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Five Questions With – Home Financing for Veterans
July 16, 2019
This issue’s “Five Questions With” features Rear Admiral Thomas Lynch (U.S.N., Ret.,) the executive chairman of NewDay USA, a nationwide mortgage company for Veterans. What challenges do veterans face with buying homes? A. Often, when ending their service in a foreign country, veterans find themselves beginning their home buying process… - Read More
Birth Order: What it Might Mean About Where You Will Choose to Live
July 16, 2019
There’s an ad for diapers that does a great job demonstrating how birth order has the potential to shape members of the same family. In the ad, a little girl asks if she can hold her aunt’s first baby. The aunt hands the girl a jumbo bottle of hand sanitizer.… - Read More
On The Hill – Legislative Priorities
July 16, 2019
At the 34th Annual Margaret C. Carlson REALTOR® Day on Beacon Hill this past June, REALTORS® met with their state legislators to discuss MAR’s 2019-2020 legislative priorities. It is important for you to know what MAR supports and opposes so you’re able to discuss it with your clients, neighbors, and… - Read More
Notes from the MAR Legal Hotline
July 16, 2019
Q: Is sharing a lockbox code with a buyer client illegal? A: No, it is not illegal for a REALTOR® to share a lockbox code with a buyer without the express permission of the seller, but it is likely a violation of the REALTORS® Code of Ethics. Article 3 of the… - Read More
Short-Term Rental Update
July 2, 2019
The latest information on the new short-term rental law and recently released regulations. On June 28, the Department of Revenue (DOR) released draft regulations on the new short-term rentals law. The regulations help clarify aspects of the law and respond to some of the concerns MAR raised through our advocacy. We will… - Read More
Down Payment Assistance? MassHousing Has It!
May 28, 2019
In a higher-cost state like Massachusetts, coming up with a down payment is one of the biggest hurdles for first-time homebuyers. Until recently, down payment assistance programs were few and far between. But today, MassHousing – known to many as the state’s affordable housing bank – offers down payment assistance… - Read More
From the Editor: Small Plates
May 1, 2019
One thing I remember from Spanish class back in high school had nothing to do with learning to speak Spanish. It had to do with tapas. It wasn’t something I’d ever heard of before. Specifically, what I remember wasn’t the type of food tapas was as much as how it… - Read More
Trending Topics: Buyer’s Remorse and its Impact on Millennial Homeowners
May 1, 2019
Imagine this scenario, your millennial client has come to you after saving up enough money after years of living in their parents’ house. You help them find a home and they make an accepted offer. The time comes when they move in and everything seems perfect. A few months later,… - Read More
From the President: The People
May 1, 2019
From what I’ve seen, the 25,000 REALTORS® in Massachusetts have so much in common, yet they are so significantly diverse. In my role as president, I’ve spent a lot of time traveling from one end of the Turnpike to the other and everywhere in-between. During this time, I get to… - Read More
5QW: George Demopulos: Working with Appraisers
May 1, 2019
Q1: Does an appraiser have a typical day? A: An appraiser’s workday is anything but typical. On any given day, an appraiser will be inspecting properties, conducting field research at town halls, taking comparable sale pictures, and then returning to their office to prepare and complete the written report. An…
