3-Points to Today's Real Estate Market



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The Mass. Association of REALTORS recently noted:

3 major things you need to know about today's real estate market.

1. All Real Estate is Local (go to cbumr.com to see your local real estate)
2. Building Wealth (your personal wealth)
3. Timing (is now)

Check out the full article at marealtor.com and search for your next home at our website.

First-time Homebuyer Workshop

Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) will present a

four-session First-Time Homebuyer Workshop Series

beginning Monday, March 5th, 2012.

Their participating lender is  Greenfield Savings Bank.

Workshop to be held at:   282 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA.



Presenters include:

1. attorney
2. home inspector
3. lender
4. insurance professional
5. credit specialist
6. real estate professional

Participants must attend all workshops in the series to receive a certificate, which allows them access to many affordable mortgage products through MassHousing and other sources.

• Materials are provided.
• Cost for the series is $50 per household
• Space is limited and pre-registration is required
• Contact Pat Holloway to register (413) 863-9781 x100 or pholloway@fcrhra.org.

The American Dream in the Pioneer Valley

In 2011 we saw 1,572 single family and condominium sales in Franklin & Hampshire County with 704 of those sales under $200,000.  With so much talk about home affordability, it is great to see that almost half the homes sold are in the first-time home buyer range.  The average sale price for 2011 in Franklin County was $187.764 and in Hampshire County $263,866. 

YES, the American Dream is still available here in the Pioneer Valley.  Join the 74% of home buyers who use the internet to search for their home. 

Click HERE for Single Family Homes in Franklin County
Click HERE for Condominiums in Franklin County

Click HERE for Single Family Homes in Hampshire County
Click HERE for Condominiums in Hampshire County

Call one of our award-winning agents to assist you in your search today.

TREE RECYCLING IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

As we look at the first full weekend of 2012, we find ourselves working on New Year's resolutions and taking down the holiday decorations. This is a great time to expand recycling habits.

The live Christmas tree may be recycled and many towns offer this service to residents, earth911.org contains a list of towns.

Mass.gov offers some good information about tree recycling, answering questions like:
Why recycle your Christmas tree?
How can I recycle a Christmas Tree?
Where can I get more information?

Whether you consider recycling this year or next, check out this available information.