Ooh, a direct deal. That’s when the home buyer is not represented by an agent so the listing agent works directly with the buyer. Every agent wants a direct deal so they can keep double the commission. And sellers like it because often, without a co-broke, the commission will be cut (say from 5% to […]
Why Direct Deals Are Bad for the Seller?
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Home Prices in West Roxbury MA: 02132
Located in the South-Western most post of Boston, West Roxbury is sometimes believed to be a suburb. As a local resident, I enjoy reminding people I am indeed a Bostonian! It is easy to see why many think it is a suburb - tree lined streets, single family and two family houses dominate the neighborhood, […]
Filed Under: West Roxbury Real Estate Tagged With: buying a home, home owner, housing inventory, housing market, market conditions, selling my home, West Roxbury MA
Brighton MA 8 Kinross Road Unit 8
Rarely available one bedroom condo a walk from Cleveland Circle. Beautiful and spacious, this condo comes parking, and a private deck. Eat-in kitchen and plenty of closets, hardwood floors and great light leave you wanting nothing more. Good building minutes to B, C, D lines. Asking price $319,000. [Show as slideshow]
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Do Home Buyers Pay A Commission in Newton MA?
Home buyers in Newton and the Greater Boston Area often ask me how do real estate agents get paid? It is a source of confusion and sometimes it prevents buyers from hiring an buyer’s agent. Here are answers to the most common questions around real estate commission home buyers often ask: 1. Do Home Buyers […]
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West Roxbury House Prices: Steadily Rising
West Roxbury’s real estate market is not known to be “hot”, but prices have risen steadily. The chart below shows median house prices for the past three years in West Roxbury. You see the obvious dips during the slow winter months. Compared year-over-year, this past week median listing price was $442,000, and $424,000 on the […]
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300 Allston Street Unit 514, Brighton
Built in 2002, 300 Allston Street in Brighton (aka The Monarch), is a 100% owner occupied building. Situated on the Brookline line, next to Wholefoods, the Monarch condos come with parking and in unit washer and dryer. Unit 514 is now on market, priced at $399,900. You’ll enjoy great light at this penthouse corner unit. […]
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Three Signs Your Buyer Agent is Not Very Good
Stop your home search, start your buyer agent search! If you are not getting results, find a better agent. In the seller’s market, working with a hard working competent buyers agent is necessary in order to buy a property at the right price. Yet many buyers are failing at securing a home, and buyers are […]
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Top FIVE Considerations When Buying a Home in a Seller’s Market
Are you trying to buy a home and failing miserably? Is the housing marketed giving you a kick in the butt? Thinking of obvious things in a new way may help. This summer I am hearing from many people who are desperately trying to buy a home, yet every new home on the market is […]
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How to Pick Your Mortgage Broker?
The next three scenarios are real evens which happened last fall during home buying transactions. Imagine this. You are buying your first home, you are full of excitement and anticipation. Then you learn the mortgage company hasn’t approved your loan by the deadline. Deadline is renegotiated with the seller, extended, you wait a few more […]
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Sold Over Asking: 21 Warwick Road # 6 Brookline
Sold $390,000. When I think of Brookline condos, I think of turn-of-the century buildings with ornamental details, hardwood floors, high ceilings and brilliant floor plans. There is a feeling of “they don’t make ‘em like they used to,” when you walk around these brownstones. 21-23 Warwick Road is such a building. A top floor unit is […]
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