Sharon, Ma (Sharon, MA)
By Christine Smith, Exclusive Buyer Agent & Attorney, Canton, MA
(Buyers Brokers Only LLC - www.BuyersBrokersOnly.com)
Another Satisfied Homebuyer: Congratulations to the New Owners of 16 Norfolk Place, Sharon, MA   Congratulations to my buyers who closed at the end of last month on the purchase of a home in Sharon MA.     These buyers read my reviews online and contacted me to help them with their home search.  They were looking for a home for their young family and were willing to take on a fixer-upper to get a house in one of their preferred towns.    I put them in touch with a great 203(k) renovation loan specialist, as well as an experienced FHA-approved contractor with great reviews - both from one of my prior clients and from Angie's List.   We lost out on a bidding war on one home and walked away from one renovation project that ultimately was not worth it.  We passed on homes not needing renova...
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By Christine Smith, Exclusive Buyer Agent & Attorney, Canton, MA
(Buyers Brokers Only LLC - www.BuyersBrokersOnly.com)
Congratulations to my buyers who closed last week on their purchase of 18 Manomet Road, Sharon, MA.   These first time homebuyers came to me over a year ago.  They were looking for an exclusive buyer agent to represent them and were just starting the process.  They needed a preapproval so I sent them to a great mortgage advisor and set up an MLS account to help them start the process. It took them a while to decide to start looking but that's okay....they browsed online, got their preapproval lined up and I told them I would be here whenever they were ready.  Early this fall they contacted me again to start looking.  Originally they were looking to buy a house in Milton MA, however that early browsing helped shape their decision to instead look for a house to buy in Sharon MA.    They p...
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By Christine Smith, Exclusive Buyer Agent & Attorney, Canton, MA
(Buyers Brokers Only LLC - www.BuyersBrokersOnly.com)
Another Satisfied Homebuyer: Congratulations to the New Owners of 5 Nancy Circle, Sharon, MA   Congratulations to my buyers who closed near the end of last month on their purchase of 5 Nancy CIrcle, Sharon, MA.   We hit a few bumps along the way when searching for a home for this young couple.  We had another home under agreement when the Seller backed out.  With their condo that they were selling already under agreement, we needed to find something fast.   We took a look at this single family home in Sharon MA that had been on the market for a while.  Not sure why it had been overlooked by other buyers but it was the right home for my clients.        It is a lovely four bedroom Colonial-style home in the lovely town of Sharon MA. It has a huge front to back family room with cathedral c...
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By Christine Smith, Exclusive Buyer Agent & Attorney, Canton, MA
(Buyers Brokers Only LLC - www.BuyersBrokersOnly.com)
Maple Sugaring at Moose Hill in Sharon MA It is that time of year again - time for the good old fashioned maple sugaring.  At the Massachusetts Audubon wildlife sanctuary at Moose Hill in Sharon MA, the annual Maple Sugaring Festival starts this Sunday, March 13th and continues the following weekend, on March 19th & 20th.  At this event, participants can travel back in time and experience the history of maple sugaring.  There is a 90-minute outdoor guided tour that leaves every 15 minutes from the nature center.  Part of the tour includes visiting a Colonial and Native American site, where the characters are going about their daily chores, including maple sugaring.  The tour ends at the current day sugar house where participants can see sap being turned into sugar.  Afterwards, visit th...
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By Nina Rogoff, Wix Websites for Real Estate Agents
In 1945, Sharon Massachusetts was a small town with a population of approximately 4,000 people. It had a history as a mountain lake resort, and an even deeper past rooted in Colonial America and the Revolutionary War. At the time, there were few homes available in Sharon MA. Before World War II, home ownership was just a dream for most Americans. During the war, the housing industry was mostly at a standstill as labor and materials were diverted for the war effort. But, after the war things changed. Millions of returning soldiers took advantage of the GI Bill's home loan guaranty. According to information on the Office of Veteran Affairs website, the Veteran Administration backed nearly 2.4 million home loans for World War II veterans. Developers looked for land where they could build h...
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By Nina Rogoff, Wix Websites for Real Estate Agents
Although July 2010 was the heat of the summer, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued a decision then that leaves property owners with expanded responsibilities this winter. According to the SJC, every property owner has a duty to use "reasonable care" to protect visitors. The key language is: "We will now apply to hazards arising from snow and ice the same obligation that a property owner owes to lawful visitors as to all other hazards: a duty to 'act as a reasonable person under all of the circumstances including the likelihood of injury to others, the probable seriousness of such injuries, and the burden of reducing or avoiding the risk'...." "Under this traditional premises liability standard, a fact finder (judge or jury) will determine what snow and ice removal eff...
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By Nina Rogoff, Wix Websites for Real Estate Agents
Sharon, MA - When you live in a small town like Sharon, MA you have the opportunity to get to know your neighbors, participate actively in many aspects of the town, and learn about the town's history. If you buy a home in Sharon, MA you won't have to look very far to start learning something of it's history. On your first visit to the Sharon Public Library, you'll see a statue in front of Deborah Sampson. If you haven't heard of her before, Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man so that she could fight in the Revolutionary War. As a soldier, she was considered brave, and someone who volunteered for dangerous missions. It wasn't until she was wounded, and discovered to be a woman, that she left the Army with an honorable discharge. It's not clear why Deborah chose to fight in the wa...
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