A home is more than brick and stone and wood and nails and cement — there’s a spirit to the place that’s unique to each and every property you’ll visit as you shop for the right one. As I’ve told you many, many times before, buying a home is part brain — planning a purchase… Continue Reading
Well, it’s past Thanksgiving and another holiday shopping season is in full swing. I hoped you saved a bundle at the Black Friday sales because you’re going to need those extra nickels and dimes to buy your new home this winter. Wait, what? Did I say you should try to buy a house during the… Continue Reading
There are few steps in the real estate process that both Buyers and Sellers dread so equally as the appraisal. Not only does it represent the next to last step (and thus, an urgency is added to packing and making repairs), but it can literally make or break a deal that both parties have already… Continue Reading
I know I sometimes harp on those good old days before the Great Recession came and crushed the hopes and dreams of millions of Americans, but when I read this news story in the Boston Herald, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Apparently, the difficult loan qualifications of years past are over and those of you… Continue Reading
As you guys know, I recently put a house under contract with my husband — and although he’s fairly laid back, this process is never easy. As a Realtor, I watched a lot of couples nearly come to blows over garages, carpet and a myriad of other minutia and I wasn’t about to let that… Continue Reading