What I thought would be a note of interest for the Metrowest community, a little detail on the coming Wegmans, has turned into an article that has been popular here on the blog for sometime. Apparently, I'm not the only one who had a passing interest in a new …

Time for an update of my...

Best Towns to Buy or Sell a House in Metrowest.

Every few months, I take all the data from the market reports and combine it in a snapshot.

In Brief, this report shows where the most demand vs. supply is.  In the …

What is the MLS?

The MLS is the Multiple Listing Service, MLS for short, and is the primary directory of homes for sale in most states. A long time ago, if a home was listed for sale you needed to talk to the agent that was marketing the property …

Real Estate Tax Rates for Massachusetts Towns

Hello!  Looking for expected 2016 Tax Rates?  Don't worry - I have them for you here. 

Welcome! Here you will find the 2015 final tax rates for the towns in the state of Massachusetts. New budgets are coming, and …

MCAS Comprehensive Rankings: A Caution

Although I spent quite a bit of time collating this data, and feel it has significant value, I'd also like to point out a very simple fact: MCAS results are just PART of what makes a good school system. Personally, I feel there is …

Although I've been trying to treat today like a typical day, it's been hard. My thoughts continue to turn back to the scar left on my psyche by 9/11. I did lose people that …

Hurricane Irene Heads to Massachusetts

Well, the storm track has firmed up over the last couple of days, and Mass is right in the path of Hurricane Irene. I noted that the Hurricane path looks a lot like Hurricane Gloria, which had the rather dubious distinction of having the eye …

The Globe reported that both Framingham and Natick - the densest and most commercial of the towns in Metrowest, and home to the Natick Collection along the busy route 9 corridor, were able to raise some impressive funds thanks to the new "local" meals tax, which communities can enact after some …

It's a sign of where I am in life that I'm actually excited about a new grocery store coming to town. But this is no ordinary grocery store.

Wegmans to Northborough …

A quick post here to let you know that I've started a new page for flipping and staging houses.  I'm always looking for new clients that want to do flips, and staging is an important part of selling real estate.

You can find the page here, and …