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First off, let’s look at the Supply of Inventory, which is currently at 1.86 months. This tells us how long (based on the current pace of sales) it would take for ALL the current homes on the market to sell. A low number like 1.86 indicates a seller’s market, where demand is high and inventory… Read more

The market is the entity that dictates everything. And you aren’t selling a home in a vacuum, buyers are looking in the dozen surrounding towns as well. Get to know the ‘local’ market and don’t focus on ‘national’ trends. What’s happening to home prices in Austin or New York doesn’t apply in Sudbury. The same… Read more

The Garrison Colonial house style is a distinctive sub-category of the colonial house style, found throughout the MetroWest Boston area but not very typical for other parts of the country. The origins of the garrison home can be traced back to England, where this style of house was called a “two-story English overhang” – because… Read more

The short answer is Yes and No. Gambrel is more a roof style than a house style, but is often applied to homes hence the Dutch Colonial House Style. These homes typically include a gambrel roof with a double slope on each side of the building, and often look like what often is called a… Read more

Yes, you heard that right. Real estate commissions are now more negotiable than ever. Here’s the big change – offers of compensation (commission) are now prohibited on the MLS. So if I’m selling what do I do? Offers of compensation to buyer agents are not going away. There will be real estate commissions to the… Read more

The bungalow house style is one of the most common types found in older neighborhoods of New England, often near lakes and rivers. These homes became very popular from the 1910’s to the 1930 ‘s and are still popular as “starter” homes in the lowest price range in their towns. Bungalows are generally narrow but… Read more

Even though they are not “contemporary” to anyone who is living in the 2020’s, the name contemporary represents a house style that can be found in small pockets around Metrowest. In a nutshell here are some of their fine features. Contemporary houses were first popularized by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and his famous… Read more