http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/ en Copyright 2012 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:07:43 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Today, Bill Kuhlman, CRS, who is the broker/owner of Kuhlman Residential Real Estate, in the Greater Boston area discusses negotiation for cash buyers. What can a cash buyer expect a seller to give up in return for a quick, financing-hassle-free... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/how_deep_is_the.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/how_deep_is_the.html Buying and selling Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:07:43 -0500 OK, just call this the Valentine's Day edition. Men and women fall in love for very different reasons, not only with each other, but when it comes to buying a house as well. Or so says Trulia, which just released... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/what_would_make.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/what_would_make.html Buying and selling Markets Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:01:27 -0500 Sam Schneiderman, Broker-owner of Greater Boston Home Team is our Monday guy. Today he discusses what to expect when making or receiving a real estate offer. Whether it is a short sale, lender owned property (REO) or market sale; there... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/common_misconce.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/common_misconce.html Buying and selling Legal issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:02:12 -0500 OK, I just love it when Realtors invoke the weather, typically when things don't go right. Like it never snows in New England - duh - or blaming sunny summer for luring buyers to the beach instead of open houses.... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/early_start_to.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/early_start_to.html Buying and selling Markets Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:58:12 -0500 Yesterday, things changed for home owners who lost or are losing their properties to foreclosure. Massachusetts Attorney General’s office was part of a national settlement with Ally Financial, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo. (This agreement includes... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/yesterday_thing.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/yesterday_thing.html Foreclosures Mortgage matters Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:52:22 -0500 While sellers across the country are piling on the concessions, not here in the Bay State. Just 21 percent of sellers offered a sweetener to move their homes, compared to 41 percent nationally, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors reports in... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/yes_our_sellers.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/yes_our_sellers.html Buying and selling Markets Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:59:48 -0500 Those of you that are already out there looking for property, do you think spring is in the air? My experience last weekend was that there continues to be a lack of decent property and fair prices out there. I... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/is_winter_over.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/is_winter_over.html Buying and selling Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:10:19 -0500 Even during tough times, buyers still go gaga over the surface things - fresh paint, hardwood floors, hip appliances. And the allure of the fresh and new is particularly strong here in Greater Boston, where so many homes are older... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/addicted_to_shi.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/addicted_to_shi.html Buying and selling Markets Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:38:22 -0500 Today, a lawyer's look at short sales with our Attorney Richard D. Vetstein. Sam blogged about short sales last week. I will go one step forward and predict an increase in short sales for 2012, with distressed homeowners and lenders... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/short_sales_req.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/short_sales_req.html Buying and selling Short Sales Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:07:58 -0500 Certainly seems that way to me after reading the comments on one of my recent posts. Having been in this situation myself, I took to heart Brendan's story about his so far fruitless house hunt in the western suburbs. Brendan... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/is_there_a_mean.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/is_there_a_mean.html Buying and selling Markets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:42:27 -0500 Today, Bill Kuhlman, CRS, who is the broker/owner of Kuhlman Residential Real Estate, in the Greater Boston area is back to say that some people should not buy real estate. In response to my post last week, one reader asked,... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/a_different_ans.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/a_different_ans.html Buying and selling Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:16:45 -0500 There they go again, those Massachusetts liberals, now pushing for "principal forgiveness" for deadbeat homeowners. That's been the theme on the comment board of this blog since Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley the other day publicly urged federal mortgage giants... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/time_to_axe_all.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/time_to_axe_all.html Buying and selling Mortgage matters Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:50:21 -0500 Sam Schneiderman, Broker-owner of Greater Boston Home Team, discusses the importance of having a team that works together when buying or selling real estate. Whether you are buying or selling, I believe that a successful real estate transaction requires a... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/real_estate_is.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/real_estate_is.html Buying and selling Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:02:10 -0500 OK, maybe this is a stretch. I'll let you decide. But will the Pats crushing Super Bowl loss wind up having an impact on the future direction of home prices in Foxborough and in neighboring bedroom communities like Norfolk, Walpole... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/tying_it_all_to.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/tying_it_all_to.html Buying and selling Communities Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:44:03 -0500 The discussion about the heating system in one of my client’s condos brought an email about a different configuration. Here’s a configuration in a newly rehabbed condo that caused problems for the people living there: The furnace is in eaves... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/heat_still_rise.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/02/heat_still_rise.html Building and Repairing Buying and selling Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:58:28 -0500