Most first time home buyers deciding to buy their first home and start the mortgage process do not know they may need to get Private Mortgage Insurance to get a home mortgage. It ends up being one more added expense when purchasing a home. What is PMI? As a borrower who puts less than a 20% down payment for a home loan you will most likely … Continue reading...
I am going to wrap up the article with the 13 do's and dont's of a home search. But first I am going to give some context by going thru the typical home buying search cycle. Hopefully by understanding the search cycle it can maximize your search efforts in finding just the right home. And prevent you from wasting valuable time. Right now we are in a strong to very strong sellers market. It is possible to see a $350,000 house appreciate $2-3000 or even more for every month … Continue reading...
At some point during the decision to sell your home there will be the thought to maybe sell your house on your own as a For Sale By Owner or FSBO. This is where a home seller bypasses a real estate agent and tries to sell their house with out the experience and representation of a real estate agent. So, is it possible to sell your house on your own? The answer is yes it is possible to sell your house as a for sale by owner. The #1 reason a home seller … Continue reading...
Today's home buyer is very different than even 15 or 20 years ago. As a home seller or even a real estate agent understanding today's home buyer is critical in helping to get your home sold. We are going to talk about one segment of the home buying population, the Millennial home buyer or generation Y. The Millennial home buyer is shaping the real estate today and will for years to come. So why are we talking about the Millennial home buyer? … Continue reading...
