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
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
Renovate or Buy Boston Luxury Real Estate?
March 30, 2015I have been asked so many times by clients whether to renovate or buy new Boston luxury condos. Some renovations are extensive which would require them to move out completely. And in some cases, clients are out of their home for close to a year. Read More
When and What New Boston Luxury Real Estate Properties Will Be Coming on the Market?
March 21, 2015With a shortage of inventory, in a high demand luxury housing market, we keep running into the same question from our buyers: Will there be other new properties coming on the market and when??? Read More
A Dream Come True in this Spectacular Commonwealth Duplex
March 14, 2015With high density of new Boston luxury condos in high-rise, full service buildings , there are still buyers who prefer to be in luxury renovated brownstones. These Boston luxury real estate properties provide, to some extent, the services comparable to luxury high-rise buildings. Read More
Boston Luxury Real Estate Prices
February 21, 2015Buyers looking to buy a home, especially in the booming Boston luxury real estate neighborhoods, don’t have the luxury to ponder their purchase for any considerable length of time as they have in the past. They have to be able to act fast and make a fairly quick decision. It’s my job to make sure Boston luxury condos buyers can make the most educated decision possible based on their needs, price range, wish-list, etc. The urgency is due, in large part, to the tremendous surge in property prices across the board. Read More
Selling Boston Real Estate with a ‘Tap’ and a ‘Swipe’
January 25, 2015With new age and high tech platforms, a new generation of paperless presentation and selling from construction plans has emerged. The new high rise residential building developers from the west coast to the east coast are trying to woo the potential buyers of Boston luxury condos and co-ops with every possible technological gadget and innovation known to date. They're aiming to pre-sell, or “virtual sell” Boston luxury condos that are yet to be built. Read More