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Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Boston

I am publishing this for those of you who wonder when the height of the market in the Boston area was and where home prices are in relation to the height.  The height was in 2005.  The bottom was…

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…

Newton Ranks #4 Best Places to Live

Newton is a great place to live!  And Money Magazine agrees!  Newton ranked #4 in their best places to live this year.   If you are curious about Massachusetts town rankings in general, the towns that made the top…

Will Property Prices Need a Crutch as the Population Ages?

Or Do the Echo Boomers Offer an Elixir of Youth? By Mark Heschmeyer There has been much speculation that single-family housing prices could take a hit as increasing numbers of baby boomers downsize and leave larger homes behind as…

Eight Seconds…

That’s all it takes for most buyers to form a first opinion of yur house.  It is an emotional decision that is made pretty quickly.  Not much different from the process of deciding whether or not you are attracted…

Seller Testimonial – Watertown

Michelle sets the gold standard as a real estate broker! She was able to bring to a successful conclusion the sale of a home owned by two people who were uncooperative with each other. Michelle handled the situation with…

April 2012 U.S. Economic And Housing 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 the best…

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…

Seller Testimonial – Newton Auburndale

Thank you so much for managing the sale of our mom’s home and her move to Plymouth.  With each of us children being in a different state, I don’t see how we could have managed it without you and…

Home Prices Expected to Stagnate at least through 2013

Economists polled by Reuters are predicting that prices will stay stagnant through 2013.   If you recall, I’ve been predicting that it could take another 5 years, so  I am certainly not going to argue with this assessment.  BUT, I would say that here in…