Stop Wondering What Your Budget Is & Get Pre-Approved!
In many markets across the country, the number of buyers searching for their dream homes outnumbers the number of homes for sale. This has led to a competitive marketplace where buyers often need to stand out. One way to show that you are serious about buying your...
Rental – Townhouse – 54 Wayte Rd – Unit 54 Bedford, MA 01730
RENTAL - TOWNHOUSE $2,500 Price 6 Rooms 2 Beds 1 Full/ 1 Half Baths Fantastic over sized side by side Duplex in wonderful town center location! Updated Kitchen with stainless steel appliances, pantry and center island. Fire place living room, dining room and family...
Single Family – 683 East St Carlisle, MA 01741
SINGLE FAMILY $849,900 Price 7 Rooms 3 Beds 2 Full / 1 Half Baths An exquisite work of Art!!! Built-in 2006 this much-admired Craftsman style home sits upon a knoll overlooking 2 + private bucolic acres, set back from the road. This fine home has been thoughtfully...
Single Family – 35 Milne Cove Rd Carlisle, MA 01741
SINGLE FAMILY $1,150,000 Price 9 Rooms 4 Beds 3 Full / 1 Half Baths VACATION at home, this hidden gem is a real jewel, located on 4 majestic acres, sits this sun-filled sophisticated contemporary home, the property is one of a kind, the park-like setting includes a...
![4 Reasons to Sell This Summer [INFOGRAPHIC]](https://www.realestatebylaurab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/06/4-Reasons-to-Sell-This-Summer-INFOGRAPHIC-400x250.jpg)
4 Reasons to Sell This Summer [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights: Buyer demand continues to outpace the supply of homes for sale. This means that buyers are often competing with one another for the few listings that are available. Housing inventory is still under the 6-month supply needed to sustain a normal housing...
Single Family – 4 Sterling Ln Westford, MA 01886
SINGLE FAMILY $699,999 Price 9 Rooms 4 Beds 2 Full / 1 Half Baths FABULOUS LOCATION, TONS OF SPACE! Need space for extended family or au pair? This 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath Contemporary on a beautiful cul-de-sac may be just what you’re looking for and offers many options...
Young First-Time Buyers Are Saving for Their Dream Homes
Young buyers (Millennials & Gen Z) have waited longer than previous generations to enter the housing market for their first home. However, this hasn’t stopped them from dreaming about the home they will eventually buy. Many spend hours searching listings and...
Single Family – 1869 Main St Concord, MA 01742
SINGLE FAMILY $789,900 Price 10 Rooms 4 Beds 2 Full / 0 Half Baths Charm, condition and location can't be beat! Steps to West Concord Center and Kennedy Pond (frontage on Hayward Mill Rd too). This turn of the century gem oozes with character. Perfectly blending the...
Single Family – 811 E Merrimack St Lowell, MA 01852
SINGLE FAMILY $349,900 Price 8 Rooms 3 Beds 1 Full / 0 Half Baths THIS IS YOUR CHANCE to live in a beautiful Belvidere neighborhood! This sweet home has many updates including ROOF ~2014, WATER HEATER 2018, GAS FURNACE 2019 and replacement windows. Upstairs are 3...
What You Need to Know About Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
Whether it is your first time or your fifth, it is always important to know all the facts when it comes to buying a home. With the large number of mortgage programs available that allow buyers to purchase homes with down payments below 20%, you can never have too much...
Why Is So Much Paperwork Required to Get a Mortgage?
When buying a home today, why is there so much paperwork mandated by the lenders for a mortgage loan application? It seems like they need to know everything about you. Furthermore, it requires three separate sources to validate each and every entry on the application...
5 Reasons to Sell Your House This Summer
Here are 5 compelling reasons listing your home for sale this summer makes sense. 1. Demand Is Strong The latest Buyer Traffic Index from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer demand remains strong throughout the vast majority of the country....
Sold – Single Family – 10 Pheasant Ridge Rd Townsend, MA 01469
SOLD - SINGLE FAMILY $319,000 Price 7 Rooms 3 Beds 1 Full / 1 Half Baths You will fall in love with this sought after Townsend neighborhood! Built in 1989, this 3 bed 1.5 bath colonial sits on a wooded lot set back from the road! From the outside you will notice the...
