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Urban legend has it that when asked about the color selections of Model-T Fords, Henry Ford was said to have answered, "You can have any color you want as long as it's black". That was a long time ago, and we all live in a very colorful world now. To get the latest color trends you only have to w...

Everybody's heard the old saw about "location, location, & location". But have you ever wondered what the market has to say about the style of your house? Although it's hard to go wrong by buying a colonial in Sudbury, there are many other choices, too. So I decided to see how other house styles ...

HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN PURCHASING A HOME THAT IS A SHORT SALEMr. Seller goes to his mortgage company(s) and says, "I want to sell, but I don't have any equity and the house is worth less than the amount I owe you. I need to sell anyway because based on my current circumstances, continuing to kee...

Through my own experience and by hearsay it seems that the urban legend about getting a better deal by buying a house through the listing agent is running rampant. This amazes me since a home buyer is always better off having a Buyer Agent working for them. Thus, here is the real deal on the 4 m...

Hello and welcome to Mike the House Hunter's market analysis for the Sudbury, MA real estate market as of September 2008. Rather than the typical nominal Buyer/Seller market information, I am going to give you a complete picture of all segments of the Sudbury market. I hope you'll enjoy it and/or...

A while ago I wrote a post on what's great about Sudbury, now here it is on Video. btw We all need housing. We all need to live somewhere. Whether housing prices go up or down, you're going to pay to live indoors. The question is: Do you want to pay a landlord or pay yourself? Somebody's going to...

Does this sound familiar to you? If so, I have recent experience and wanted to pass along some tips. You've found the perfect home for your buyers (after showing them 20 homes in 6 towns), made an offer, negotiated the price and other terms for three days until the wee hours of the night, gotten ...

I was clearing off my desktop and tripped across this and thought it would be useful to pass this along to other Rainers. When you get busy it's a great checklist to keep in your folders to keep you on track. (note: some of the stuff is specific to my geography, so you might not need them all)   ...

Overall, Weston is currently in a strong seller's market, across all price points the average is a 4 month supply.There is a lot of variation across the various price points, so here's the current data for the Weston Real Estate Market: If you would like help interpreting the information, or woul...

Overall, Lincoln is currently in a balanced market, across all price points the average is a 5 month supply.There is a lot of variation across the various price points, so here's the current data for the Lincoln Real Estate Market: If you would like help interpreting the information, or would lik...