Want to know where the action is in the Housing Market? Here's your guide

OK, here's the latest in my series about where the buyers are spending their time and money. Remember, this is a chart about where the imbalance between sellers and buyers is greatest …

Massachusetts Tax Rates from Most to Least-2015 Preliminary Rates, 2014 and 2013 actuals

Here's a link to the list alphabetically....

Here's a link to last years version of this list.

These rates are reposted from the Mass.gov websites.  They are sorted by Residential rate …

What is the Tax on Selling your Home In Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has a fee charged to all home sales. It is sometimes called a stamp tax, a deed fee, or an excise tax, but those names all amount to the same thing - a fee paid to the state for selling …

What we Know about Housing from President Obama's First Term

The President largely stayed in lockstep with the Fed on housing. The Federal Government has several key areas where they are involved in the housing market. Here are some of the most relevant, and what we saw from the …

Towns see Strong Demand, Effect on Prices Can be Seen

I'm going to show you a chart. But before you go see the chart, I need to give some preliminary disclosures:

A) This chart shows the change in prices based on $/sq foot from the winter to …

The Housing Market: Factors that affect Short-Term, Long-Term

Every once in a while, I like to share my take on the economic news of the moment and share my thoughts on what that means for the market. I'm not afraid of taking shots at poorly written articles in the same space …

Things looking HOT for Home Sellers in Most of MetroWest

I know because I keep getting asked about it. There are some of you who still aren't sure if the real estate market is "better". IT IS!

Below is an update of the my ranking from June  …

Which towns are the best for home sellers? For home buyers

It's that time again, time to revisit the "heat map" of where buyers are focusing. Let's take a look. (Interested in old reports? Just go here).

How have things changed …

Example of Short-Sale Hardship Letter

I wrote this post on short-sale hardship letters, but I thought it might be useful to have an example of a hardship letter here. This letter is fictional, but it demonstrates the no-nonsense, numbers oriented approach that is likely to assist anyone looking to do …

OK! A new year is always a good time to take a snapshot of where the market is. There's a lot of complicating factors in January. There's less inventory, and many of the homes still on this time year have bad stats, but still, it's …