Well, we’ve finally reached the end of the series, and so here we go… the last step in getting your home ready to sell is… Staging...

I often hear from agents visiting my listings something along the lines of, “Your listings are always so beautiful.” Obviously nice to...

A couple weeks ago I started this series with tips for staging your home to sell, and real life examples from listings I’ve had. My first...

Last week I posted the first of this five-part “mini-series” of home staging, focusing on clearly defining the rooms and spaces. This...

Very few of us live in a way that we would just be able to throw up a for sale sign and welcome people in — most of our homes require a...

Yes, the stories you are hearing in all the local media are true — the housing market is still going crazy, multiple offers are...

Anyone who’s been involved — or even KNOWS someone who’s been involved — in a recent home sale or purchase in the Greater Boston area is...

Was playing around on Pinterest (I admit, it’s an addiction!) and stumbled across this great little info graphic on staging your home to...

This is my final post of a three-part series for Cambridge / Somerville homeowners who want to sell their homes and buy new ones, but...

This is the second of a three-part series on strategies for homeowners who want to sell their homes and buy new ones. Yesterday I wrote...

In a market like ours, where inventory is super low and trying to buy a home can sometimes feel like a competitive death match, one of...

This week I put my own home on the market, and it’s been a very interesting experience to have the shoe on the other foot. Thought it...

In Cambridge and Somerville, the vast majority of our homes are condos, and so it follows that the vast majority of my real estate deals...

The listing that I featured as my property of the week last week now has three new images — all virtually staged — how cool is this...

While many agents swear by the convenience of having a lockbox on their listings, I personally don’t use them, and this is why: Reason #1...

A couple weeks ago, I had a listing for a condo in Cambridge that received ten offers. The same week, two of my colleagues had eight...

I can’t tell you how happy I was to receive an email today announcing that Leader Bank, a great local bank based in Arlington, is now...

On a fairly regular basis I find myself competing for a listing with a “discount” broker — one whose fee is 4% or so, as compared to the...

There are many things along the course of a real estate transaction that can cause problems or even kill a deal: a bad inspection, issues...

It really pains me when I hear people reference “Zestimates®” of their homes. The Zillow algorithm for estimating a home’s market value...