Sold – Commercial – 76 Loomis St Bedford, MA 01730
SOLD - COMMERCIAL $412,000 Price Site of the former VFW. Excellent town location. 8 Rooms on three different levels, including the large dry basement. Lots of parking. Come with a vision and make this property shine again
Single Family – 225 Fiske St Carlisle, MA 01741
SINGLE FAMILY $799,900 Price 8 Rooms 3 Beds 3 Full / 0 Half Baths Custom-built Yankee Barn home exudes unique aesthetic charm! Exposed beams and timbers provide a sense of history and timelessness. The heart of the home is the front-to-back great room with double high...
![Top 4 Renovations for the Greatest Return on Investment! [INFOGRAPHIC]](https://www.realestatebylaurab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/06/Top-4-Renovations-for-the-Greatest-Return-on-Investment-INFOGRAPHIC-400x250.jpg)
Top 4 Renovations for the Greatest Return on Investment! [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights: If you are planning on listing your house for sale this year, these four home improvement projects will net you the most Return on Investment (ROI). Minor renovations can go a long way toward improving the quality of your everyday life and/or...
Time for Your Dream Home, Gen X!
During the housing market crash, Gen X homeowners lost more wealth than other generations. However, things are changing now! A strong economy, increasing home prices, and the recovery of the housing market are helping this generation to regain their lost wealth....
Single Family – 620 Lowell St Carlisle, MA 01741
SINGLE FAMILY $779,900 Price 9 Rooms 4 Beds 2 Full / 1 Half Baths This Frank Lloyd Wright inspired custom contemporary home has never been on the market before. This dream home was built to perfection with exquisite attention to detail being evident throughout!...
3 Things to Know in the Housing Market Today!
A lot is happening in the world, and it’s having a direct impact on the housing market. The reality is this: some of it is positive and some of it may be negative. Some we just don’t know yet. The following three areas of the housing market are critical to understand:...
Renting or Owning, What Is Better for You?
In a real estate market where home prices are rising, many have begun to reexamine the idea of buying a home, choosing instead, to rent for a while. But often, there is a dilemma: should you keep paying rent, knowing that rent is rising too, or should you lock in your...
Sold – Condo – 255 North Rd – Unit 175 Chelmsford, MA 01824
SOLD - CONDO $280,500 Price 5 Rooms 2 Beds 2 Full / 0 Half Baths Seeing is believing!! This first-floor corner unit is pure perfection! Brand new flooring throughout, freshly painted, 2 new bathrooms, eat-in kitchen, wonderful open floor plan and balcony access to the...
2 Myths Holding Back Home Buyers
Freddie Mac recently released a report entitled, “Perceptions of Down Payment Consumer Research.” Their research revealed that, “For many prospective homebuyers, saving for a down payment is the largest barrier to achieving the goal of homeownership. Part of the...
Price Changed – Single Family – 87 Orchard Acres Carlisle, MA 01741
PRICE CHANGED - SINGLE FAMILY $1,150,000 Price 9 Rooms 5 Beds 4 Full / 0 Half Baths Spectacular and extra special best defines this wonderful dream home! Beautifully sited on 2 glorious acres at the end of a cul de sac, proudly sits this young home of distinction!...
![What is the Cost of Waiting Until Next Year to Buy? [INFOGRAPHIC]](https://www.realestatebylaurab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/06/What-is-the-Cost-of-Waiting-Until-Next-Year-to-Buy-INFOGRAPHIC-400x250.jpg)
What is the Cost of Waiting Until Next Year to Buy? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights: The “cost of waiting to buy” is defined as the additional funds necessary to buy a home if prices & interest rates were to increase over a period of time. Freddie Mac forecasts interest rates to rise to 4.5% by the Q4 2020. CoreLogic predicts home...
Single Family – 60 Ledgeways Rd Carlisle, MA 01741
SINGLE FAMILY $999,900 Price 10 Rooms 5 Beds 2 Full / 1 Half Baths This very special home was worth waiting for! Custom built for those that enjoy the finer things in life. From the moment you pull up to the circular driveway you realize this is not an ordinary home,...
What is Important to Boomers when Selling their House?
If you are a “baby boomer” (born between 1946 and 1964), you may be thinking about selling your current home. Your children may have finally moved out. Your large, four-bedroom house with three bathrooms no longer fits the bill. Taxes are too high. Utilities are too...
Single Family – 292 Old Billerica Rd Bedford, MA 01730
SINGLE FAMILY $1,120,000 Price 8 Rooms 4 Beds 2 Full / 2 Half Baths Sophisticated custom designed contemporary in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. ….1.8 gorgeous acres of sweeping lawns and mature landscaping. The new owners of this sun filled home will enjoy...
