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The hottest decorating trends for 2021 aren’t trendy at all — and that’s the point In a pandemic that has us spending more time at home, people are clamoring for versatility, comfort, and a return to tradition. | realestate.boston.com The post The hottest decorating trends for 2021 aren’t trendy at all — and that’s the […]

Cell Phone Etiquette Every Professional Should Know Life is a continuing learning experience and no one is perfect….and from time to time the best of us need to be reminded to say “please” or “thank you, “sir” or “ma’am” as well as many other little things that might seem trivial, but can set the stage

Report: US home buyers want to live in the city as much as the suburbs. But what about Boston? US housing prices rose at essentially the same rate in urban and suburban areas last year. Continue reading at realestate.boston.com. The post Report: US home buyers want to live in the city as much as the

Family Promise Helps Low-Income Families Achieve Sustainable Independence As property owners and managers, we often encounter less than productive members of society.  Without ascribing excuses or blame, some of these people truly need help, and would gladly make use of it.  Rather than playing social worker, many property owners/managers will refer those in need to

This Brutalist mansion in Rhode Island is headed to auction The 5,648-square-foot home in Little Compton, R.I., stands out in a state known for Gilded Age homes. | realestate.boston The post This Brutalist mansion in Rhode Island is headed to auction appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Investing in Notes and Helping Homeowners Stay In Their Homes Brian Hamrick On a recent episode of the Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast, Brian Hamrick talks with Martin Saenz about the state of note investing during the pandemic and helping homeowners stay in their homes.  Martin has directly helped over a thousand

Kitchen designs you can just eat up in homes on the market in Greater Boston From the contemporary to farmhouse chic to mid-century modern and classic Colonial, these spaces have everything from soup to nuts. | realestate.boston.com The post Kitchen designs you can just eat up in homes on the market in Greater Boston appeared

Zumper’s National Rent Report for February ’21 Rental information site Zumper recently released their National Rent Report for February, 2021 showing that their median national rent for 1-bedroom apartment was $ 1,231 (up 0.6%) and the median two-bedroom rent was $ 1,516 (up 1.7%).  Be sure to look at their list of the top 100

Amazon’s latest Boston expansion delivers a gift to Seaport housing development There’s plenty of reason to think Amazon could bring even further luxury housing developments. | Continue reading at realestate.boston.com. The post Amazon’s latest Boston expansion delivers a gift to Seaport housing development appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Up 9.5% According to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, the rate of home price increases reported a 9.5% annual gain in November, 2020.  Their 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 8.8% and the 20-City Composite posted a 9.1% year-over-year gain.  The S&P CoreLogic