Investing in real estate can seem overwhelming and reserved for the very rich. In the current economic conditions and marketplace, it may even feel a bit too risky. But if you’ve ever thought real estate investing may be right for you, this is a great time to learn about your options and how it can be done by almost anyone.
Before we learn about our options, though, let me say that I bel
The title of this entry is over-the-top, I admit, but I am just here to stick up for the landlords out there who are trying to do some good. The word “landlord” in itself has some negativity associated with it, and the use of “lord” in this context is distasteful in our American sensibility. In media, landlords are portrayed as misers ready to make a buck on the poor and take advantage of families.
Please!
Let me tell you
With the real estate market in the dumps for several years now, it is not easy to get back into the pro-property mind-set. But, it is exactly at these times that you should be considering expanding your real estate portfolio.
In the market of exasperated and exhausted home sellers, I hear a lot of great stories about why homes are not selling. They usually divide into two categories: the real estate agents not doing their jobs or the sellers are uncooperative.
Either type of story leads to the same place: how are you marketing and showing the home?
There are very few reasons why your home doesn’t sell. There is no mystery here. There are bad agents and unc
Like everyone else, we were stunned by the 5.9 magnitude
... [MORE]If you have a toddler who thinks midnight is a great time to hit the playground without you, or a dad with Alzheimer’s who gets lost a block from home, you need to know when someone heads out the door (or a window) of your home.
Short of moving your family into a prison, your options for keeping everyone where they belong range from simple lock products to help child-proof doors and windows that cost about a buck to sophisticated electronic surveillance equipment cost
... [MORE]Father’s Day is Sunday. And you’re wondering how to thank the guy who taught you to wield a putty knife, and to shut the door and quit heating/cooling the outside — for crying out loud!
You could buy him something. But how many World’s Greatest Dad mugs and barbecue mitts does a guy need?
Instead, spend a little time. Do some chore that Dad would otherwise do. Finish a project he hasn’t had time to complete.
Yo
Our client wrote us a wonderful testimonial about our real estate services. It can be read on here and on our Zillow profile. We appreciate the kind words.
John provided excellent professional service over a 9 month period while we relocated from the west coast to Newton. He kept us in the listing loop but did not push the process. When we did finally settle on "the House"
... [MORE]At Dwell360 we have a wealth of real estate information at our finger tips. Market reports are typically one of the most requested by our clients. Click the link to view our real estate market report for Cambridge Massachusetts. The report reviews the residential real estate markets for the past 8 years.
Real estate and the overall residential markets are the topic of conversation on a regular basis. Here at Dwell360 we live and breathe real estate. That is why we keep a close pulse on the market statistics for the towns in and around the Meto Boston area. We have a number of reports on file. So feel free to send us a result for a particular town.
Below click the report on the Worcester real estate market for the past 8 years. The information p
... [MORE]In 1860, J.W. Black took this photo from Samuel A. King's balloon while tethered over the Boston Common. It is the earliest aerial photograph taken in the United States. An interesting piece of history. The photo is from the Boston Public Library's flickr page.
... [MORE]Interested in knowing the most expensive homes listed in Massachusetts. There are 24 properties currently on the market listed above $10,000,000. These properties are spectacular and worth a bit of a look.
The most expensive is a 9+ acre compound in Cohasset listed for $55.0m. A home in the Back Bay of Boston on Dartmouth Street is listed for
... [MORE]“Moody’s Investor Services said the Town of Wayland remains on solid financial footing.” It is comforting to read this in the article Wayland's $100m development on track, eyed as revenue boost from Boston Business Journal today. Even though the current real estate market has required adjustments to the original plans
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According to CNN Florida seems to be the only state that has not gotten snow today. "After big snow and ice events in the Southeast, Plains, and Midwest this week, 49 out of the 50 states currently have snow on the ground – yes, even Hawaii, where snow falls in Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea all winter."
We wish our friends, family, clients, and colleagues the warmest and happiest holidays and prosperous New Year. We are blessed to have such loyal and supportive friends – Thank you.
Warm wishes from everyone at Dwell360.
When you are considering selling and buying your home there are a few things to consider. HGTV's FrontDoor.com creates a good list to consider in their article "Buying and Selling Your House: 11 Resolutions for 2011" By Geoff Williams, published: 12/21/2010.
The list of list of 11 items (noted below) are all items you should think about if you are lo
What would you say if I said the average price of a single family home in Newton Massachusetts is up? It is true. The average sale price is up 3.63% in the Garden City. A client needed some real estate sales data and some of the figures we compare was 2009 and 2010 sales data in MLS for closings for each year for the time range of January 1 – November 15.
