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‘Bring Workers Home’ Forum tomorrow – walk-ins welcome!
Last week we wrote that the National Association of REALTORS® and the National Housing Conference selected Boston to host one of its three 2011 Bring Workers Home regional forums. Well, the forum is...
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NAR ‘Home Ownership Matters’ bus tour coming to Springfield, Mass. on 8/31
This Wednesday, the NAR Home Ownership Matters bus tour will be coming to the “City of Homes”, Springfield, Mass. to highlight several issues that are important to homeowners across Massachusetts and...
View ArticleWhat’s being said in the media: NAR ‘Home Ownership Matters’ bus tour...
Here is the coverage from yesterday’s stop of the NAR “Home Ownership Matters” bus tour in Springfield. After Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene, the coverage focused on the need to extend the National...
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FHA/Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loan limits revert back to lower levels: see...
Despite REALTOR® efforts, Congress let the temporary increases to FHA and Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loan limits lapse on October 1. As a result, loan limits have reverted back to pre-February 13, 2008...
View ArticleCongress restores FHA loan limits
If you are a REALTOR member, I’m sure you’ve heard from us here at the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS(R) and from the National Association of REALTORS(R) about the need to restore loan limits to...
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Mass. home sales up for 5th straight month in November; median prices down
Happy Holidays! Today we issued our November 2011 housing numbers and for the 5th straight month both single-family and condo sales were up over the same time last year. Single-family median prices...
View ArticleHomebuyers and sellers using a real estate professional 94% of the time
On Thursday, February 9, we released the results of our 2011 Profile of Massachusetts Home Buyers & Sellers Report. The study found that 94% of both home buyers and sellers worked with a real...
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Mass. median home prices up for first time in seven months as sales continue...
Listen to 2012 MAR President Trisha McCarthy discuss the April 2012 housing numbers. Today we released our April 2012 sales report and for the first time in seven months, single-family median prices...
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Do you know the ‘ROI’ on home remodeling projects? Check out 15th Annual Cost...
For the 15th straight year, the National Association of REALTORS(R) has partnered with Remodeling Magazine to produce the 2013 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report. This report compares construction costs...
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‘Real Talk’ video Thursday: What is the ‘Realtors Property Resource?’ with...
As a member of the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS you have access to a powerful tool called the REALTORS® Property Resource or “RPR”. In this edition of “Real Talk” video Thursday, Ron France,...
View ArticleGood news for Massachusetts: Conforming loan limits to remain unchanged
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has announced today that it has decided to keep the current limits on conforming loans offered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at their current levels of $417,000. This...
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Mass. home sales up for 5th straight month in November; median prices down
Happy Holidays! Today we issued our November 2011 housing numbers and for the 5th straight month both single-family and condo sales were up over the same time last year. Single-family median prices...
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