10 Questions to Ask Your Realtor about Selling a House Are you a full-time professional real estate agent? How long have you worked full time in real estate? How long have you been representing buyers? What professional designations do you have?Knowing whether or not your agent practices full time can help you determine potential scheduling conflicts and his or her commitment to your transaction. As with any profession, the number of years a person has been in the business does not necessarily reflect the level of service you can expect, but it is a good starting point for your discussion. The same issue can apply to professional designations. Do you have a personal assistant, team or staff to handle different parts of the purchase? What are their names and how will each of them help me... 03/07/2010

Holden MA real estate report: Condos Statistics from June 2008:Average sale price in Holden, June 2008: $215,950Average days on the market June 2008: 65 daysNumber of properties sold June 2008: 2Number of properties under agreement June 2008:  1 Statistics from June 2007:Average sale price in Holden, June 2007: $312,021Average days on the market June 2007: 148 days (inflated from builder developments)Number of properties sold June 2007: 6Number of properties under agreement June 2007:  0 The condo/town home market in Holden is small and list prices vary significantly. The days on the market in 2007 is much quicker for privately owned condos, rather than builder developments, with three houses selling within 100 days of being listed on the market. From the market data, it shows there are... 07/14/2008

Holden MA real estate report: Single family homes Statistics from June 2008:Average sale price in Holden, June 2008: $331, 945Average days on the market June 2008: 143 daysNumber of properties sold June 2008: 20Number of properties under agreement June 2008:  8 Statistics from June 2007:Average sale price in Holden, June 2007: $347,199Average days on the market June 2007: 191 daysNumber of properties sold June 2007: 21Number of properties under agreement June 2007:  0 The activity in the Holden single family home market is stable. There is a decrease in average sale price of homes since last year. However, homes are selling quicker than this time last year to sell, which is a good sign of a strengthening real estate market. There is also an increase in the number of houses that went und... 07/10/2008