REAL ESTATE LOCAL NEWS, MASSACHUSETTS

"Before any move, focus on how you want to live. People don's think enough about why they'se moving," said Mary Jo Zeller, director at Gero Solutions, which manages moves for seniors. "Increasing numbers of downsizers these days want to exchange the worry and expense of maintaining a large property, for the luxury of low maintenance and the opportunity for more leisure time."

Where, oh where, has my inventory gone? I started the spring with plans to put a dozen premier properties on the market, and they are selling faster than I can keep them in stock. I admit, it's a nice problem to have for a change, but now we'se facing an unbelievable shortfall of quality properties.

Elaine Quigley, CBR, CRS, GRI Winter can be a harsh, unappealing time of year to sell your home. With 2016 about to rev up, it's especially important to make your home stand out if you want to sell in the New Year. Here are some essential tips for making your house #1 on the market as the year begins:

Here are the homes & more ads for the July 17 edition:

Michelle Gillespie, REALTOR, ®President’s Circle 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 numbers for single-family homes: Northborough has 28, Westborough with 15, Southborough at 23, Hudson at 12, Marlborough with 34 and Shrewsbury at 54 properties.

The Real Estate ads for the Oct. 12 issue are here.

Here are the homes & more ads for the December 16 edition:

By Steve Levine, President of Steve Levine Inc., and an agent for REMAX Prestige As 2012 draws to a somewhat anti-climactic close, we can look back on the real estate market with a deep sense of relief. What a year it has been.

The Real Estate ads for the July?27 edition are here.

Here are the homes & more ads for the September 16 edition:

You’re reading this towards the middle of November.  Perhaps you wanted to buy/sell your home this year, and now you’re thinking about shelving those plans until the new year.

By Steve Levine For some agents and home owners, 2011 will be defined best as the year that things went truly high-tech, in the biggest single leap on innovation since the internet.

By Michelle Gillespie, Realtor, Prudential Prime Properties Real estate consumers are realizing that there has rarely been a better time to buy a home. In fact, historically-low mortgage rates coupled with lower home prices have even sparked bidding competition in markets around the country.

When it comes to selling your house, you’re probably trying to juggle the current mar­ket conditions and your own needs as you plan your...

Judy Boyle, Realtor®, RE/MAX An interesting thing happened to me this week. Then it happened again. Today, it happened a third time. What happened, you are probably wondering? To begin, I don’t typically market rental properties.

Elaine Quigley, CBR, CRS, GRI - If you’re thinking about selling this spring, it’s time to get moving – the best week to list your house is fast approaching.

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By Nancy Russell, Vice President CBRB In the last six years, we have been through once-in-a-lifetime major economic disruptions. In 2006, we saw the collapse of the real estate market. Then in 2008, we experienced the banking and financial system meltdown. These events have caused both hard and soft shockwaves through our society.

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Here are the homes & more ads for the July 1 edition: