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Super Tool: Home Mortgage Calculator
I just found a very cool Excel mortgage calculator template that is downloadable for free — not only does it compute your monthly...
Lara
Sep 23, 2010


Somerville Fluff Fest
I had no idea until a few days ago that Fluff — that New England staple that jazzes up our peanut butter sandwiches and tops off our hot...
Lara
Sep 23, 2010
Only in Cambridge… Yoga Parking Tickets & Dog-Poop Powered Lamps
Two news stories came out in the Boston Herald this week that I thought were just so perfectly illustrative of the quirky wonderfulness...
Lara
Sep 23, 2010


Another Perk of Cambridge: Low Property Taxes
Last week I received the tax brochure that Cambridge periodically sends out, covering where the city’s taxes come from and what they go...
Lara
Sep 22, 2010


Property of the Week: Union Square Single
Super cute single family on one of the prettiest Union Square streets. Bonus: parking and garage with door directly into the home! For...
Lara
Sep 17, 2010


Great Op-Ed from The New York Times
Wanted to share a little sanity amidst the media hype about the real estate market: In this op-ed piece, A Dream House After All, Karl...
Lara
Sep 2, 2010
Cool *Free* Tool for Insuring Your Stuff
Whether you rent or own your place, it’s always a good idea to insure the contents of your home against fire, theft, and all those other...
Lara
Aug 31, 2010


It's Back-to-School Time! New Homebuying/Selling Workshops
Getting back to my roots in education, I’ve recently been working with a colleague on designing some home buying and selling workshops to...
Lara
Aug 27, 2010


Property of the Week: Spacious & Airy Davis-Area Condo
This architect-designed gut reno has an open layout, tons of windows and amazingly high ceilings — gorgeous! If you want to see it,...
Lara
Aug 25, 2010


Oh, Glorious Day! Anthropologie Comes to Cambridge
Just when I thought I couldn’t love Cambridge more… my favorite store Anthropologie has proven me wrong, as it opens a new branch in...
Lara
Aug 20, 2010


Pricing Your Home: The Science, the Art & the Unknown
If you’ve ever been through the home selling process, you may have met with more than one agent before selecting one to list your home....
Lara
Aug 16, 2010


Addendum to Toxin-Free Homes
A few weeks ago, I posted a piece about my attempt to have a toxin-free home, with links to some info on the toxic products that sneak...
Lara
Aug 12, 2010


Property of the Week: On the Pond in Arlington
If you don’t manage to get up to the Adirondacks much, but love the lakefront feel, this amazing home on Arlington’s Spy Pond may just...
Lara
Aug 11, 2010
Cambridge, Somerville Home Sales Up
The Greater Boston Real Estate Board just released data for the second quarter of the year and — no surprise to anyone who’s been out...
Lara
Aug 5, 2010


Coming Soon ??? to Winter Hill
If you live in Winter Hill and have been waiting for something… anything… to move into the former Star Market site on Broadway, you may...
Lara
Aug 5, 2010


Property of the Week: A Single in the City
Want a reasonably-priced single family but don’t want to have to move out to the burbs to get it? Check out this great...
Lara
Aug 5, 2010
Property of the Week: Adorable Condo, Hilltop Views and 4-Car Parking – Imagine!
JUST REDUCED!! Now listed for $299,900 Gorgeous Spring Hill Condo with Private 2-Car Garage! 33 Hudson Street, Unit 3, Somerville — First...
Lara
Jul 27, 2010


Walk Like a… Cantabrigian
Found an article from US News & World Report, ranking Cambridge among the top 15 cities in the US for people who hate driving (me! me!)....
Lara
Jul 26, 2010


Is a Non-Toxic Home Possible?
When I bought my own condo last year, I decided that it would be a toxin-free zone. That’s right: no bug spray, no toxic cleaning...
Lara
Jul 21, 2010


Property of the Week: Giant Yard in Harvard Square
This condo–actually, half of a house, split like a duplex–is on Mount Auburn, right on the edge of Harvard Square across from Daedalus....
Lara
Jul 21, 2010
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