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Tip: buy yourself an owner’s condo insurance policy

If you are buying a condominium, your lender will require that you have insurance to cover the home. This is because if the property burns down or is damaged in some way, the lender wants to make sure it gets its money back. Your lender will require that you have a...

MA home inspection regulation is best in the nation *

Boston real estate - buying a home, the real estate industry

By best I mean, fifth. The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) has ranked the home inspection regulation laws in the United States, weighing them on 13 criteria, including testing requirements, standards of practice, codes of ethics, and enforceability. In the...

New site helps consumers learn about properties before buying

Boston real estate - buying a home

I received this email, last week. Would you be willing to blog about our new consumer site, MapRealty.com. It is a site that allows buyers and sellers to search property records, homes for sale, and recent home sales. However, our “differentator” is we...

Buy an owner’s title insurance policy, save yourself the hassle

Boston real estate - buying a home

Last week, the Globe’s Binyamin Appelbaum, who reports on real estate for the paper, wrote a story about his search for a new home. He made a comment that has created a lot of controversies (by “a lot”, I mean, a little). The comment: Title insurance...

Hahba Towas in trouble

Boston real estate - buying a home

Ouch. So, owners in the Harbor Towers condo complex on Boston’s Waterfront are faced with having to pay huge special assessments, due to necessary repair work on the buildings’ (there are two) mechanicals. The Globe covered the story: It’s the condo...

A bad market is good for you …

Boston real estate - buying a home

Interesting concept. If you already own and are thinking of trading up, a bad real estate market is good for you. At least that’s what agent Rona Fischman thinks. Suppose you own a condo that is worth $400,000 today, and want to buy a house that is worth...