Buying a Home With Unpermitted Work in Greater Boston

What happens if you buy a home in Massachusetts with unpermitted work? Unpermitted work follows the property, not the person who did it.  Once you close, the open permits, the code violations, and the cost of bringing that work into compliance all become yours.  Massachusetts does put two clocks on

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Best Greater Boston Neighborhoods for First-Time Buyers

What are the best Greater Boston towns for first-time buyers? For first-time buyers weighing where to start in Greater Boston, three towns stand out for different reasons: Newton for walkable village centers and commuter-rail access, Needham for quieter residential streets with quick Route 128 acces

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Should You List Your Boston Home This Fall or Wait?

Should you list your Greater Boston home this fall or wait until spring 2026? If your plan was to wait for lower mortgage rates, the data no longer supports it.  The 30-year fixed averaged 6.76% the week of September 10, 2026, even reaching 7%, and both Fannie Mae and the Mortgage Bankers Associatio

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