Our buyers realize the difference an exclusive buyer’s agent makes as soon as they go out house hunting with us. Because we never represent sellers – and no one in our office does, either – we don’t have a stake in which house or condo you buy. We are there for you to get the
As buyer’s agents, we work with a lot of household formation. We also find ownership opportunities for new households, and established ones. Household formation is the term for the point in life when a person leaves one household and sets up their own household. Happy Mother’s Day! The biggest reason that households change their living
We’re in the discouraging time of the real estate year, as buyer’s agents. April and May are the peak months for competition among buyers for properties for sale. In other words, bidding war season. There are bidding wars all year, but more so in the spring. As properties are coming onto the market (which began
The Boston Globe real estate reporters throw data at their readers without enough explanation. That’s where I come in. Larry Edelman packed a lot into his 2023 article as an example, “Where Mass. home prices are hot – and not.” Here is the translation for buyers in Spring 2023. These data sets are year over
I attend talks on the real estate economy as often as I can. When they are sponsored by the Realtors®, I translate them back to the needs of buyers, not owners. In a March 22 presentation, this slide stood out for me. Why is metro Boston in such a mess of a seller’s market? This
It’s spring in real estate, so it is time for a quick primer on how to read the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and alternate real estate listing sites. What does UAG mean? What does RAC mean? Most of our clients “web around” to sites like Zillow and Realtor.com to look at images of properties for
A mortgage is a debt, and an old debt can delay a closing. It almost never happens when there are professionals representing the seller. Once in a while, a seller doesn’t have a thorough attorney or broker. Then a title search will find out that their property still has an open mortgage without a recorded
When should a pregnant buyer stop house hunting? That question came up at an office meeting a few weeks ago. It led to an overall discussion about housing hunting while parenting. First and foremost, our clients make all the decisions, we just give advice. Here it is. Pregnancy and house hunting: Pregnancy is not a
The best school for your children may not be the “best school.” Here are some ways to make a good choice: Public information about school districts: The Department of Education publishes district profiles. To open a report card, write the town or district into the box for “Search for your Report Card.” Then use the
Our clients are considerate people. They often say things like, “I don’t want you to spend a lot of time doing a market study, just tell me if you think the condo is worth what they are asking.” That's nice, but: We can’t give a professional opinion without doing the math! It is that simple.