Residential Real Estate

Neighbors in one South Quincy neighborhood are none too pleased with a new proposed residential real estate development and say they won't go down without a fight. They intend to make calls, send letters, and voice their disdain at every scheduled city council...

Purchasing a home for the first time can be an extremely overwhelming and stressful experience if you do not have the right team on your side. The process should be exciting, not scary. We always remember our first home, and we should be able to look back at the...

Tenants expecting to move into Quincy's newest apartment tower, Nova Residences, received bad news by email on the last Tuesday in August. The project developer, LBC Boston, informed residents that their new homes would not be ready for move-in by September 1st, the...

As the market for residential real estate continues to heat up, the local news media have been full of doom and gloom. However, there may be signs of a slowdown ahead.A recent article in the Boston Globe detailed how local prices for single-family homes and...

As costs continue to rise in the Massachusetts residential real estate market, state and local governments struggle more and more with ways to provide affordable housing. Private builders and investors can usually make a lot more money creating luxury condominiums,...

Housing in the Greater Boston metropolitan area has grown outrageously expensive in recent years, and state and local governments have struggled to come up with ways to help people afford to live and work in the region. Private companies have tried to come up with...

If you have been through the mortgage process in the last several years, then you know how tedious and time-consuming a process it can be. An increase in banking regulations, federal regulations and other stipulations has made buying a home more complicated than in...

A Massachusetts resident who is trying to purchase a home may upon reviewing their paperwork notice that they are paying several hundred dollars for title insurance on their home.In some cases, this may be required by their bank, and so they simply pay the bill and...

As the old saying goes, it's all about location, location, location. When considering purchasing residential real estate in Quincy, proximity to the waterfront, and potentially an ocean view, are naturally major factors in the decision process. However, a recent...

Quincy residents all know that not making one's mortgage payments can lead to foreclosure. What they may not know is that Quincy is one of several cities in Massachusetts that practices the dubious, albeit legal, sale of tax liens to private companies. These companies...