Pricing Your Home to Sell
October 28, 2017In an upward market and with prices on the rise, some Boston luxury real estate sellers are adamant about pricing their home based on what they think their place is worth rather than analyzing comparable sales in the area. Unfortunately, that poses a major problem. Read More
Stay Away from Personalizing Your Home too Much
October 21, 2017It is wise to rethink any construction project in your Boston luxury home that makes it uniquely your own. Construction is not cheap, especially when we are talking about high end finishes and highly stylized design. Read More
Unrealistic Sellers' Expectations in Boston Luxury Real Estate
October 14, 2017Although the high end Boston luxury homes market stays strong, buyers are also more market educated and price sensitive than ever before. For the most part, buyers do their homework online with all the data available to them before they even venture out to look at properties or connect with a real estate agent. Read More
Turnkey Luxury Units in High Demand
October 7, 2017For the most part, younger Boston luxury real estate buyers don’t have the patience to go through a renovation process. Whether they have a busy schedule or simply a lack of patience, they tend to buy Boston luxury homes that are move-in ready and don’t require any additional work. Read More
Sage Advice for Buying and Selling Your Home
September 30, 2017In selling or buying Boston luxury real estate, there are many situations that education becomes critical. Pricing Boston luxury homes is a very thoughtful process, and submitting a competitive offer is as well. Read More
Limited Inventory in the Fall Market
September 23, 2017As buyers have been experiencing a very tight Boston luxury real estate market for quite some time now, their hope is that the fall market will be flooded with more inventory. Historically, the spring and fall markets tend to be busier than other times. Read More
Buying Luxury Homes for Future Move-In
September 16, 2017The Boston luxury real estate market is linked to the national and even global economy. It has it’s up and down cycles, just like the financial market. However, once the Boston luxury homes market goes through its down cycle, the prices soar two or three-fold during the recovery cycle, as we have experienced locally. Read More
Already a Busy Fall for the Boston Luxury Home Market
September 9, 2017Typically, Boston luxury home buyers and sellers tend to vacation in August and don’t concentrate on real estate until after Labor Day. Knowing that most buyers are away in August, sellers are reluctant to market their property. They don’t think they get as much exposure, nor get attention of Boston luxury real estate buyers who are arguably on vacation too. Read More
Growth of the Boston Seaport Neighborhood
July 29, 2017The groundbreaking ceremony was held at Seaport Boulevard and B street for the biggest Boston luxury homes project to date in the neighborhood. Cottonwood Management is developing a site that is 1.3 million square feet of mixed use Boston luxury real estate, including residential and commercial properties. There will be three towers of condominiums and rental units (448 condos and 285 rentals) and approximately 125,000 square feet of retail. Read More
Migration Back to the City from the Suburbs
July 22, 2017Two of the most prominent categories of Boston luxury real estate buyers coming from the suburbs are empty nesters who are downsizing (and I mean significantly downsizing), or those who are interested in a lifestyle change , but not necessarily downsizing. Then there are those who move to the city from the suburbs due to divorce or a desire for a Boston luxury home closer to work. Read More