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Realtors are feeling better about the Massachusetts real estate market than they were a year ago, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors announced today. In June, the Realtor Market Index was 29.17, up 2.8 percent from June 2010. This is the first year-over-year increase since May 2010, the association said in a news release. The Realtor Price Index in June was 38.30, down 18.2 percent from the June 2010. The Market Index and Price Index are based on monthly responses from a random sampling of members of the Massachusetts Association of […]

If you’re one of the millions who tune into MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” you probably picture the state’s coastline communities as a thick cluster of tourist towns like Seaside Heights, crammed with debauched guidos and guidettes packing summer crash pads and looking for love, or the one-night equivalent. But what you don’t see is the other side of New Jersey, where expensive estates fill some of the country’s most affluent areas. Ask longtime real estate agents about the real Jersey Shore and they’ll tell you (after a chuckle or a sigh) […]

JACQUELINE LEWISY, a saleswoman with Signature Premier Properties in Northport,  steered her 19-foot Sea Ray through Northport Harbor toward Duck Island, an hourglass-shaped peninsula linked by a private road to the isthmus here. The view from the water was part of her tour of Duck Island Way, a secluded 21.7-acre estate with private beaches, lush woods, and an 11-bedroom 1929 shingled Swedish manor house. The property also has a three-bedroom guest cottage; a barn with a one-bedroom loft; a baseball field; and a pond. “How can you not fall in love […]

Finding the right first home starts with a price range and a short list of desirable neighborhoods. But there are many other factors you’ll need to consider before investing in what may be your biggest asset. Before You Start: Grab your current household budget so you can consider your financial situation and your ability to make mortgage payments. Ask family and friends if they can recommend experts, like a lawyer and an inspector, who can help with the home buying process. Think about your lifestyle and how it might affect […]