What is the difference between a Gunite Pool and and Pool with a Liner?

Well, gunite is a fancy concrete. Liners are generally plastic (vinyl). That's the short answer, but there's a lot of differences between the pool types.

Gunite and Liner Pool Shapes

Gunite is …

In this post, we're going to address several topics.

1) What does it mean to be pre-approved?

2) Should I look at houses before being pre-approved?

3) What do I need to do with my pre-approval before writing an offer?

Onward!

What does it …

Make your Home Purchase Dollars go Further

I've noticed that a lot of new buyers are coming in the market - but with the rise in prices, finding something has gotten decidedly tougher for everyone.

Here are the towns that I track most closely on the blog. But …

Real Estate Has its own Vocabulary

Real Estate is a huge, complex industry. Just like anything else that you spend time at, the more you do, the more you know, and the greater the level of detail that you see. One of the first barriers that anyone must overcome when …

Every once in a while, I come across what happens if you aren't very careful.

#1 --This one boiled down to an engineer not surveying the property correctly.  Oops.  Hope he has insurance. This home in lovely Narragansett was built in the wrong place.  That's bad enough, but …

What does a Title V Report Tell a Buyer When Buying a Home?

The short answer is: LOTS! A Title V report is a complete overview of a septic system by an expert in septic system as determined by the state of Massachusetts. These reports are very valuable, but …

I thought I'd update the bounce in price graph that I did a six months ago.

There some interesting things that we see when we look at the old chart and the new one back to back. Let's take a look!

Update Price Changes Since 2012 …

Where the Imbalance is greatest for home buying in Metrowest

It has been a while since I've updated this chart, and boy how the numbers have grown.

Last year's post is here, but I'll put the two graphs next to each other here so people can …

Yes, Oil Heat is More Expensive. But How Much Will It Really Cost a Homeowner?

In the past couple of years, my home buyers have been looking for natural gas heat homes, almost without exception. Suddenly, everyone wants Nat gas! I spent some time today gathering significant information to help …

2013 Consolidated MCAS scores for Massachusetts Schools

OK! First, everyone should read this, as all the preamble I did in 2009 still applies today. I did

modify my methodology a bit though. Here's how I did it.

The MCAS scores by district are published by Boston …