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Cover your ground, for your plants’ sake Nature abhors bare ground, and so should you. Her response to naked earth is to clothe it, a job at which many weeds excel. The post Cover your ground, for your plants’ sake appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Homeowners Tapping into the Auxiliary Dwelling Unit Trend Recently we saw a garden shed apartment that was being rented out for over $ 1k per month, now we’ve learned from CNBC’s Diana Olick, that more & more homeowners are carving out revenue streams from their backyards by constructing auxiliary dwelling units (ADU).  So, what is

Using graduation & reunion season to reform real estate, #Hack4REGood #Hack4REGood: Parents helping kids w/ #DownPayment isn’t new, but seeing it in a different way than previous generations, inventing NEW ways too! #Millennial homebuyers, talk to us about #REGiftMultiplier before asking parents or grandparents for help!https://t.co/N339UcvKac — Bill Wendel (@RealEstateCafe) May 3, 2019 Commencement season

Allen Seymour, Mastermind of Forgery Scheme, Gets 3-5 Year State Prison Sentence Horry, SC Booking Photo — Allen J. Seymour As I’ve written here before, I have been representing three families victimized by convicted felon, Allen Seymour, in a brazen complex real estate forgery scam where he forged deeds and sold properties out from under owners.

Existing Home Sales Down 2.2% The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down in September following two consecutive months of increases.  Total existing-home sales fell 2.2% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.38 million in September.  The Realtors say that despite the decline, overall sales are up

Local Loan Shark Stopped In His Tracks NEW CASE ALERT: Our Firm Files Lawsuit Against Local Predatory Lender, Charging 50% Interest and Attempting to Evict Local Family On Monday, a new client came into my office with an unbelievable story. My client had some financial difficulties and was in pre-foreclosure with his second mortgage holder.

Opportunity Zones Show Potential for Small Businesses, Neighborhoods Opportunity Zones Show Potential for Small Businesses, Neighborhoods by Steve Chabot As the ranking member of the House Committee on Small Business, I hear time and time again from small business owners who become entrepreneurs to achieve the American Dream. However, their continued success can create ripples

Rent Escrow Orders Upheld by Supreme Judicial Court Huge Victory for Landlords and Property Managers Today, in Davis v. Comerford, Justice Scott Kafker of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued the first appellate decision confirming that Housing Court and District Court judges have the legal authority to issue rent escrow orders in favor of landlords

Housing America’s Older Adults We have posted a lot about the growing segment of retiring baby-boomers and where/how they’re going to live.  A new report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) says “housing inequality is becoming increasingly evident among older Americans as the number of older households climbs to unprecedented levels” and with

Watch Your Kid! Homeowner Not Responsible for Backyard Zip Line Accident Appeals Court Rules That Law Places Responsibility On Parents From hotel quality pools, to monster play-sets, to the ubiquitous trampoline and fun houses, backyard activities are all the rage these days. But what happens when a guest or young one is injured in your