Four Seasons of Homeownership – Fall Fall is firmly upon us and with that in mind, today’s infographic from Today’s Homeowner (from their 4 Seasons of Homeownership) goes over some simple things you can do to prepare your home for winter. Happy Friday!!! Hat tip to TodaysHomeowner.com. The post Four Seasons of Homeownership – […]
Housing Starts & Building Permits Down in September The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,256,000. This figure is 9.4% below August’s revised estimate but is 1.6% higher than September, 2018. Single‐family housing starts in September were at a rate of 918k, which
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Top 10 Markets for Flipping The good folks over at Realtor.com said that it seems like everyone is getting into real estate game or at least dreaming about it. In fact, they remind everyone that it’s just not as easy as it looks on HGTV and that something called reality sets in. That’s why their
Vetstein Says “Yes, Always!” to Owner’s Title Insurance in Boston Sunday Globe Magazine Piece Benefits and Affordability Of Owner’s Title Insurance Coverage Praised In Widely Read Article When my friend Jim Morrison, formerly of Banker and Tradesman and now a freelance real estate reporter, contacted me about an article on owner’s title insurance, I was
Why You’ll Love Notes I’m Donna Bauer, The Original NoteBuyer®. Over the years, I’ve done all types of real estate transactions: buying, selling, leasing—virtually everything having to do with real property. I’ve also done all types of note deals: performing, non-performing, seller-financed, and everything in-between. I can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt,
WSJ exposes privacy issues in real estate, need for Consumer Bill of Rights The @WSJ reported today that popular phone apps like #HRMonitor, #Flo and #Realtor sent private data to @Facebook without users’ knowledge. No wonder advertisers are addicted to FB audience targeting tools, but what of #dataprivacy? Read the WSJ report: https://t.co/7YDv3YhT1w. pic.twitter.com/9CDREE5Can —
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From The Assessor’s Office | Massachusetts Real Estate Tax Assessments and Abatement Basics “From the Assessor’s Office” — A New Regular Column by Jonathan Steinberg, MAA, MACR, Chief Assessor, Town of Westborough Along with the celebration of the holidays comes the moment of truth when communities with quarterly tax billing send out the new Fiscal Year’s tax
MassLandlords Trade Group Files Record Number Of Legislative Bills Rent Escrow, Security Deposit Reform, and Elderly Housing Legislation Filed By Trade Group Historically, Massachusetts rental property owners have struggled to overcome the coordinated and organized political lobbying of tenant rights and rent control groups at the State House. I remember just a few years ago
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Cambridge, Other Cities Exploring Giving Tenants Legal Right to Purchase Rental Properties Property Owners Vehemently Opposed to “Right of First Refusal” Proposals Giving Tenants Up to 240 Days to Purchase Rental Properties For Sale In an effort to stem the affordable housing problem, cities like Cambridge and Somerville are exploring giving tenants a legal right
WANTED: Cathedral builders to transform intergenerational housing gridlock into community “When I’m 64…” the first time I heard those lyrics from the Beatles‘s classic song that destination seemed two centuries away, now it’s only two days. The head of MIT’s AgeLab says that some aging babyboomers will live two decades longer than parents who