Tagged: realestateclosing

The Top 10 Upgrades to Sell Your Home for Top Dollar Want to know what it takes to sell a luxury home in a softening market? Ask Anh-Tuan and April Truong. In the fall, Dr. Truong, a cosmetic surgeon, and Ms. Truong, a stay-at-home mother to their two children, sold their 3,200-square-foot townhome in Chicago’s […]

Rising home prices are sending first-time home buyers to their parents for help with mortgage down payments. More than 26% of mortgage borrowers who used Federal Housing Administration-insured loans got assistance from a relative to make the down payment in the 12 months through September, up from about 22% in 2011, according to data released […]

This Week in Boston real estate: Boston among America’s most profitable housing markets, and more Realtor.com’s data analysts recently studied the markets where home sellers get the biggest returns — and Boston figured prominently on the list. In the largest 100 U.S. metros, the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, saw the highest annual return at 14 percent. In […]

Can You Get a Mortgage With a Credit Freeze? Credit freezes are a hot topic these days. With security breaches cropping up at banks, retailers, and even credit reporting agencies (hello, Equifax), many Americans fear that hackers might access their personal data and open new credit lines in their name. That’s where a credit freeze can help. This […]

The Mega Group completes two retail leases in Beverly BEVERLY, MA—The Mega Group announced two retail lease agreements at the Commodore Plaza on Route 1A in North Beverly, MA. Jennifer DApice, the Danvers, MA-based firm’s director, represented the Landlord and fetched SoBol, who just opened for business in a1,540 square feet of inline suite formerly […]

There is a growing trend throughout several markets involving property listings that don’t appear on that market’s multiple listing system. The idea around private listings, or pocket listings, office exclusives or a number of other names, has been known for some time. But as brokerages, MLS providers and associations grapple with new technology that breaks […]

Existing home sales see first increase in six months After six months of declines, existing home sales posted a month-to-month increase in October, according to the October report from the National Association of Realtors. Total existing home sales rose 1.4 percent from September to 5.22 million single-family homes, townhomes, condos and co-ops sold in October, […]

Tishman Speyer has refinanced their property at 125 High Street for $556 million via Morgan Stanley. 125 High Street is a 30-floor postmodern highrise in the Financial District of Boston, MA. Read More >>> http://ow.ly/oZso30mGOMW #bldup #boston #tishmanspeyer #morganstanley […]

Floorplans have been released for the upcoming boutique condo development 642Main in Wakefield. The project, just 12 miles north of Boston offers easy access to the commuter rail and more. Read More >>> http://ow.ly/rUJG30mF8It #bldup #642Main #tpg #wakefield #construction […]

The second office space, 400 River’s Edge in Medford is nearing completion. 400 is a 115,000 square foot state of the art office building adjacent to 200, which is now open. Read more about the project here >>> http://ow.ly/vKl830mvmhG #bldup #medford #riversedge #construction […]