For the time frame noted above, the average sale price in 2009 was $845,434 and in 2010 is $876
As our real estate firm Dwell360 moves forward we have some great things in store for the world of real estate. As we sit in our Newton office we have been planning the future of our firm and forecasting how the real estate market will develop in the coming year. We also are paying close attention to how the industry itself will change.
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Property valuation websites have a lot of information to offer. They provide details on properties, sale history, tax information, and estimate the value of the home. As a result, they become a topic of conversation with our clients on a regular basis. The only issue is we often find ourselves explaining to clients why the site is not always accurate.
Today, at a Boston real estate conference, Agent Reboot, Zillow representatives talked about their se
What are we doing different?
This is a question that many have asked with reference to our new brokerage. There is not just one answer to this question. But, my favorite answer is –
We have an understanding of the customer of the future. We know what they need today, what they will need tomorrow, and what they will require in the future.
We have built a real estate brokerage, technology, and marketing that will be a pioneer
Life at the Dwell360 real estate brokerage remains exciting!
We are working hard to build a premier real estate brokerage based in Newton Massachusetts that will service the Greater Boston cities and towns. 
All we have been hearing lately from our past and present clients,
our friends, and everyone else is how great of an interest rate they can
get. Our mortgage contacts and real
estate attorneys have been super busy with the recent refinance boom. We have heard people getting rates from 4 –
4.50%.
The rat
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People in Massachusetts really love their home towns. They have energy and excitement when they speak about their community and there are some great places to live in the Commonwealth. Four cities in Massachusetts made it to this year’s list of “America’s 100 Best Small Cities to Live” found in August 2010 issue of Money magazine. The City of Newton took the third place on t
... [MORE]We have just listed a wonderful Brighton condo in the heart of Cleveland Circle. Year to date, 1/1/2010 - 7/1/2010 we have seen 157 condos sell in Brighton with an average sale price of $295,724. It has been an active time and is becoming a great time to get into the market.
Brighton continues to be an area on the cutting edge of city life
Brookline Massachusetts is an exciting town and great Boston neighbor. The average sales price year-to-date (1/1/2010 – 7/1/2010) for a condo in Brookline is $526,176 with 291 condos sold. Our newest listing 7 Verndale is a great opportunity to become a past of a great community rich in history with a strong real estate market.
We are excited to present 61Quint.com for sale. It was about five years ago when we represented our client in the purchase of this great property. It has been a great home and as great things happen it is time to move on. We could not have been happier to get the call again to help sell the condo.
This Allston
Just a few days ago Ed and I left William Raveis Real Estate to begin opening our new firm Dwell360 (Dwell Three Sixty.) It has been an exciting few days. At this has been taking place I picked up and flew to California to attend the Inman Connect an innovative real estate conference. Ed has been powering all the progress back at headquarters.
... [MORE]We are very excited to announce that we will be launching our own independent real estate brokerage here in Massachusetts. Ed Johnston and John Lynch will be building DWELL360 a boutique brokerage that is focused on providing clients with the best possible service from well qualified real estate agents. The towns of service will include Boston, Brookline, Newton, Wellesley, Cambridge,
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I recently heard this on the radio and just found the site. Scotts the grass seed and fertilizer company is providing the Fenway Park Grass Seed and Lawn Fertilizer. If you can get your grass to look like Fenway Park that would be great. Great to look at and great for your property value.Today, I came across an article from CNNMoney.com titled “6 biggest mistakes home buyers make.” After taking a look at the list I thought the six items are noteworthy. I am not sure if they are the biggest mistakes that a buyer can make. But, the list is one worth review
... [MORE]It has been a busy few months. Ed and I have put under a very solid number of properties under agreement in the last month. It has been exciting and the activity stills continues. We have put listings under agreement and buyers have secured properties. But, there is more work to be done.
As Ed posted the other day he took one client out to see 26 properties in three days. A few days ago I took clients from the west coast out to see 32 prop
It has been wet, very wet, here is Massachusetts. To the point that FEMA announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This is a significant resource for the state to help correct the damage of these major rain storms.
Today, Ed and John are launching their team website, www.JohnstonLynch.com. The new website is a new platform that will help us get information to our clients faster and be more effective in our marketing efforts.
The new website has an integrated blog and property search capabilities. The site also integrated our listing websites so they are continuously featured to visitors of the site. We have stream
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