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  • SECURE Act and Your Retirement

    The SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019), aimed at improving people’s retirement security, was signed into law at the end of 2019. Some key changes…

  • 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:…

  • 7 Landscaping Mistakes That Wreck Curb Appeal

    Outdoors Landscaping & Gardening Curb Appeal Don’t let badly designed or maintained landscaping wreck your home’s curb appeal. Here are pitfalls to avoid. Clumsy, neglected, and hodgepodge landscaping not only hurts…

  • Condition and Home Value

    I just finished reading an article about improvements that do not impact home value – and could not agree more.  Why?  Because most of these “improvements” fall under the category of…

  • 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.  …

  • 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…