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2010
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As a Franklin, MA Realtor I see damp or wet basment issues on a regular basis. I have learned from hundreds of home inspections and my own research that many of these problems are preventable. Most commonly it appears that grading issues are a main cause of wet basements. Although some basemen...
02/26/2010
Statistics show that the best opportunity to sell your Franklin home is often within the first few weeks of putting it on the market. This can be good news, or bad, depending on your motivation. Some homes sell right away, while others sit on the market for months without a single offer. To maxim...
02/25/2010
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I have attempted to show some of the more outstanding properties that are currently on the market through these Best Buy lists. These homes may or may not be my listings, rather they are, in my opinion only, the best choices for the money... Light, bright and spacious Gambrel Cape sits on a be...
02/24/2010
The median price for Massachusetts single-family homes sold in January rose 9.6 percent to $285,000 from $260,000 in January 2009, the second consecutive month that median prices for single-family homes increased by about 10 percent on a year-to-year comparison basis, the Warren Group, a Boston f...
02/23/2010
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The January data for Franklin, Massachusetts is available and despite the cold weather, homes are selling. The Multiple Listing Service reveals the following: it is taking 107 days for homes to go under contract 5 homes went under contract during the month of January the average list price was $...
02/09/2010
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I have attempted to show some of the more outstanding properties that are currently on the market through these Best Buy lists. These homes may or may not be my listings, rather they are, in my opinion only, the best choices for the money... Here is this week's home... This pristine 3 bedroom,...
02/08/2010
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Housing inventory, although improving, still remains on the low side for most of the metro west of Boston towns. There are so many buyers of all income brackets who are now ready to purchase a home but simply not enough homes for sale. They have their pre-approval letter from the bank to know wh...
02/05/2010
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I have attempted to show some of the more outstanding properties that are currently on the market through these Best Buy lists. These homes may or may not be my listings, rather they are, in my opinion only, the best choices for the money... Picture perfect 9RM 4BR expanded Cape on beautiful...
02/01/2010
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