The following is the information from the Global Real Estate infographic from the 2017 July/August issue of Bay State Realtor®. To see the print version of the infographic, check out the July/August issue of the magazine or click below to view a virtual copy.

The following is the information from the MAR Conference & Tradeshow infographic from the 2017 July/August issue of Bay State Realtor®. To see the print version of the infographic, check out the July/August issue of the magazine or click below to view a virtual copy.

In May, over 150 Realtors® from Massachusetts joined several thousand Realtors® from across the country in Washington D.C. to meet with members of Congress to discuss important real estate issues. Topics discussed included: flood insurance reauthorization, tax reform and its impact on housing, and protecting sustainable homeownership opportunities. Below is what you need to know about each issue.

I wish my crystal ball worked. If it did, then I’d be able to effectively answer every one of my kids’ questions that are about the future. Unfortunately, most of my answers include some qualified, expectation-managing response like “We’ll see…” or “I’m not sure, maybe…” and even “You’re asking me a future question, how about we deal with right now…"

The Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, Chapter 93A, continues to be a widespread source of claims against real estate agents. Regulations of the Attorney General explaining Chapter 93A provide that it is a violation when: