How the Real Estate Purchase and Sales Agreement Works in Massachusetts
How the Real Estate Purchase and Sales Agreement Works in Massachusetts When pursuing a real estate transaction as either a Buyer or a Seller in Massachusetts, there comes a time when the negotiation gets turned over to the attorneys for…
What Agents Need to Know about Showing a Home with a Security System
Somerville, Massachusetts: the birthplace of the burglar alarm. When Rev. Augustus Russell Pope won his patent for the electric burglar alarm in 1853, he somehow failed to include any guidance for Realtors. We’re left wondering the best way to navigate…
Financing Contingency 101
The financing contingency is one of the most often misunderstood parts of a residential transaction. There is plenty of confusion regarding who it protects and how, what requirements it creates, and what triggers its protection. If you zoom out, though,…
Specific Performance: The worst-case remedy
You’ve gone from open house to open house looking for the right place to call home. Just when it seemed like you would never find the right one, lightning struck. A perfect house or condo, in the right neighborhood and…