An insider tip on Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage discusses the most important features Millennials are looking for when buying a home: Separate Laundry Rooms – Say what you will about millennials and their laundry habits, the majority of millennial homebuyers are searching for homes with an additional room just for laundry. Roughly 92 percent of […]
How Do School Districts Affect Home Prices?
For potential home buyers with families, one of the most important questions they ask is “how is the school system”? Homes.com discusses the affect school districts have on home prices: “Conversations about schools and their effect on a home’s value are often of the “chicken or the egg” variety. Homes in the best school districts, […]
Increased Home Prices in Greater Boston Area
According to Boston.com’s RealEstate page, some of Greater Boston cities & towns, such as Dover, had a rise in price change in the past year making the upcoming year look good for increased home prices. Greater Boston housing prices as a whole rose about 6 percent in 2015. Vacancy rates were incredibly low, demand was […]
Elena Talks Summer Housing Market – Featured On Boston.com
Take Advantage of Westwood’s Summer Housing Market Listen as Elena discusses with REAL Estate Talk-Boston’s Chris Devin about why the Summer is a good time for home buyers to take advantage of the housing market, especially in great commuter towns with popular school systems such as Westwood. She goes over the benefits that the Summer months offer […]
NAR Research Q4 Home Survey
This morning NAR Research release the new HOME Survey. Amanda Riggs and Jessica Lautz of NAR Research discuss the highlights in this brief video that include consumer sentiment about the current housing market and views on housing as a good financial investment, if now is a good time to buy or sell a home, etc.
Prepare Your Home To Sell
How can home owners prepare to sell in a market where buyers tend to be more selective in their choices? See what Elena has to say as she discusses this further with REAL Estate Talk-Boston, hosted by Chris Devin on Boston.com and Radio BDC!
Westwood Makes The List… 2015 Best Places In Boston Metro
Westwood has been ranked by NICHE as one of the best places in Boston Metro to buy a home in 2015. Along with a good housing market where property taxes and housing costs are in line with value, Westwood also offers great school systems, a close knit community & so much more! Browse the entire […]
4 Reasons Why Now Is A Good Time To Buy
Everyone has their own specific set of factors that can motivate them to jump into the housing market. For those potential buyers still on the fence about whether they want to buy. Lending Tree outlined four reasons why people may want to start their home buying now. 1. Interest rates are not going down anytime […]
A Message To New Homeowners
The following article from Realtor.com discusses 6 things new homeowners waste money on when buying a home and why having an experienced real estate agent on your side can be a helpful tool to avoid these potential mistakes: OK, we’ve said it time and again, but it bears repeating: Buying a home is a very big expense—and once […]
Good Homes Come To Those That Wait
Elena talks with REAL Estate Talk-Boston, hosted by Chris Devin on Boston.com and Radio BDC about the end of Summer being the time for buyers to pick their search back up.
Growing Families Aren’t The Only Ones Looking To ‘Upsize’
According to article in Realtor Magazine, retirees are also looking to upsize and live their retirement the best that they can: “Americans traditionally have chosen to downsize in retirement, but that may no longer be the case. A wave of retirees are choosing to upsize and enjoy the best home of their lives in retirement, […]
Should You Stage Your Home To Sell?
Elena tells her thoughts to REAL Estate Talk-Boston, hosted by Chris Devin on Boston.com and Radio BDC on why you should stage your home to sell!
REAL Talk-Boston with Chris Devin on Boston.com
Check out Elena’s latest interview with REAL Estate Talk-Boston, hosted by Chris Devin on Boston.com and Radio BDC relating to the advantages of using a pro when buying or selling a home!
Patience Is A Virtue For The 2015 Housing Market
According to an article by realtor.com, home buyers and sellers will need to be patient with the market in 2015: Now that we’re solidly settled into 2015, we are starting to get the first reading on how the year is shaping up for home buyers and sellers. One thing is clear: “Patience” may be the […]
First Time Buyers Face Rosier Prospects In 2015
It’s official: 2014 was the best year for total job growth since 2000. The housing market now has a confluence of several important demand-boosting factors that should make 2015 a big year for growth in home sales. First, mortgage rates remain—at least for the time being—at near historic lows. The latest reprieve from higher rates […]
Dedham Homes Are Priced To Sell To Everyone
There are a variety of homes for sale in Dedham ranging in price from $200,000 to $2,000,000. Browse what is available here. See something you like? Contact Elena today!
Properties Sold Faster in March, Typically At 55 Days in March 2014
According to an article on the National Association of Realtors web site: With limited inventory relative to demand, properties sold faster in March, at a median of 55 days, according to the latest REALTORS® Confidence Index[1]. Based on reported days on market of a survey of REALTORS®, short sales were on the market for the […]
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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is New England's most comprehensive real estate services organization, and a division of NRT, the nation's leading residential real estate brokerage company. NRT, which is a division of Realogy Corporation, has approximately 750 offices staffed with 45,000 sales associates in 35 of the country's largest metropolitan markets. Elena works out of the Westwood office, located at 692 High Street - Westwood, MA 02090.