Meticulously maintained Split Level home in desirable Ipswich neighborhood. Same owners for 40+ years! Upper level has 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths and gorgeous sun room with cathedral ceiling and skylights. Lower level has additional guest bedroom, a 3/4 bath & laundry area and spacious family room with fireplace. Great time to make Ipswich your home before school starts this year. Full details on 28 Hodgkins Drive, Ipswich, MA here.
How do you get your offer accepted in today's real estate market here
on the north shore of Boston, MA?
If you're shopping for a home, consider this your 'rules of engagement' list. This article hits every nail on the head. Ask any buyer competing in today's market; they will tell you. Over 200 people visited a double-header open house for a new listing, 5 Cottage Street in Ipswich, MA, last weekend. Read Realtor.com's The New Rules of Homebuying Today: 5 Secrets To Succeed in a Red-Hot Market. Call us and we will help you get your foot in the door!
Thankful for The Open Door and all the hard word they do for Ipswich and Cape Ann. It's been our pleasure to show up with our helping hands. Take a trip down memory lane over the past 5 years; we are excited about the next [...]
Have you seen Netflix's new show yet? "Marriage or Mortgage"? Being in the biz, we love the concept! No surprise that millennials lean towards putting off buying a home, which is especially understandable in the current market. The really interesting component of the show is for the guests who choose mortgage, the negotiating powers of an experienced real estate professional are on full display. The entire industry is cheering because for every seasoned full-time pro, there's someone out there with a newly acquired real estate license who just came on the scene. These are the moments that put us to the test! We thrive in these familiar waters! Going to bat for our clients is what we've been doing for years. It takes experience to work your way around 33 offers in bidding war, whether you are representing the buyer or the seller! It's a skill set that ends up being priceless... for both buyers and sellers. In my 30+ years, this is the riskiest market for a FSBO (for-sale-by-owner) and for unrepresented buyers. Thank you NAR for pointing out Marriage or Mortgage and the critical role of real estate professionals! And I quote, "Find yourself a good agent that you trust - a good negotiator, find an agent who has lots of experience." We agree!
"The Fed had been raising interest rates slowly for two years, but the strong numbers suggested it might keep doing so — and at a faster rate than before. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell added to those fears in October with comments suggesting more hikes were [...]
