Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide - For MA Home Buyers, By An Exclusive Buyer Agent

Your high school quarterback son need some help reading defenses or spotting the open receiver? Well, then move in next door to Patriots QB Tom Brady. The Boston Herald reported (actually using the Boston Globe as a source) September 13, 2007 that Brady is selling two condo units he owns in a Bea...

More than 8,700 Massachusetts home owners have lost their homes to foreclosure since state officials began debating in January on how to fix the state's foreclosure crisis, the Boston Herald reported September 21, 2007. Despite another hearing on Beacon Hill regarding the foreclosure issue Septem...

In an effort to withstand soaring foreclosures, Countrywide financial will cut as many as 12,000 jobs, the  Boston Herald reported September 8, 2007. "The cuts, amounting to as much as 20 percent of its work force, are needed because the company expects new mortgages to fall about 25 percent in 2...

Average rates for U.S. 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages rose from 6.31 percent to 6.34 percent, USA Today reported September 20, 2007. A year ago the 30-year loan averaged 6.40 percent. Average rates for 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages stood at 5.98 percent, up from 5.97 percent the previous week. Las...

An interesting post on the Real Estate Cafe Weblog talks about the psychology of home buyers and sellers, and how that psychology can impact the market. The author discusses something called the "negative cycle." You can listen to an audio report from August 30, 2007 about the current state of t...

A home in Edmonton, Canada is reducing its price $1,000 per day until it is sold. The real estate agent selling the home announced the strategy August 31, 2007. The strategy certainly has produced publicity. What do you think of this strategy?Has anyone heard whether the house has sold?  See a ph...

According to CNN, an East Hampton, NY home that sold this year for $103 million was the most expensive home sale ever in the United States. Don't worry, you still have several opportunities to be the proud owner of the most expensive home in the country. View a CNN video about five remarkable hom...

Home foreclosure petitions in Massachusetts rose nearly 67 percent in July compared to July 2006, The Eagle-Tribune reported September 4, 2007. The rise marks the 18th straight months the total number of foreclosure petitions in the Bay State surpassed the same month the previous year. The Warren...

Whether buying or renting is better depends on your personal circumstances. Several factors need to be considered, including the rent you pay, the price of the home you plan to purchase, the mortgage interest rate, how long you plan to remain in the home and other factors. Here's a handy free cal...

I picked up this great video recommending exclusive buyer agents on MyBuyerAgent.com, a Web site operated by Richard Machado, who is a real estate professional in the New Bedford area. The video is a clip from NBC's Today Show featuring information about choosing a real estate agent from financia...