Merrimack Valley Real Estate- Massachusetts, Essex and Middlesex County

Own one of the upscale new construction homes being built by Southern End Realty.  Located in the desirable Meadow Creek neighborhood in Dracut Massachusetts. About Meadow Creek in Dracut MA Many homes intertwine the Four Oaks Country Club in Meadow Creek.  The neighborhood is mostly complete wi...

The following tutorial will show you how to use multiple flash with Photoshop Layer Mask.  This kitchen photograph taken in Methuen Massachusetts was particularly difficult to light effectively with strobes.  Because I am trying to show the entire room there are really no where to hide the strobe...

Lately my "go to technique" for real estate photography is blending one available light shot with one flash shot.  The benefit of doing this is to work quickly on location and get a well balanced scene after processing, dupklicating what the eye sees.   I have been able to combine my previous pht...

    The Overly Restrictive Seller   So I always walk away shaking my head....  Today I tried to schedule a showing for a second time today.  Only to be denied once again.  I promptly jumped on the phone and called the listing agent.  Hes said their were NO showings during the week.  They were onl...

I just wrote a blog article on my personal blog, House is not selling? Avoid Market Rot. I ran an anlysis on Middlesex County Massachusetts the results were interesting: The data pulled was for single family houses between 0- $1,000,000 for the past year. Home on the market for 0-60 days-  6633 h...

Just posted an article on my Massachusetts Real Estate Blog about taking an outdated or rundown sofa and chairs and using inexpensive slip covers to draw a buyers attention away from them.  When buying a slip cover keep it solid white or nuetral and if you wnat to tie in color use throw pillows ...

Dracut MA Real Estate Update Dracut MA has seen a very modest increase in the median house price of a single family home.  A 2.9% increase from the same time in 2013 shows an increase of $257,500 to $265,000. Inventory has dried up quite bit from 91 to 55 homes on the market in Dracut.  A whoppin...

  I found this to be an interesting article and it is something home buyers should consider.  I have had to take classes on Meth Houses.  It is actually pretty scary.  I have shown some houses that have been disclosed as meth houses or I found through research to have been a meth house, though my...

Here is a technique I incorporate quite a bit in my real estate photography.  I blend a natural light photograph with a flash photograph to get a nice natural result.   Available Light Shot- This was photographed on a tripod at f9 at a 1/4 of a second.  I exposed for the overall interior scene.  ...

I just finished a blog post on my real estate website. Show It Dont Tell It- The importance of GOOD Real Estate Photography It is a post of a summary that the Wall Street Journal did on a study done by a Prof. Seiler.  The Study was a study of Home Buyer Internet Search Behavior: An Application o...