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It’s Fair Housing Month. Realtors should not be discriminating

April is Fair Housing Month. Jared Wilk, 2024 President of GBAR (Greater Boston Association of Realtors), sent out his monthly message. Here is his outline, with my responses after the series of dashes (-----). Take the fair housing course. --- well, of course! Learn about implicit bias. --- The summary page for Realtors explained what

By Rona|2024-04-18T14:12:45-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: Fair Housing|Tags: affordable mortgage programs, down payment, Fair Housing, GBAR, Jared Wilk, realtor|

What do you pay, beyond your mortgage, to buy and sell a house?

What does buying a house cost, above and beyond the monthly mortgage payment you will be taking on? First-time house-hunters know that there is a dreaded broker fee and so-called closing costs. Add to that the fee for inspections and legal work. Do you know how much to set aside to cover these costs? Here