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Buying

Open Houses: February 12th

February 10, 2012

If you have any additional questions, please check out our website at www.HistoricMAHomes.com or call us direct at 508-371-4377 Sunday 12:30pm – 2pm 72 Cook St. Billerica, MA 3 Bedrooms 1.5 Bathrooms 1858 Sq. Ft. $374,800 More Pictures Virtual Tour http://www.72cookst.com/ Sunday 12pm – 1:30pm 2 Pine Hill Bedford, MA 2 Bedrooms 1 Bathroom 1296 [...]

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2012 Real Estate Market Heads Up

January 24, 2012
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Heads-up buyers! I’m seeing a shift in the market, evidenced by both my experience and this report from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, showing that the number of single-family homes put under agreement in November rose for the seventh month in a row compared to the same time in 2010. Condominium pending sales are also [...]

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Santa Claus is Coming to Town

December 7, 2011

by Maureen Eliason, Agent and Transaction Coordinator for Suzanne & Company One of the things that transform the place you live into a community are the unique and wonderful traditions. One of my favorites that has been cherished by generations is the Bedford Community Santa Program. It was created by Bedford Selectman Clayton Morrill over [...]

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Owning a Home Is Still a Good Investment

November 15, 2011
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By Jessica Clark, buyer agent for Suzanne and Company I recently attended a home inspection with a buyer I have been working with for quite some time.  She is a single mother with a grown daughter and a son in middle school.  Her mother also lives with her.  We had a difficult time finding a [...]

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Bedford, MA in Top 20 Best Public Schools

November 1, 2011
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Boston Magazine has released the Boston’s Best Public Schools 2011 list. Considering everything from classroom size, teacher to student radio and spending per student to achievement scores, Concord-Carlisle ranked #2 overall and Lexington came in at #5 overall. Bedford is in the top 20!! Also in our area and rounding out the top 20 are [...]

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Welcome to Historic MA Homes – Your Real Estate Resource for Bedford MA

October 28, 2011
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Historic Designations Can Boost a Homes Value

October 14, 2011
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Did you know that historic designations can boost your home’s value, anywhere from 5% to 35% per decade compared with home values in undesignated neighborhoods in the same communities? This is according to a 2007 analysis by Jonathan Mabry, historic preservation officer for Tucson, Ariz. For more details see this recent article on the topic found [...]

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Blake Block Under Construction in Bedford, Mass.

October 12, 2011

Greetings from Bedford Center — a very popular and busy spot these days! When you drive down Great Road in Bedford, Mass. you can’t miss the active construction site. What was the Sheldon Block has been demolished and rising up in its place is the beautiful new Blake Block. It will be a mixed-use building [...]

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FRESH NEW PRICE! Open House

October 7, 2011

FRESH NEW PRICE! Beautiful expanded cape with dynamite cook’s kitchen! Listed at $519,000 Open house Sunday, October 9th 2:30-4:00!! 9 Hemlock Lane Bedford, Massachusetts www.9HemlockLane.com    

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Home Industry Alert — Understanding Cost v. Price

September 8, 2011
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While the median price of a new home has increased by 70 percent since 1989, mortgage rates have dropped by more than half, going from 10% to less than 5% today. The result of rock-bottom interest rates is the monthly mortgage payment on a median priced home has increased by a mere $4 since 1989. [...]

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