• HOME

  • ABOUT LARA

  • TESTIMONIALS

  • CAMBRIDGEVILLE BLOG

  • RECENT LISTINGS

  • BUYING

    • Assessing Your Wants & Needs
    • Understanding Buyer Agency
    • The Homebuying Process
    • Why Buy with Lara
    • Buyer Services
    • Home Buying FAQs
    • Buyer Testimonials
  • SELLING

    • Why List with Lara
    • Leveraging Gibson Sotheby's Resources
    • The Power of the Sotheby's Brand
    • Listing Strategies
    • Listing FAQs
    • Seller Testimonials
  • CONTACT

  • RESOURCES

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    • All Posts
    • Selling a Home
    • Buying a Home
    • Local Real Estate Market
    • Hot Properties
    • Recent Listings
    • Mortgage Savvy
    • Real Estate Industry
    • Real Estate Investment
    • Historic homes
    • Home Ownership
    • Home Design
    • Around Town
    • Community
    • Sustainable Living
    • Tips for Living Here
    Search
    Spring 2022: real estate so far this year
    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...
    2022 is looking like more of the same
    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...
    Market status and predictions
    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...
    Summer's over -- back to real estate!
    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...
    Home buying & selling in a COVID world
    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...
    Crazy times -- Fall market update
    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...
    What COVID-19 means for Cambridge & Somerville home buyers and sellers
    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...
    It may be only January but the spring real estate market is here!
    Lara
    • Jan 31, 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...
    What to expect this spring in Cambridge & Somerville real estate
    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...
    How to hire the best agent to sell your home
    Lara
    • Mar 6, 2018

    How to hire the best agent to sell your home

    It’s good to be a seller in a sellers’ market. That said, it’s still critical that you hire a list agent who will understand your...
    You CAN sell your home in the winter!
    Lara
    • Feb 3, 2018

    You CAN sell your home in the winter!

    Don’t worry about Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of six more weeks of winter — that doesn’t mean you have to wait to sell  your home…...
    The principles of home staging (5 of 5)
    Lara
    • Jul 23, 2017

    The principles of home staging (5 of 5)

    Well, we’ve finally reached the end of the series, and so here we go… the last step in getting your home ready to sell is… Staging...
    The principles of home staging (4 of 5)
    Lara
    • Jun 8, 2017

    The principles of home staging (4 of 5)

    I often hear from agents visiting my listings something along the lines of, “Your listings are always so beautiful.” Obviously nice to...
    The principles of home staging (3 of 5)
    Lara
    • May 18, 2017

    The principles of home staging (3 of 5)

    A couple weeks ago I started this series with tips for staging your home to sell, and real life examples from listings I’ve had. My first...
    The principles of home staging (2 of 5)
    Lara
    • May 2, 2017

    The principles of home staging (2 of 5)

    Last week I posted the first of this five-part “mini-series” of home staging, focusing on clearly defining the rooms and spaces. This...
    The principles of home staging (1 of 5)
    Lara
    • Apr 26, 2017

    The principles of home staging (1 of 5)

    Very few of us live in a way that we would just be able to throw up a for sale sign and welcome people in — most of our homes require a...
    State of the market: Spring 2017
    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...
    No crystal ball, but… predictions for the 2017 real estate market
    Lara
    • Jan 11, 2017

    No crystal ball, but… predictions for the 2017 real estate market

    Anyone who’s been involved — or even KNOWS someone who’s been involved — in a recent home sale or purchase in the Greater Boston area is...
    Home staging tips any homeowner can (and SHOULD) do
    Lara
    • Jan 2, 2016

    Home staging tips any homeowner can (and SHOULD) do

    Was playing around on Pinterest (I admit, it’s an addiction!) and stumbled across this great little info graphic on staging your home to...
    1
    23

    © 2022 LARA GORDON CARALIS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.