Four Seasons of Homeownership â 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 – […]
Demand for Vacation Homes Sees Increase We have had several posts about owning vacation homes – whether to rent them out, use them as a 2nd home or both. With that in mind, a new report from the National Association of Realtors says that increased financial wealth and low mortgage rates have boosted the demand
FLASHBACK: Bidding wars plunge in Boston, #BiddingWarBacklash next? Despite 24 years of experience, the first eight months of 2019 have been the worst ever for the Real Estate Cafe, the first online / offline, cybercafe for real estate when we opened in 1995. Now, two headlines this week make us glad that we’ve encouraged buyers
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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
Housing Starts & Building Permits Down in September The U.S. government is reporting that privatelyâowned 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. Singleâfamily housing starts in September were at a rate of 918k, which
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From The Assessorâs 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 Yearâs tax
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 â
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Why Youâll Love Notes Iâm Donna Bauer, The Original NoteBuyerÂź. Over the years, Iâve done all types of real estate transactions: buying, selling, leasingâvirtually everything having to do with real property. Iâve 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,
Vetstein Says âYes, Always!â to Ownerâs 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
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