Time to Get Realistic in Pricing Your Boston Luxury Home
July 11, 2015For over two years, many Boston luxury real estate sellers have been sitting on the sidelines trying to decide whether or not to sell their Boston luxury home. They started banking on the economy getting stronger and foreign investors/buyers pouring in. Read More
Demand for Larger Boston Luxury Condos
June 27, 2015In the past, many new Boston luxury real estate construction projects were filled with smaller units, making them more marketable and easier to sell. Not anymore. Read More
Creating the Right Environment in Your Boston Luxury Home and the Experience to Complement
June 20, 2015Buyers and sellers purchase Boston luxury real estate, because they are relocating, down sizing or wanting a bigger home for variety of reasons. Then again, I have clients who are moving purely to test a different lifestyle. Boston luxury home buyers moving from the suburbs, want to live in the city to create a new environment and experience different ways of life. Or, vice versa… Read More
Boston Luxury Home Improvements May Not Necessarily Increase Price
June 13, 2015In a strong Boston luxury real estate market, I am running into a good number of pricing issues with sellers. Some sellers with older units think that if they update appliances or redo their kitchen and baths, they can get the same price as properties that have been totally rehabbed and renovated or newly constructed. Read More
Attorneys Representing Boston Luxury Real Estate Buyers in a Transaction
June 6, 2015For Boston luxury homes purchases, buyers and sellers are each represented by an attorney during the sale of a property. The seller’s attorney drafts the Purchase and Sale agreement, and the buyer’s attorney responds with comments. If there are any items to be discussed and agreed upon, a Rider will be attached to the Purchase and Sale agreement. The buyer’s attorney will always have some comment, and for most initial drafts, feedback is really just boilerplates. Read More
The Lengths Boston Luxury Home Buyers Will Go To For an Accepted Offer
May 30, 2015In a tight Boston luxury real estate market where there are multiple offers on any given property, buyers are in a quandary about how to make their offers more enticing and more noticeable to the Boston luxury home sellers. By now, most seasoned buyers know the cleaner the offer, the better chance they have of closing the property. Read More
Luxury Boston Waterfront, Water Views and More
May 16, 2015The snow has melted, flowers are blooming and the sun is out. So is the demand from Boston luxury real estate buyers who want Waterfront properties or homes with views of the water. Read More
Questioning Boston Luxury Real Estate Pricing?
May 9, 2015A week does not go by without a Boston luxury home buyer questioning the pricing of a property. Obviously in a high demand and limited inventory market, buyers are not totally comfortable with paying such high prices. Both sales and asking prices are setting records that consumers are not used to. And they frequently ask for the data to back it up. Read More
Offers, Offers and More Boston Luxury Real Estate Offers…
May 2, 2015You guessed correctly, the Boston luxury homes market has not only gained momentum, but it has made buyers even more aggressive in their offering prices. Read More
Boston Rated One of the Most Walkable Cities in the Country
April 25, 2015Boston is not only one of the most livable and enjoyable cities to live in, but it is also the one of the most walkable. People moving from outside of the city and used to having two cars, realize soon enough that not only they don’t need both of their cars, but they can even do without a car. Everything you need in Boston is at the doorstep of Boston luxury real estate and within walking distance, or a very short cab / train / bus ride, regardless of the Boston neighborhood. Read More