How Builder Confidence Affects Home Prices
Wednesday, May 16
If you're considering becoming a buyer in today's housing market, you're likely wondering what's happening with home prices. Well, the primary factor driving values upward is a lack of available homes for sale. Simply put, there are more buyers than homes in many markets. This, of course, means h...
Rising Incomes Help To Offset Affordability Challenges
Monday, May 14
After the financial crisis and housing crash, there were plenty of homes for sale but very few interested buyers. Americans were financially unstable and worried about keeping their jobs. And while they may've liked to buy a home, it wasn't the right time. Gradually, though, Americans became more...
The Feature Millennials Are Most Willing To Go Without
Friday, May 11
Unless you're having a house built to your exact specifications, the house you end up buying will likely be a feature or two short of what you'd been fantasizing about. That's because, you're going to be choosing only from the homes that are on the market during the time you're shopping. So the o...
Homeowners Get A Better Grip On Home Values
Wednesday, May 09
The mortgage process is really just about verifying and documenting the various aspects of the home’s sale. Whether it’s verifying the buyer’s income and debts or that the house doesn’t have a major problem with its foundation, there are a number of items that are typically among the checklist of...
Massachusetts cities are prominent on 2018’s safest US cities list
Monday, May 07
Nineteen of the 100 cities ranked on this year’s annual NeighborhoodScout list of Top 100 Safest Cities in the United States are in Massachusetts. Among the nation’s top 10 safest cities in 2018 are four Boston-area cities: Franklin, Lexington, Shrewsbury and Billerica.To create its list, Neighbo...
5 Home-Selling Tips Everyone Hears—and Should Ignore
Wednesday, May 02
One of the hardest parts of selling your home is all the unknowns: Who will buy your place, and for how much? How long will it take? That uncertainty might make you particularly eager to soak up advice from just about anyone who’s willing to share. Problem is, just because your sister or co-worke...