How can the Community Advocate help you promote your business?
Kimberly Bagni, Four Seasons Realty Partners at LAER
Twelve years of experience working with buyers and sellers
By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor
Northborough -Â As a Realtor for the last 12 years, Kimberly Bagni,...
What do rising rates mean for homeownership in 2017?
Elaine Quigley, CBR, CRS, GRI
The Fed raised interest rates last week, causing a ripple of concern among those who are worried about the effects on higher mortgage rates and the greater impact on the real estate market. But what do rising rates really mean for homebuyers?
Nothing Real Estate
Gary Kelley - We all have curve balls that come up in life, and as we age, they seem to come up more. In my head I feel like a 24 year old, but my birthday cards seem to be flipping that first number to a 6.
Five Tips to Make Your Bathroom Stand Out
By Michelle Gillespie
Every homebuyer has a vision of their perfect house and the rooms inside that are most important to them. Because of their...
It’s A Crazy Market – And that’s no joke
By Judy Boyle
This article will be published right between two of my favorite holidays…Saint Patrick’s Day and April Fool’s Day. I’m Irish and I...
Is Fall bringing cool changes to the Real Estate market…
By Lisa Y. Shaw
End of Summer brings cooler days and nights along with a slight cool down to the real estate market too. After...
Ten hot trends for your home in 2018
By Jaymi Nacir
Starting to think about making changes to your home? The New Year is, not surprisingly, a popular time to try new trends...
Social distancing expected to be new trend in real estate
By Judy Boyle
I received a call recently on my new listing at 214 Brewer Street in Northborough. The caller asked: “What’s the catch? Why...
Should You Buy a Retirement Home Sooner Rather than Later?
By Judy Boyle
Every day in the U.S., roughly 10,000 people turn 65. Prior to the health crisis that swept the nation in 2020, most...
Top tips for working from home
By Elaine Quigley
When you’ve been driving to the office day in and day out, sitting in that uncomfortable chair in those uncomfortable pants and...
Housing trends for 2018 can help you plan ahead
Judy Boyle, Realtor®, RE/MAX
Happy New Year! It is once again that time of year when most of us contemplate our lifestyles. Some want to...
Is today’s hot market sustainable? It’s all about supply and demand
Elaine Quigley, CBR, CRS, GRI - As we turn the corner from summer toward fall, still in the midst of the greatest health crisis in a century, the real estate market in most areas of the country remains at a white-hot sizzle.
It’s the summer of firsts
By Gary Kelley
I pay the Community Advocate to run my drivel. As I sit down each month to write these articles, I think of...
Homes & More for June 7, 2019
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All the Single Ladies: Why are so many older single women buying homes?
By Jaymi Nacir
Elaine Quigley, CBR, CRS, GRI - Millennials, millennials, millennials. It's all we've heard about in the real estate market for the last...
Growing wealth in the vacation rental market: Advice for first-time investors
By Katie Conroy
If you’re a first-time real estate investor, now’s the time to grow your wealth through the booming vacation rental market. According to Technavio,...
Retirement May Be Changing What You Need in a Home
The past year and a half brought about significant life changes for many of us. For some, it meant entering retirement earlier than expected....
Welcome 2018… It’s going to be a great year to sell your home!
The spring real estate market begins in February and March. Currently, the local housing inventory is low, especially in certain neighborhoods.
Just look at the...
A Look at Home Price Appreciation and What It Means for Sellers
By Elaine Quigley
When you hear the phrase home price appreciation, what does it mean to you? Through context clues alone, chances are you know it...
Three reasons why January may historically be the best time to sell
By Steve Levine
First and foremost, I want to wish you all a happy and healthy holiday…and thank you so much for reading all of...