Mortgage rates vis-a-vis the Fed rate hike
I'm sure it's news to no one that this week, the Fed made the largest interest rate increase since the early 90s in an attempt to rein in...
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Lara
- Apr 22
Spring 2022: real estate so far this year
This spring, there are three major housing market themes in Cambridge, Somerville, Greater Boston, and Massachusetts generally -- low...
Lara
- Mar 22
Here comes the sun... and another spring market
Now that we're solidly into March, it's officially spring and inventory is starting to pick up. That's the good news. The bad news (for...
Lara
- Feb 1
2022 is looking like more of the same
... or maybe even a crazier real estate market than 2021, if you can imagine. Apparently we just wrapped up the hottest January of real...
Lara
- Oct 28, 2021
Market status and predictions
It's so funny that 90% of the time before someone asks me what is going to happen with the market in the coming year, they precede it...
Lara
- Sep 8, 2021
Summer's over -- back to real estate!
After more than a year of the ridiculously busy COVID real estate market, I gave myself the summer off. Making the decision felt a bit...
Lara
- Feb 12, 2021
Spring has sprung -- at least for real estate...
In case you're wondering how real estate is going so far in 2021, let me share a few anecdotes: Last weekend I showed some clients a...
Lara
- Oct 22, 2020
It's a great time to buy a condo!
It may be a crazy-scary-bad time for our country and the world, frankly, but there is a little glimmer of a silver lining for one segment...
Lara
- Sep 28, 2020
Home buying & selling in a COVID world
Things have evolved since I first wrote on this topic back in March. Open houses are back, though not entirely, we all know the drill for...
Lara
- Sep 26, 2020
Crazy times -- Fall market update
The last time I wrote a blog post of substance was back in March, just after we’d gone into lockdown mode for the coronavirus. At the...
Lara
- Mar 20, 2020
What COVID-19 means for Cambridge & Somerville home buyers and sellers
Updated March 29, 2020 This is now the third version of this post, which I've been revising as I learn more and things evolve and I...
Lara
- Jan 30, 2020
It may be only January but the spring real estate market is here!
As a realtor, the question I always get is "how's the market?" And you might expect that going into an election year, with the political...
Lara
- Jan 13, 2019
If you want to buy a home in 2019, here are 3 things you should be doing now
While it’s only January and the prime spring market is still a couple months away, it’s NOT too early to be prepping for your home search...
Lara
- Jan 5, 2019
What to expect this spring in Cambridge & Somerville real estate
Happy 2019! After enjoying some rare downtime during the holidays, I’m back in full real estate mode today, and like so many people out...
Lara
- Jul 27, 2018
How much do you need to buy a home in Cambridge or Somerville in 2018?
At the end of every spring/summer market I like to do a little recap / analysis on prices. This year, as expected, prices rose yet again...
Lara
- Jun 13, 2018
Financing a condo just got a whole lot easier…
Buying a condo is 1/3 more complicated than buying a single-family home. That’s because when buying a home, the lender needs to vet you,...
Lara
- Jan 23, 2018
How to win a bidding war… in Cambridge or Somerville
The Wall Street Journal ran a story a couple days ago called, “The Strangely Effective (and Easy) Way to Win a Bidding War,” where the...
Lara
- Sep 6, 2017
How to set up a new condo association
So you’ve just closed on a lovely condo in a brand new association – congratulations! Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and take care...
Lara
- Apr 25, 2017
State of the market: Spring 2017
Yes, the stories you are hearing in all the local media are true — the housing market is still going crazy, multiple offers are...
Lara
- Mar 2, 2017
How condo prices stack up between Cambridge & Somerville
It used to be that when priced out of Cambridge, condo buyers could go to Somerville, but over the years, “The ‘Ville” has become more...