Who is Responsible For Smoke & Carbon Inspection? When purchasing any property it is crucial to know if the smoke inspection is buyer or seller responsibility for MA Buyers. In most MA home sales the Seller takes responsibility for having the fire department inspect the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and issue a certificate of [...]

Danvers MA Market Report 2011 Single Family Home Sales The current Danvers MA Market Report 2011 shows single family home sales slipped 17% from Danvers’ 2010 sales dropping from to 186 to the 2011 volume of 154. During the same period we saw the average sale price level off with no notable shift hovering right [...]

Wine Tasting Jazz Fundraiser for Stoneridge Montessori This past Saturday February 11 I partnered with Eric Steenstra of the Mortgage Network to sponsor a wine tasting Jazz fundraiser for Stoneridge Montessori school of Beverly. Our hope was to both support a local pillar of the community as well as show our appreciation for clients and [...]

Housing Market Report MA February 2012 Let’s keep this short and sweet. I often have a conversation with buyers where I need to demonstrate the distinction between national real estate market trends as reported on the major news networks, websites and even real estate associations and local market trends. All real estate trends, values and [...]

Most Expensive North Shore Homes For Sale February 2012 There’s no harm in being nosey! For all it’s natural beauty and historic charm the North Shore has also for centuries been home to some extremely impressive dwellings. From the magnificent Crane Estate mansion on Castle Hill in Ipswich to the Hammond Castle in Gloucester, the [...]