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Spring 2017 Market has Launched

This week, 21 houses came on the market in Newton. New to the Market in Newton Compare this to 11 last week.  And properties are going off the market faster than they are coming on.  33 houses went under…

The Housing Shortage by the Numbers

If you are feeling like there are just not enough houses on the market this spring, you are not imagining things.  A recent article on Realtor.com outlined the problem.  In short: From 2009 (the slump) to today new construction…

MA Small City Rankings on WalletHub

WalletHub has ranked the best and worst small cities in the U.S.  Lots of positive news for Massachusetts. Northampton ranked the highest MA town on the overall list at #8.   The rest of the Top 10 are: 14…

What’s My Home Worth? – 2015 Edition

With housing prices climbing and inventory shrinking in most towns, clients who are afraid to make the wrong decision when it comes to real estate ask a lot of questions about where the market is headed… Should I wait…

Selling a Home in the 2014 Spring Market

by Michelle J. Lane If you were reading my newsletters from last spring, you will recall that I spoke (ok maybe there was some whining in there) about the dearth of inventory.   Overall in the spring of 2013,…

How Boomers will Change Housing Market

   By Michelle J. Lane     The article below, supplied by MSN real estate, outlines how the aging of baby boomers will change the real estate market.  I read a very prophetic article about 20 years ago that…

April 2012 Market Outlook

Highlights Despite one “noisy” month, the outlook is for the labor market this year is to remain on track with an increase in job growth over 2011 and a  further acceleration in 2013. The first quarter of 2012 registered…

Market Indicators as of Sept 2011

As we all know, the key market indicators are important in understanding where the real estate market is headed.  More important, what is the market doing right now.  Home sellers need to understand the market from week-to-week, month-to-month so that…

Home Sales Report for January 2011

According to the National Association of Realtors, the uptrend in existing-home sales continues, with January sales rising for the third consecutive month with a pace that is now above year-ago levels. Existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include…