Are you finding it hard to sell your home? The newest idea is to raffle your home instead of using a real estate broker. I’m not sure about this one but I’ll let you decide.
“The raffle idea had come to her in a burst of inspiration, she said. But she is not the only homeowner [...]

Home values in much of Massachusetts are 5-10% off from highs seen in the years 2002 – 2005, although some neighborhoods in Boston appear to be bucking the trend (if you are considering selling your condo in the Back Bay or South End, I’d say it is as good a time as any, actually). [...]

The Globe does a great job of comparing online real estate services, including Zillow.com, Domania.com, HouseValues.com, and Realestateabc.com.
The article uses each of the services to estimate the value of a home, then compares them with an appraiser’s opinion, as well as three real estate professionals.
The four online services estimated values ranging from $305,700 to $417,200, [...]

If you are a homeowner and considering using a real estate agent, I recommend using a professional who is willing to do the work to make sure your home gets the most exposure, and who has experience you need to get the most value for your home.
And, who has a strong knowledge of the local [...]

Don’t forget, my agents and I now work for both buyers and sellers of condominium homes in Boston, Massachusetts.
Contact me for more information.

Courtesy, National Association of Realtors
(In Massachusetts, most agents will be working for you, the seller, as a “listing agent” and for you, the buyer, as a “buyer’s agent”. Make sure you know, beforehand. If your agent is a “subagent”, he or she is working on behalf of the seller, not you.)
Understanding Agency Relationships
It’s [...]

I hate that saying. Except for when Jon Stewart said earlier this week that “dying is the new 50″. Ha, ha.
Anyway, 25 new listings hit the downtown Boston real estate market, today.
Twenty-five! Two weeks after Memorial Day!
Could just be a fluke, but otherwise, I don’t understand. Summer is not a prime [...]

I seem to remember something about how accurately pricing your home is important if you want to sell it?
From yesterday’s Times:

When Brandt and Tiffany Schneider put their brick colonial on the market for $1.2 million last April, they had every reason to be optimistic. The home, three years old and in a suburban neighborhood here, [...]

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors has put together a very useful pamphlet on buying and selling a home in Massachusetts. Lots of helpful information.
If you would like to download a copy to read later, click on the title, below (warning, .pdf).
A Consumers Guide to Buying and Selling a Home in Massachusetts
The purchase or sale [...]

Ugh.
No one likes airing dirty laundry, but when you’re talking lawsuits, you’re talking public record.
I was dong some research on the Suffolk Deeds site and came across a suit filed by a potential buyer against the seller of a unit in the Ritz Carlton towers (2 Avery Street).
The gist of it seems to be, the [...]