Boston.com recently shared a blog post telling buyers to "Avoid the Hot Neighborhoods" as a way of avoiding participation in this overheated market riddled with bidding wars and over-asking sale prices. 'MWK's' comments are on the mark. I agree completely that "it's better to give your back a workout than your wallet". Of course, if you're [...]

I was shocked to read Boston.com's report that 40% of all Massachusetts condo buyers who closed in April, paid CASH! My research tells me there were 5,596 condo closings in April across the entire state (per our multiple listing service) so that would mean approximately 2,238 of those were CASH! [...]

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  What replacement project will give you the highest return? The reighning champion [...]

Well, "No thank you." might be a little nicer.

Friday night I was at Pier One buying a small table and the clerk did her best to convince me to open a Pier One credit card so I could save 10% on my purchase. THIS DRIVES ME CRAZY! It took every ounce of my self control to not lean into her about how her "generous" offer threatens the [...]

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I've witnessed incredible teamwork as well as some very bad plays in my 25 years. Here's my 'real estate-take' on Boston.com's 5 Takeaways from the 2012 AFC Championship Time management was an issue Time will always be an issue if you're not on top of your game. Orchestrating a single real estate transaction can often times resemble a [...]