Small business owners agree to local commercial property sale

Readers of this real estate law blog may have conflicted feelings about construction in the name of progress. On the one hand, readers probably appreciate efforts to preserve historical buildings. Such efforts may have both financial and historical benefit. Boston’s historic district, for example, is a top destination for tourists to Massachusetts. 

But what about...

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Effective preparation for a real estate purchase

Owning a home is something that many Worcester residents dream of doing in their lifetimes. After years of saving, watching the real estate market and deciding where they want to live, many people feel ready to put down hundreds of thousands of dollars just to earn a coveted title: property owner. Though parties can...

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Lease negotiations can be problems for rental property owners

While most of the posts on this site address issues related to home ownership for Worcester residents, this post deals with an important aspect of residential real estate: rental properties. Many area residents might be interested to learn more about how to successfully prepare their properties for efficient and effective leasing.

Signing a lease agreement...

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Achieve a real estate sale in the middle of winter

The housing market in Worcester can be as volatile as a Massachusetts winter and people trying to sell their homes at the start of the calendar year can encounter some challenges with moving their properties. Though there are some steps homeowners can take to make their properties more attractive to potential buyers, a person...
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Managing a real estate transaction with ease

With the New Year rapidly approaching, residents of Worcester might be making resolutions. While some may hope to lose weight or find new careers, others may want to either sell their homes or become first-time home buyers. Experts in the real estate market have summarized some useful ways of successfully navigating a

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Ways to avoid surprises during a real estate purchase

It is a great day when Worcester residents are able to purchase homes and move their lives into their new residences. Many people experience the joy of homeownership for a long time before they must address any problems with their new purchases, though some are quickly hit with unwelcoming surprises about their new abodes.

Many...

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Despite rising rates, real estate transactions expected to grow

Worcester residents might be interested to learn what national real estate transaction experts are saying about the current state of the national housing market. With interest rates climbing and demand booming, some may wonder if the market is headed for another collapse.

Experts believe that the strengthening housing market will...

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Appraisals and real estate sales

All across Massachusetts, prospective home buyers are eagerly waiting for new houses to become available for purchase. With the current market unable to support the number of people interested in purchasing homes, sellers are taking note of rising real estate sale prices and buyer competition and throwing their houses...

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What do rising home prices mean for Massachusetts buyers?

In the last few weeks this blog has discussed several reports that the residential housing market is in the midst of a strong recovery. In and around Worcester home prices are rising and with few houses for sale and many people looking to buy, sellers have been able to price their properties high and...

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Managing a real estate short sale

In the last few months this blog has focused on changes in the traditional residential real estate market. Here in Massachusetts buyers are finding housing prices beginning to rise and sellers are benefitting from competition over few available properties. While some people are able to buy their dream homes from the available pool of...

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