Boston real estate is a fascinating arena to work in. Our market is unique in many ways owing to our rich history, and yet more often than not the key to transaction success buying, selling or renting here is a life lesson learned in childhood

The impact of waiting a year to purchase metro Boston real estate is significant with regard to your monthly payment. The following chart shows how mortgage affordability is affected at various purchase price points.

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Real Estate Radio Boston is a weekly real estate program broadcast on WBZ News Radio 1030 each Saturday night hosted by mortgage broker Rick Scherer and real estate lawyer Ali Alavi.

371 Hanover Street #3 is a charming one bedroom condo in the heart of the North End convenient to all the great restaurants and the waterfront. Granite stainless kitchen with breakfast bar opens up into a large living area great for entertaining.

With all the general data around metro Boston real estate sometimes it helps to breakdown the "magic numbers" to see what's what by location. The following table will help you see what it's taking condo buyers to win bidding wars in today's multi-offer environment and what condo sellers are getting around Boston.

This is all food for thought if you are thinking of buying a home because waiting for a dramatic decrease in mortgage rates might not make sense.

49 Revere Street #1 is a great, well laid out lower level studio unit with almost 9 foot ceilings built for a king (bed that is). Renovated granite and stainless kitchen with dishwasher, gas cooking and two full windows.

Our handy metro Boston home buying / selling timeline shows the typical milestone for the home buying and selling process in our two step offer environment.

As a first-time homebuyer, the primary thing you need to focus on is qualifying for a mortgage, since youll need to know how much house you can afford.