http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/ en-us Copyright 2009 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:48:37 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Well, they certainly got my attention. Whether I agree is another matter. Norwell-based HouseSavvy, an on-line real estate service, is unilaterally declaring it a “sellers’ market’’ in the Greater Boston area. My post yesterday on rising prices notwithstanding, are we... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/a_little_early.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/a_little_early.html Markets Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 House alarms cause me a lot of tension. On two occasions in my career, I have tripped an alarm and could not get it to go off. Once it happened because I couldn’t figure out the right series of buttons... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/alarming_moment.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/alarming_moment.html City Living Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:41:36 -0500 Home prices are on the rise again in the greater Boston market, a new survey shows. Values rose 1.6 percent in the third quarter over the same period in 2008 in Boston and the suburbs, to a new median of... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/reinflating_the.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/reinflating_the.html Markets Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 The first-time home buyer’s tax credit has now become an any-home buyer’s tax credit. This credit has been a recurring topic here. I find this credit bad for buyers, in the long run. I think the tax credit is a... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/home_owners_wel.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/home_owners_wel.html Buying and selling Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:50:51 -0500 Another arguably ill-conceived luxury condo complex is hitting the auction block. This time the address is 20 South Ave., a stylish mid-rise sandwiched between the Natick center commuter stop on one side and the rear of the police and fire... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/the_auctioneer.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/the_auctioneer.html Buying and selling Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 One of my clients and I were talking about his house. He’s owned it for almost a decade and has done some improvements over that time. He’s really annoyed. One of his improvements has done much more harm than good.... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/no_good_deed_go.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/no_good_deed_go.html Building and Repairing Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:38:24 -0500 If you want to sell your home in this market, HomeGain.com has two words of advice for you: clean up. That’s the gist of HomeGain.’s annual survey of Realtors on what is billed as the top 12, do-it-yourself home improvements... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/how_to_really_c.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/how_to_really_c.html Buying and selling Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:36:25 -0500 One of the differences between print media and on-line media is that topics I raise live on -- through the joy of search engines -- long beyond when we here at Boston.com have forgotten about them. Here’s a questions that... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/lead_paint_in_t_1.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/lead_paint_in_t_1.html Legal issues Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:34:48 -0500 If you like the direction downtown Boston has taken over the past decade or so, Tuesday was your day. A wave of sleek, new glass-and-steel condo high-rises has sprouted up on seemingly every street corner, from the Ritz-Carlton Towers... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/four_more_years.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/four_more_years.html Investment and Development Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:50:44 -0500 Boston.com/renow readers know about, US National Bank vs. Ibanez, the decision that was decided twice about foreclosures. Judge Keith Long ruled that US National Bank could not foreclose without the proper papers on record. He upheld his decision on October... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/when_i_met_iban.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/when_i_met_iban.html Buying and selling Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500 Months of dire warnings from the National Association of Realtors and other real estate lobby groups appear to be paying off. Uncle Sam will keep propping up the still shaky real estate market for months to come under a slew... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/early_christmas.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/early_christmas.html Markets Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 I got an email that sparked a discussion between me and my husband. The email, from one of our tenants, asked that we hold the rent check a few days before cashing it. Just three days, she said. She had... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/tenantlandlord.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/tenantlandlord.html Renting Issues Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:03:20 -0500 Looking back on my renting days, I can’t recall any of my landlords ever cutting my rent or offering any incentives for me to stay. The closest thing to a perk I ever encountered was during my waning days as... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/a_good_time_to.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/a_good_time_to.html Renting Issues Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Sam Schneiderman, Broker-owner of Greater Boston Home Team shows you how easy it is to lose your deposits. This is the true story about a buyer that did not follow through with the agreement that she made in the Purchase... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/how_to_risk_los.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/how_to_risk_los.html Buying and selling Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:34:09 -0500 So now we are down to the wire with the extension of the home buyer tax credit. There’s the usual horse trading and posturing and 11th hour deal making Washington as the end of the month deadline fast approaches –... http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/high_end_likely.html http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2009/11/high_end_likely.html Buying and selling Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500