Real Estate Advice

By admin • April 11th, 2013

Are you looking to add a little value to your house before putting it on the Boston Real Estate market? Choose your renovation projects wisely or you’ll end up spending a whole lot more than you gain. According to a recent article in boston.com, when comparing cost to return on investment, these are the more [...]

According to CNNMoney, at least two-third of listings in Boston, Washington D.C., Seattle and New York generated bidding wars. Selling your home in a today’s real estate market can be a challenge and while often times frustrated sellers wonder why it seems there is little interest in their home, other sellers are receiving multiple offers. While many [...]

Deciding whether to buy or rent? While housing affordability is at record levels and mortgage interest rates remain low, rents, on the other hand, have been rising in many markets over the past several years. Deciding whether it’s better to buy or rent depends on three main factors: where you live, how long you plan [...]

BOSTON HOMEOWNERS – THINKING ABOUT SELLING? Here is why you will achieve a great price …  Demand is off the charts and Inventory is below sane!  LISTINGS for SALE  DATE  Back Bay  Beacon Hill  South End  01-2011  149  48  95  03-2011  176  66  180  06-2011  205  73  200  12-2011  108  30  79  03-2012   136   53  122 [...]

Is your home being listed or marketed? Today, Boston real estate sales involve sophisticated advice and effective strategic marketing to ensure that you quickly get the highest possible price for your home. When you list with me, as part of an effective, productive marketing plan, your home will be featured in every possible International and [...]

A house that “sparkles” on the surface will sell faster than its shabby neighbor, even though both are structurally well maintained.  From experience, REALTORS® also know that a “well-polished” house appeals to more buyers and will sell faster and for a higher price.  Additionally, buyers feel more comfortable purchasing a well-cared for home because if [...]

This blog describes the activities and real estate insights of the brokers and consultants at Boston Realty Advisors, a premier full service real estate brokerage company specializing in the areas of Back Bay, Beacon Hill, South End, and surrounding areas of Greater Boston, MA and Manhattan, NY.  Postings are related to Boston apartment rentals, residential [...]

Will it be love at first sight?  The desirability of a home should be emotional and immediate.  Yes, many home buyers will come with a checklist of their practical needs including square footage required, number of bedrooms, bathrooms and so forth.  But in their hearts, they are also secretly hoping to fall in love with [...]

MSNBC posted a list of the nation’s top 10 “least underwater” housing markets, and Boston property made the list at #9: Underwater: 8.3 percent Second quarter median price: $331,568 Peak month: July 2005 Fall from peak: -16.8 percent This is great news!  It confirms what I have been advising my Buyers and Sellers: Boston’s diverse [...]

Suppose you bought a house and later discovered, to your dismay, that the stucco exterior concealed a nasty case of dry rot.  Or suppose that when you fired up the furnace in the winter, you discovered a cracked heat exchanger leaking gas into your home.  The best way to avoid unpleasant surprises like these is [...]