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Dec 19, 2013
Want a Condo for Christmas? Here's What Your Money Buys in Cambridge & Somerville
2013 was a tough year for home buyers in Cambridge and Somerville, with very limited inventory, and a lot of potential buyers competing...
Lara
Nov 21, 2013
Cambridgeville 5-Year Inventory Comparison
Am feeling nostalgic as I think back to when I began my real estate career in November of 2009 — look at the inventory we had back then!...
Lara
Sep 13, 2013
Is Boston Experiencing a Housing Bubble?
I get this question a lot when people look at the bidding wars and rising prices going on in our market. I thought this CNBC interview by...
Lara
Jul 23, 2013
And Now for the 'Ville… Somerville 3-Year Home Price Comparisons
Always happy to divide-and-conquer, my colleague Natasha Burger and I recently divvied up the job of running 3-year home price...
Lara
Jul 15, 2013
Up, Up & Away! Cambridge 3-Year Housing Price Comparison
If you weren’t buying or selling a home in the past few months, you may not be aware at how much Cambridge home prices rose this spring....
Lara
Jun 7, 2013
Housing Inventory Remains EXTREMELY Low in Cambridge & Somerville
To illustrate our inventory shortage, here’s where we stand today, compared to June 7, 2012: CONDO INVENTORY TODAY Cambridge — 44% of...
Lara
Jun 3, 2013
Case-Shiller Composite Home Price Index Up 10.9% — And for Cambridge/Somerville…
Last week Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home price index reported increases in every one of the 20 markets it surveys — the composite...
Lara
Mar 11, 2013
Strategies to Succeed In A Seller’s Real Estate Market: A Roundtable Discussion
Real estate attorney and blogger extraordinaire Rich Vetstein recently invited me to participate in a “round table” discussion for The...
Lara
Mar 8, 2013
Want to Know What Your Home is Worth? Don't Ask the "Zestimator!"
It really pains me when I hear people reference “Zestimates®” of their homes. The Zillow algorithm for estimating a home’s market value...
Lara
Feb 26, 2013
Tips on Playing the Real Estate "Game" in Today's Market
About a month ago I was interviewed by a writer for Boston Magazine about what’s going on in the Greater Boston real estate market. I...
Lara
Feb 6, 2013
I'll Say it Again… My Money is on Union Square!
Check out is Patch article about a proposed 14-unit development in Union Square. The developers behind the project have done a lot of...
Lara
Jan 19, 2013
NorthPoint Update — Luxury Apartments on the Way
I really like the plan to connect the area with the Orange Line… NorthPoint to Plunk Its First Spire on Cambridge Skyline – Development...
Lara
Jan 11, 2013
Looking Back at the 2012 Housing Market
2012 was a crazy year for real estate in Cambridge and Somerville… If you were out there as a buyer, you likely encountered multiple...
Lara
Jan 10, 2013
Home Buyers: Get Ready for the Spring Market & Expect Competition!
Dealing with a Multiple Bid Situation — Advice for Buyers & Sellers Originally Posted March 29, 2012 Most home buyers and their agents...
Lara
Jan 10, 2013
If It Feels Like There's Nothing on the Market Right Now…
… it’s not your imagination. Even by dead-of-winter standards, Cambridge and Somerville are experiencing a huge dearth of homes for sale...
Lara
Dec 18, 2012
Even in a Sellers' Market, Price Still Matters
In a market where most listings are being snatched up after the first open house (generally with multiple offers), it may be surprising...
Lara
Dec 4, 2012
Cambridge Needs More Housing… Duh.
Tell us something we don’t know. But thought this article was worth sharing for some of the interesting stats in the beginning (focused...
Lara
Nov 16, 2012
Market Report: Cambridge 2/3-Families
For those of you who like data and are curious about the multi-family market in Cambridge, this is your lucky day! I have just finished a...
Lara
Nov 12, 2012
Lots of New Apartments Coming to Alewife
This can only be a good thing for the city’s renters… In North Cambridge, a Plethora of New Apartment Buildings – Coming Attractions |...
Lara
Nov 1, 2012
Interesting Stats for Boston Condo Sales
Wow… three Boston posts in the past week — I swear I still work in Cambridge! But I thought this article had some good stats, and as it...
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