8 Signs it’s a Sellers Market

Identifying a buyers or sellers market differs with each community. In one community, home sales might be sparse with short market time and the demand is high. A few towns over might see the opposite: plenty of ‘for sale’ signs and far less buyers. Ten years ago when the housing...
Continue Reading...Buying a Home: The Season is Nearly Upon Us

The season for buying a home in New England and the northern states — spring and early summer— is merely weeks away. As it is the biggest investment for most people, home buying is a series of careful preparation, considerations and negotiation — all of which can be...
Continue Reading...4 Affordable ways to increase your home’s net value this tax season

That tax return you’re about to receive? We’ve got a suggestion as to what to do with it: increase the net value of your home. We’ve long said your home is likely the single biggest investment you will ever make. The average tax return in 2018, according to SavingToInvest.com...
Continue Reading...Getting the Most Out of a Home Refinance

Recently we blogged about a home refinance to pay down credit card bills, and the perils that potentially result if you’re not a responsible consumer. It made us go deeper into refinancing and give our advice about how to get creative and get the most out of it. Some homeowners...
Continue Reading...Debt Consolidation Mortgage: It’s Not For Everyone

Are you a disciplined consumer or undisciplined? It’s OK to be honest if you’re the latter — most of us are in the undisciplined group. We ask because when consumers roll their credit card debt into a mortgage, called a debt consolidation mortgage, most believe it’s a...
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