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Lara
- Jun 17
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...
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
- Apr 1
Cambridge rental market intel
While I personally only do real estate sales, I do have clients who buy rental properties and also often get asked rental questions from...
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
- Feb 1, 2021
Sotheby's Luxury Outlook for 2021
This is a long-form magazine-style read, with coverage of the US and global luxury markets, so not everything here will be relevant to...
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
- Aug 13, 2019
What does it cost to buy a Cambridge or Somerville home in 2019?
Yes, we all know that Cambridgeville is an expensive place to buy. But word on the streets is that the real estate market is cooling, so...
Lara
- May 30, 2019
State of the market: spring 2019
I’ve been hearing the same rumors you have about the market slowing down — including from agents I know who work in Boston — but the real...
Lara
- Jan 23, 2019
Gibson Sotheby's 2018 year in review
Three years ago I moved my business to Gibson Sotheby’s and it has proven to be a great decision — I love having the backing of a...
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
- Oct 1, 2018
A video introduction… to me — and my dog ;)
Earlier this year my company brought in a film production company to create *agent introduction* videos — I somewhat reluctantly decided...