Single Family – 9 Black Birch Ln – Unit 9 Concord, MA 01742
SINGLE FAMILY $1,495,000 Price 8 Rooms 3 Beds 4 Full / 1 Half Baths Gorgeous free standing 55+ condo located in the best location in this highly desirable neighborhood. With direct access to conservation land. Unparalleled sophistication best describes this incredible...
The Feeling You Get from Owning Your Home
We often talk about the financial reasons why buying a home makes sense. But, more often than not, the emotional reasons are the more powerful and compelling ones. No matter what shape or size your living space is, the concept and feeling of home can mean different...
Sold – Single Family – 148 Fifty Acre Way Carlisle, MA 01741
SOLD - SINGLE FAMILY $900,000 Price 10 Rooms 4 Beds 2 Full / 2 Half Baths This hidden gem is conveniently located on the Concord line, is a rare treasure! Located at the end of a cul-de-sac, on 4.48 dry and magnificent acres abutting conservation land sits this simply...
Sold – Single Family – 2 Checkerberry Ln Chelmsford, MA 01824
SOLD - SINGLE FAMILY $719,900 Price 10 Rooms 4 Beds 3 Full / 0 Half Baths Perfection, attention to detail and sheer elegance grace this home! Built for fine entertaining and family living, this magnificent home boasts a stunning state-of-art kitchen that will delight...
How Homeownership Delivers Unsurpassed Family Wealth
There are many financial benefits to homeownership, but probably none more important than its ability to create family wealth. How Housing Matters is a joint project of the Urban Land Institute and the MacArthur Foundation. It is an online resource for research and...
Sold – Single Family – 3 Joco Dr Tyngsborough, MA 01879
SOLD - SINGLE FAMILY $570,000 Price 8 Rooms 4 Beds 2 Full / 1 Half Baths Located in a peaceful oasis at the end of a private drive on 1.93 acres surrounded by nature and wildlife. This stunning home has been completely updated and renovated ideal for entertaining or...
4 Reasons to Buy A Home This Summer
Here are four reasons to consider buying today instead of waiting. 1. Prices Will Continue to Rise CoreLogic’s latest U.S. Home Price Insights reports that home prices have appreciated by 3.7% over the last 12 months. The same report predicts that prices will continue...
REESE’S STUFFED RICE KRISPIES TREATS
YIELDS: 12 servings PREP TIME: 10 minutes TOTAL TIME: 40 minutes INGREDIENTS: Cooking spray, for pan 5 tbsp. Butter 1 (10 ounces) bag marshmallows ½ cup smooth peanut butter Pinch of salt 6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal 24 Reese’s cups ¼ cups melted peanut butter, for...
RAINBOW ANTIPASTO PASTA SALAD
YIELD: 6-8 SERVINGS PREP TIME: 18 MINS COOK TIME: 12 MINS INGREDIENTS: 1 pound dry pasta 4-6 cups chopped antipasto ingredients of your choice (ex. diced salami, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts, pepperoncini, roasted red peppers) 1 cup chopped...
TOP SUMMER OUTDOOR DESIGN TRENDS
Extended Living Room: Summer is finally around the corner. If you are anything like us, you are already planning out your weekends outdoors and trips to take. For all the outdoor lounging you are going to do, consider this summer’s hottest trend. Bring the party to...
INCREASE OF MILLENNIAL HOMEBUYERS BRINGS HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO HOUSING MARKET
The incoming increase of millennial homebuyers is going to be a huge opportunity for the United States housing market. Sheryl Palmer, the CEO of Taylor Morrison Home, predicts a major opportunity for the U.S housing market over the next decade. The millennial...
![The Top Reasons to Own Your Home [INFOGRAPHIC]](https://www.realestatebylaurab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/05/The-Top-Reasons-to-Own-Your-Home-INFOGRAPHIC-400x250.jpg)
The Top Reasons to Own Your Home [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights: June is National Homeownership Month! Now is a great time to reflect on the many benefits of homeownership that go way beyond the financial. What reasons do you have to own your own home?
The Ultimate Truth about Housing Affordability
There have been many headlines decrying an “affordability crisis” in the residential real estate market. While it is true that buying a home is less affordable than it had been over the last ten years, we need to understand why and what that means. On a monthly basis,...