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Well the last two weeks have seen a surge of new inventory in Southborough. It's been 3 years or more since we've seen 10+ properties come on in two weeks, and so this is quite the run. Note to buyers! Don't expect that it will continue. It's not uncommon for only 1 or 2 houses a year for buy...
04/20/2009
Well, the Sox looked good against the last game of Angels series , lets see how well they can do against the O's. Down two starting pitchers (one to suspension) and a key shortstop, one has to start worring about the line up already. Nick Green looks good defensively, but will he be able to hit...
04/17/2009
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Out looking at property today with an investor in Marlborough. On the listing sheet, it's listed as both a 3 -family and, later in the listing a 4 unit. A 3 and/or a 4? What could be going on here? Well, I've seen this before, so I told my investor right off, the building has four units but ...
04/14/2009
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As a member of the internet community, I ran across a post on another site that I felt was very typical of "how buyers think" when they start the process. The buyer is, rather innoculously, trying to determine the value of a home. Let's see how he's trying to get there: Question asked: How to g...
04/11/2009
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Quick Sox post. Gotta hand it to Tampa last night; Blue gave 'em the outside corner and he pummeled that spot all night. Two games in ,and the Sox went from unstoppable to merely human. Can't be too surprised that Lester struggled after a fast start - his mechanics weren't 100% at the end of s...
04/09/2009
As part of my continuing Metrowest series, I thought I'd look at first-time buyer properties in Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury has lots of neighborhoods with homes built in the 1940, 1950's, which many of the other towns don't have. So there's a lot to like about the first time buyer neighborhoods, as ...
04/08/2009
Took a quick look at the 800K and up market in the metrowest area, and noted that the actives are out pacing the sales (over 6 months) by about 5 to 1! Since we desire a 1:1 ratio here, or for sellers, a lower than 1 to 1, this is clearly showing that there are too many larger homes, and the pri...
04/06/2009
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Just thought I'd do a short and sweet post tonight; for the strategies that I think would save most buyers a lot of time. Buying a house doesn't need to be difficult, it just seems that way! A) Know your budget. Can't start planning for any major purpose without doing a budget. This includes...
04/04/2009
As the market strengthens, the prices of older homes tend to rise more than the market itself. Conversely, as the market falls, the older homes - antiques - tend to fall further. With where we are in the cycle, one might expect that homes built before 1930 are still under price pressures. And...
04/02/2009
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The latest update on the condo market in the Metrowest area. Today I'll look at Westborough. Westoborough is not a huge market for condos - it's more partial to single families, but at 35,000K people, there are enough options where it can make sense. There are 18 sales in the last 6 months, m...
03/30/2009