Because all agents have access to MLS, the best approach to selecting real estate representation is to allow one agent to get to know you and your needs. Ive always believed that the better I get to know you and to truly understand your needs, the better chance I have of helping you find the right property.

Over the past several months I have been photographing Downtown Crossing's mega construction project at the former Filene's department store site which is to become Millennium Tower. Millennium Tower incorporates Filene's "Burnham Building" as historic low-rise remnant adjacent to a 625 foot glass tower to be constructed at the corner of Washington and Franklin streets. When completed, Millennium Tower will be home to 450 luxury condos as well as retail and office tenants.

Unit Realty Group is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Olympia Moving & Storage to bring our clients moving related resources and special, money saving and charitable offers.

One of the biggest fears in potential homesellers' minds is that they will list their home with a real estate agent who doesnt bring any buyers to view their home. The reality is thats actually the best-case scenario.

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The bottomline: open houses serve their purpose of introducing a home to the market, but the data shows they'll likely not bring your buyer.

So when selecting your real estate agent, pay no attention to who is running the most house ads. Agents who tell you theyll advertise your house are only serving their own needs, not helping you. If at the listing presentation the agent promises to advertise your home, theyre doing so primarily for their own personal gain, leaving less time to focus on doing the most effective things to get your house sold.

August closings were another example of buyers reacting to the market and the ongoing concern of rising interest rates in the spring and early summer.

Heres Augusts 2013s Monthly Multifamily Housing Activity Report from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.

Some buyers are waiting to see if interest rates will come back down before making a decision about buying a home. Though no one can guarantee where rates will be in a few months, we dont believe waiting is a good strategy.