When buying a home look for a fixer upper in an excellent neighborhood. Look to see if the surrounding homes are of great and higher value. Never buy a home if it is the best looking and most expensive home on the street. The higher value of the other homes will increase your value of […]

Here is some advice for buying a home anywhere in the United Staes, for the first time home buyer or the more experienced buyer. This is especially true for individuals buying out of state or in an unfamiliar real estate marker.
First, decide what you want in a home: number of bedrooms and bathrooms, size of […]

Home buying help - buying a home should be one of the most exciting times in your life. But often times the fun is overshadowed by anxiety — anxiety as a result of not really understanding your own housing needs and financial situation, and not thoroughly understanding the home buying process.
A little research and honest […]

As president of the 6,500-member New Hampshire Association of Realtors, I was disappointed to see the Sunday Monitor recently fall into the trap of presenting national news as a local story (”Is this a good time to buy a home?” Business section, March 2), ultimately presenting a conclusion (”Well, no, stay on the sidelines […]

Rhode Island’s real-estate market in January continued to deteriorate, as house prices recorded their steepest month-over-month decline in 19 years, according to a report released yesterday by The Warren Group.
The median price of a single-family house in Rhode Island fell 12.8 percent compared with the previous January — nearly three times the rate in […]

During the state’s real estate boom earlier this decade, prices for single-family homes increased 80 percent. Now new home sales and prices have dropped significantly, and a mortgage crisis is burgeoning. What does it mean for you?
Q. How’s the state’s market currently?
A. The market took a dive starting last summer, and the number of […]

Selling your home can be exciting, but it also takes work. You’ll need to fix all those little problems you’ve let go for so many […]