Real estate news and features

This Sunday’s Boston Globe had a great article about ‘winterizing’ your home and the added value and pay back cost of saved energy and time it would take to get that return on investment back…
New Windows: Cost $300-1200 per windowSavings $125-465 AnnuallyPayback: up to 33 years
Plastic Wrap Windows:Cost: $7Savings: 5-10% annuallyPayback Immediate
Cellulose Insulation: Insulation made […]

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October is Real Estate Business Planning Month!   The purpose of this post is to recap the 3 Steps to the Real Estate Business Plan with links to all previously published material.  I’ve also uploaded all the necessary business plan and goal setting forms/documents for your convenience.   You can also visit the Business Plan Resources […]

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As an ‘Advisor’ it is very difficult to advise buyers what to do in markets of this instability and volatility. I have seen fellow blogger’s take heat as they write how they ‘believe’ that the market in Boston is stable and ‘healthy’ - which is their opinion and an interesting one as they not only […]

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NEVADA:  # 1 Foreclosure For Filings/Per household in the U.S.  According to RealtyTrac, Clark County, Nevada had 10,099 properties with foreclosure filings in August 2008 (1 in every 91 housing units).

REO Experts, John & Leslie Carver, have been successfully listing and selling bank-owned/foreclosure homes in Las Vegas for more than 13 years.  Team Carver has […]

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Debbie Huber of Huber Appraisal and Home Pride Insections in Las Vegas is today’s featured guest blogger.  Debbie has been appraising residential homes in Las Vegas for over 20 years and holds the SRA designation (Senior Residential Appraiser).  She is also a Past President of the Appraisal Commission for the State of Nevada.  Her […]

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MLS # 70829972 - ActiveCondo - Townhouse217 Putnam Avenue - Unit 14 List Price: $193,000Cambridge, MA 02139 Middlesex County
Right near western ave this is quite a deal - Garage Parking - Central Heat and Air … contact us at realestatebostonblog@gmail.com for more info
Home Ownership - Eligibility Requirements •Applicants must have adequate income and/or […]

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REBlogworld was a well-organized and successful event.  I enjoyed participating, networking and the learning and sharing of ideas.  Kudos to Todd Carpenter and Jason Berman for all their hard work and to all the speakers and attendees for being on the leading edge of the RE.net.
Here’s a recap of some of the sessions I attended/participated […]

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Our Resident Mortgage Expert David Debonis of Reliant Mortgage - shot us an email this morning that may be helpful to you in these tumultuous lending times. Contact us at realestatebostonblog@gmail.com for more information on this process
FHA- Spot Approval
FHA - Did you know? Can a “Spot Approval” help get a condo approved for FHA?
Yes, under […]

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1900+ sq. ft single family home boasts 20+ ceiling heights, skylights, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 master bedroom suites with baths, a/c, roof deck and wet bar. Not only is this house functional for a family but it has all the modern amenities and dramatics to be quite the place for entertaining.
Contact us at realestatebostonblog@gmail.com for more […]

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 Dave Taylor-  Ten Things Your Need to Know about Search Engines and Findability
It all starts with good content - interesting, compelling and relevant.
Search Engines use semantic (what are you saying) and contextual analysis (who links to you and how they link) to figure themes and topics.
Here are Dave’s 10 Things (plus a Bonus Tip) to […]

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