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How savvy real estate agents use virtual sales techniques
Just five years ago, no one used Twitter to sell real estate. But it’s quickly becoming a must-have element of the increasingly Internet-enabled toolbox of savvy real estate brokers.
Boston condos for under $500,000
These units, right in the city's median price range, offer space and luxury.
NEWS AND FEATURES
SJC hears arguments in important faulty foreclosure transfer case
If there is news about Ibanezrelated court cases, Attorney Richard D. Vetstein is on it...Here's what happened this week at the SJC: The SJC heard......
Elegant castles of New England
New England is home to a number of elegant castles that just may be able to tame your yearning for nobility.
Boston-area housing values continue slide
Boston-area home values slid in February for the seventh consecutive month, according to data released yesterday by the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, which measure repeat home sales nationwide.
Mass. foreclosures see steep drop
The number of foreclosures in Massachusetts dropped again last month as an improving economy and a slowdown in the home-seizure process kept more struggling owners in their houses.
PETER HOTTON
Meet the beetles, and then get rid of them
Q. Help! I am inundated by stink bugs! So is a lot of Canton. They are in the attic and around attic vents. I have added screens around the vents, which helps some. What are they are how can I get rid of them? A landscaper said there is not much that can be done. Any ideas? (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
- 2 p.m. Thurs Chat with Peter
Berkshire Botanic Garden
Stockbridge, MA. . .Berkshire Botanical Garden announces its 2011 theme, Out on a Limb along with a lineup of informative and fanciful exhibitions and...
Luxurious living
What's better than the penthouse suite? If you've got money to blow in Boston, here are 15 top-floor condos deserving of a down payment.
Open house horror stories
One mistake can make an open house a disaster. Here are some strange things people have seen.
- Open house etiquette basics
- SUBMIT Your open house horror stories
- Q&A; Rona Fischman on buying and open houses
Single-family homes for $350,000
In different parts of the state, this amount can buy a Colonial in a side-street, suburban neighborhood or a waterfront property.
Simple changes to stage a sale
How can a professional stager make your home more attractive to potential buyers? See the changes this Sherborn couple made.
- US says Deutsche Bank profited off mortgage insurance through fraud
- South Carolina ruling calls for aiding troubled homeowners
- Genzyme, landlord get $1.5m abatement
- Downtown Boston condo sales decline
- Harvard report finds housing ‘affordability crisis’
Globe Home of the Week
Octagon delight
Nestled among elegant hemlocks, this spacious home is one of the few local examples of the Octagon style that sprouted briefly during the mid-1800s.
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Spring market looks competitive
Motivated by a better economy and a fear of rising interest rates, more home buyers are on the market.
Spring Cleaning & Home Repair
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Have a home project you're proud of? Send us before and after photos of your best renovations.
COMMUNITY DATA AND GUIDES
Mass. property taxes
Town-by-town assessed home values and billed property tax amounts in Massachusetts, from 2000 to 2010.
- 10 areas outside cities hit by foreclosures
- Where foreclosures rose, fell most in 2010
- Highest increases, decreases in home prices
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Home loan applications rise
Lenders reported a bump in new mortgage applications in mid-April, but the uptick may turn out to have been more of a blip than an upswing in the trend line.
- Mortgage blog Bankrate's Holden Lewis
