Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Buying a home? Wait two weeks

Buyers have an opportunity this spring to get a good deal on a new home. While there is no “glut” of inventory in the downtown neighborhoods, the number of listings is high, meaning sellers will have to either be willing to negotiate or have something to...

Boston Courant begins publishing Sunday Open House listings

Boston real estate - buying a home

Starting today, the Boston Courant has begun listing all Sunday Open House listings in its weekly edition. The data is collected from the Multiple Listing Service Information Network, Inc. (MLSPIN) which is one of two listing services used by most Boston agents. The...

Hard times for some … for others, some comfort

Boston real estate - buying a home

I laughed when I read two stories in yesterday’s Times. The first involved a property in Manhattan that had been rented out to a gallery. The rent was $1.8 million per year. The gallery didn’t have the money for a security deposit, so it put up a painting...

Title insurance policies: not so great a deal

Boston real estate - buying a home

From today’s Globe: The reason for title insurance is that someone else may have a claim on your property, such as an unpaid contractor, an heir of the last owner, or a neighbor who thinks the fence is in the wrong place. Since a mortgage loan is secured by the...

When not to buy

Boston real estate - buying a home

From today’s Globe: Tony Annino of Belmont has seen about 50 properties in his home search and though he’s been interested in a few places, he’s in the “wait and see” camp. “My fiancée and I have our eye on three places in Waltham...

Boston-area housing cheaper than at any time during past eight years

Boston real estate - buying a home

What? I just pass on news, I don’t write it. According to the Globe: While the Boston-area housing market remains among the most expensive in the country, it is now relatively more affordable than it was earlier in the decade. Median home prices in metro Boston...