In my blog "Schools, Schools, Schools When Looking For A Home" I described two sites ( GreatSchools.net and SchoolMatters.com) where you could obtain great information on schools in an area. This is particularly useful when you want to learn about schools in an area where you are thinking of buy
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02/25/2008
The New England Home Show will open this coming week at the Seaport World Trade Center in South Boston, Massachusetts. The show will have the following hours: Wednesday-Feb. 27: 5 pm - 9:30 pm Thursday-Feb. 28: 10 am - 9:30 pm
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02/24/2008
Now that its tax time I thought I would describe two new tax changes that could give tax relief to many homeowners: Mortgage Insurance- This is a new deduction that will help some people who purchased and paid for mortgage insurance during 2007. Not everyone is eligible for this new deduction.
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02/21/2008
A new study from Sperling's BestPlaces identifies those cities which do the best job of caring for its elderly population. The "Best Cities for Seniors" study examined the state of senior care in the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. This new study was produced in partnership w
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02/18/2008
Yea! I have to congratulate myself for reaching a milestone today; I reached 20,000 points. I joined ActiveRain in mid-October, 10/16/07 to be exact. During that time, just about four months, I posted 83 blogs. I now rank as #3 in Newton, MA; #8 in Middlesex County in Massachusetts and #24 in Ma
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02/17/2008
In my blog "Sevaral Ways To Get Mortgage Foreclosure Help in Massachusetts" I gave a number of methods to get foreclosure help in Massachusetts. Here is another way to get help, but this is available nationally. If you remember, back in mid-December President Bust announced a relief program Th
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02/17/2008
The 2008 New England REALTOR(R) Conference (NERC) will take place at the Charles Hotel at 1 Bennett St. in Cambridge, MA on March 2 - 4, 2008. The general sessions of the conference will include:New England Town ForumNew England State's Legislative UpdateNational/Regional Economic BriefingLegal
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02/14/2008
If you are considering buying a home it is worthwhile to check to see if there are any envionmental problems in the area. A great site is the U.S. E.P.A. site Where You Live. At this site you can check out any neighborhood (by zip code) in the U.S. as to environmental problems. When you go to
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02/12/2008
I thought I would share an interesting site, which matches real estate agents and sellers. I haven't yet used Kazork.com because they have had only one listing so far in my home state of Massachusetts. The sellers are primarily banks selling REO or doing loss mitigation, and corporate relocatio
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02/12/2008
PRICE REDUCTION of $40,000. Price is now $699,000. This is an unusual opportunity for expansion, for a developer or for a new custom built home. This is a rarely available level, almost half acre (19,980 sq. ft.) lot in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The existing house on this lot is a 4 bed
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02/12/2008
