Author name: Boston REIA

Jim Brooks Act (Just Cause Eviction) Fails To Pass Legislative Session Bill Sent to Study Committee, Effectively Killing It After intense lobbying on both sides by property owner groups and tenant rights activities, lawmakers sent the Jim Brooks Community Stabilization Act to study effectively killing it for this legislative session. The Act, a Home Rule […]

Back to the Future: Do buyer agents really help consumers save money? Only one previous blog post during 2018 — is this another abandoned real estate web site? Hardly.  While the housing market has been grossly overheated, and irrational exuberance drove bidding wars $ 100,000 over asking price; our attention as buyer agents, and leading industry reformers,

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Governor Baker Approves New Short Term Rental (Airbnb) Law and Taxes New Occupancy Tax, Statewide Registry, Insurance Requirements, and Inspections At the very end of 2018 without much fanfare, Governor Baker signed into law a bill regulating and taxing short-term rentals. The new law provides for new taxes, a statewide registry, insurance requirements, and inspections

Want an EFFECTIVE Buyer Agent (or Listing Agent)? Better Shop Around Eating lunch at the Cambridge Common near the Harvard Law School, and the overhead speakers are playing a 1960’s classic from Smokey Robinson & The Miracles with the prudent advice above, “you better shop around.” The same words could apply to homebuyers and sellers according

The Federal Government Shutdown’s Effect On Real Estate Closings Bumpy Ride Ahead — Expect Some Delays For Certain Loans I asked my friend David Gaffin, Senior Mortgage Banker and Branch Manager at Fairway Mortgage – Hudson (DGaffin@fairwaymc.com), whether and to what extent the federal government shutdown is affecting real estate closings in Massachusetts. Here’s what

What? Why run a back ground check on yourself? In the process of preparing for an upcoming national REIA conference, I decided to run a background check on one of the attendees: David Pickron. Or, as I often like to call him, “me.” Before I tell you what I found, let me ask you: have

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Whether you’re an amateur or an experienced investor, setting financial goals is a major cornerstone to an investor’s success. Setting short and long-term financial goals provide a sense of direction to investors. Without defining clear goals, investors may struggle to maximize business returns. Financial goals, however, vary from investor to investor. Identifying the right goals

If you’re thinking about dipping your toe into the world of investing in distressed mortgages, the following are necessary questions that you need to ask yourself before making any commitment. What’s the difference between investing in real estate property versus mortgage notes? One of the main differences is that with real estate property, it requires