Betsy Purcell's Blog

So the market’s recovering, interest rates are low, and you think you’re finally ready to buy a home? Not so fast. Buyers across the country are running into a new roadblock: there don’t seem to be enough homes for sale. Anyone who has looked at entry- to mid-level homes for sale in our Acton nei...

2-Step Method to Find the Right Acton Home for Sale   It was fascinating reading: especially if you currently have, or are looking for, an Acton home for sale. The New York Times’ headline was “After You Read the Listings, Your Agent Reads You.”  I thought that sounded sort of hokey — especially ...

Acton Home Buyers May Skip ‘Starter Homes’ Altogether   The concept of “starter homes” cropped up after the end of the Second World War, when millions of young families took advantage of low-cost new developments to gain a foothold in homeownership: the emblematic first step in fulfilling the Ame...

  The Next 4 Things No One Tells Area First Time Homebuyers   Of all the things first time homebuyers in our Acton area are told, some that turn out to be pretty important are too often overlooked. Here are four items first time homebuyers will find useful to know:  4. Remodeling costs more than ...

7 Things No One Tells Acton First Time Homebuyers   First time homebuyers in Acton are told a lot of things —  “Save your money,” their parents advise. “Location, location, location!” their friend’s friend cautions. Reasonable advice, for certain. But there some important elements of the home buy...

Why the Newest listings for Acton Sometimes…Aren’t!   You are doing some serious house-hunting.  You’ve been Googling ‘newest Acton MA listings’, but when you click on the most popular sites, somehow the ‘newest Acton listings’ are the same ones you’ve seen before. Worse, some of them turn out to...

Great advice.  Many pet owners have no concept of how the buyer may react to a pet or smells that the selling family may not even be aware of.   Everybody loves to have pets in his house except when it comes to selling your house. Most of the buyers avoid purchasing houses with pets in them for m...

  Home Prices Predictions: Reliable for Acton Homeowners?   Who doesn’t want to know what will happen in the future? That’s a very small group, for sure, since good planning is a cornerstone of good management -- for households as well as for organizations of every kind. So, whenever Acton,MA hom...

    The Best Day for Listing Your Acton Home is…   “Mansion” is the Wall Street Journal’s entry into the high-end real estate magazine world. Well, not quite a magazine -- it’s an extra section they run on Fridays. It’s a nice diversion for those who want to read about really rich people selling ...

  Clearing the Way to Decluttered Local Open Houses    Why so many open houses in Acton? The reason is because they are so effective -- not only by instantly spreading notice that a property is seriously entering the market, but also by creating a firm target date for the seller – a day when all ...