Know When To Walk Away: 5 Trouble Spots (Know When To Run)
July 24, 2008 blog.redfin.com
So you found the perfect starter home or upgrade, and you’re ready to move. It looks like a responsible thing to do — you’re not a gambler.
But things just don’t go the way yo...A Pair of South End Price Reductions Under Half a Mil
July 24, 2008 blog.redfin.com
A pair of homeowners in the Washington Street/E. Berkeley Street area dropped their asking prices this morning. The first dropped a moderate $20K from the asking price of a Washington Street condo, bu...New In Town? You Could Be! (3 New Listings in Beverly)
July 23, 2008 blog.redfin.com
Every time a seller lists a new property, an angel loses its wings. Anyway, that’s what it feels like if you’ve been a seller for longer than is comfortable for you.
But if you’re b...A Buyer’s Perspective on the Pitfalls of FSBO
July 23, 2008 blog.redfin.com
I used to think that “for sale by owner” houses were a good way for home buyers to save a little dough. After all, a seller without an agent saves the five or six percent commission. In th...A Few Words on Upper Beacon Hill
July 22, 2008 blog.redfin.com
I have an acquaintance who is very into a place called Upper Beacon Hill. Upon arriving in Boston a few years back, I just sort of assumed that this meant the top of the hill, but as I learned a short...Recent Sales in Brighton and Brookline: A Tale of Two Cities
July 21, 2008 blog.redfin.com
Everyone (at least everyone in Brookline!) knows that Brookline’s housing prices remained robust throughout the housing downturn. A recent Money Magazine survey placing Brookline in the top 100 ...Hitting the Links
July 20, 2008 blog.redfin.com
Simon Property Group shows what they want in (and on) Copley Place. [John A Keith]
Allston-Brighton looking to get a little greener. [Allston Brighton Community Blog]
ABC casting call for “Oppor...Choice Open Houses for Saturday and Sunday, July 19-20
July 18, 2008 blog.redfin.com
I’ve read more than one real estate agent’s online rant against open houses. I like them, personally, but then I don’t have to sit there through the nicest part of a Sunday and get ...Poetry Friday for Wine and Open Houses
July 18, 2008 blog.redfin.com
The Back Bay summer air is fetid
They built on swamps—and now regret it.
But still, the weekend days are yearned for;
Clever residents outfox the fervor.
As heatwaves grow the more intense
They ...Dine and Dash: Staying Close to Home
July 18, 2008 blog.redfin.com
Because the weather won’t cooperate this weekend, “Dine and Dash” looks more like “Dash.” Meteorologists predict the temperature will either be in the mid- 90’s or it will drop to the low 80’s with t...