Welcome to our website for home buyers and home sellers in Newton, Needham, Brookline, Wellesley and Weston. Whether you are a first-time home buyer or an experienced investor you will find useful information about how to choose the right property for your needs. We can help you in making an informed offer, negotiating your purchase or sale, financing, mortgage rates, moving and everything involved in making educated real estate decisions in today’s complex market.
We offer a full range of marketing tools including professional photographs and commercially produced color brochures. We pride ourselves on being on the cutting edge of internet marketing, so vital to today’s real estate marketplace, as well as on our extensive knowledge of local market trends and market activity.
With 9 out of 10 buyers beginning their real estate search online, the plan to sell your home must utilize proper Internet exposure. Our approach includes websites far beyond SothebysRealty.com. We employ Listhub to power the distribution of our listings to the leading websites where consumers search for real estate. We also provide comprehensive marketing reports that detail the traffic generated for your home on each of these websites.
The COST Is More Important Than the PRICE Posted. We have often advised buyers to look at the COST of purchasing a house more than the PRICE of the home. Obviously, price is part of the cost equation. The other piece, assuming you are not an all cash buyer, is the mortgage rate. The mortgage rate to finance a purchase can have a dramatic impact on the overall cost. Recently, there are more people talking about the possibility that mortgage rates could begin to increase. HSH.com studies trends in mortgage rates. They explain: “A … [Read More...]

Please take the time to read this article that Paul Morse from Morse Construction shared with me....an excellent read! How to Recognize a House with Good Bones By Paul Morse Owner, Morse Constructions Inc. In a buyer’s market, it is particularly difficult to sell a home when its charm is disguised by outdated décor or some ill-considered updates. If you have a house that just hasn’t shown well, it may be because buyers have trouble recognizing the home’s potential. All they see is the less-than-ideal surface without considering … [Read More...]
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