REAL ESTATE LOCAL NEWS, MASSACHUSETTS

Real Estate for the Nov. 4 edition is here.

By Phoebe Chongchua For four weeks in a row, mortgage rates are seeing historic lows. The 30-year fixed average interest rate fell from 4.09% to...

The eeal estate ads for the Oct. 28 edition are here.

By Steve Levine Overall, I would have to say that the best piece of advice I have always given my clients has been not to...

By Michelle Gillespie Autumn has arrived - leaves are falling and days becoming shorter. In the real estate market, fall is the time to prepare...

By Vicki Aubry It's no accident that heating season and Fire Safety Month come at the same time! October is a great time to take...

Westborough - The suburban Boston real estate market has weathered the economic downturn better than most around the country, and Andrew J. Abu, a veteran Realtor here, encouraged potential buyers and sellers to keep that in mind.

In today's market, many sellers want to know the secret to selling their homes quickly. They want to know ways to hold on to the equity they've build over the past decade. Unfortunately, there is no golden equation that equals the perfect sale. Yet, while there is no "sure thing" in the housing market these days, there are certain factors that affect how quickly and for how much your home sells.

The "Gold Bugs" are out in force. Recently, the price of the precious metal moved above $1,800 per ounce. In the last five years, gold is up a staggering 200-plus %. In 2006 the price hovered around $600 per ounce and barely received any mention as a good investment. Yet when the price pushed above $1,500 an ounce there was a buying frenzy.

By Steve Levine It wasn's an unexpected announcement, to some degree, but the sheer amounts have caught many completely off guard, as the federal housing...

Northborough - Monday, Oct. 3, Marlborough Savings Bank and Weichert Realtors, ComVest Residential will be co-hosting a free community information home-buyer seminar from 6...

By Michelle Gillespie Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage School buses are back on the roads - a sure sign of fall. But even though school has begun,...

By Vicki Aubry To buyers, details count when evaluating your home. Remember, yours is not the only home on the market and buyers will seek...

By Phoebe Chongchua If you're currently renting and have dreamed of owning a home, now may be the perfect time. Trulia.com is reporting that during...

By Steve Levine Over the last 25 years of selling homes here in our area, the goal has always been to focus on how...

By Michelle Gillespie Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Autumn in New England is the second best time of the year to sell a home. Moderate temperatures and the...

By Vicki Aubry Misconceptions about the market keep buyers from getting the house they want time and time again! How is this possible you...

By Ed Ferrara Last week, markets appeared somewhat optimistic with mortgage rates remaining consistently stable despite debt ceiling.

By Barbara Meyers Increase your chances of selling your home quickly with this eight-step solution:

By Steve Levine Back in 2006, I was doing an interview with a reporter at a local paper, who wanted to do a story on the soaring prices and home shortages.