About Franklin County, MA

A home buyer in Greenfield MA should receive a brochure, Home Inspectors Facts for Consumers Sheet, at the time of the signing of the first written contract to purchase.

A standard Massachusetts home inspection is a visual examination of the physical structure and major interior systems of a residential building consisting of one to four dwelling units. It should be understood that there are certain risks inherent in the purchase of property and a home inspection is inherently limited in its scope and depth. The information gained from home inspection conforming to the Massachusetts Home Inspector Standards of Practice may reduce some of those risks, but the home inspection is not intended to provide the client with protection from all of the risks involved.

Visit the Greenfield MA Home Inspectors web page to locate home inspectors providing home inspection services in Greenfield MA.

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Barbara Todaro is Sales Manager at Re/Max Executive Realty in Franklin MA, which is top sales office in Franklin, MA.

She has received numerous sales awards including Re/Max Hall of Fame. and Life Time Achievement award from Re/Max International.

She shares her marketing and sales techniques with us in her Active Rain blog and is among the most subscribed bloggers on AR. She has 161 featured posts as of this writing. I have been reading her posts and comments to posts since she joined Active Rain and decided to profile her in this post so that Newbies will learn some of her marketing techniques.

If I have a referral for a buyer or seller looking to buy or sell a home in Franklin MA, I would not hesitate to refer them to her .

You can read her blog at www.newconstructionfranklinma.com, and www.franklinmanewhomes.com

Here is more information about Barbara Todaro.

How long have you worked in real estate ?

I’ve been licensed since July of 1978.

What are your designations?

Since my job description is marketing now, I am no longer active with any of my nine previously held designations. They were: ABR, ABRM, CRB, CRS, CNHS, CLHMS, GRI, RCC and SRES.

What is your specialty ?

My specialty is new construction. I have my Massachusetts Construction Supervisors License (unrestricted) and I still enjoy working with agents and giving guidance with working new construction transactions.

What do you love the most about your profession?

What I love to do now is marketing. I have a team and I do the marketing for the team members. We focus on listings and I make their phones ring with calls from sellers who want a Free Market Analysis. I also do online marketing on my two Wordpress sites and ActiveRain.

Why should a client choose you to be their real estate agent ?

Marketing is the main function of a listing agent, and my team members and I are marketing agents. I do the online and print advertising. My team members provide the open house events, and all of our marketing methods are integrated. Quality marketing is the best reason one would be selected to list a property.

Name one tip that you would give a home buyer or seller ?

If I had to make one recommendation to a buyer or seller that recommendation would be to select an agent that you have confidence in and follow that agent’s directions to the nth degree.

Ladies and gentleman...there are calendars and then there is the KUNEY-TODARO freshly minted vintage calendars coming out of Franklin, Ma. Cute and practical, these calendars not only help out with the days and months of the year, but put at your disposal a team of Real Estate professionals that go into action with your phone call.

MINE GLOWS IN THE DARK (limited edition)

Mine sits on my desk top and is man handled daily. Not only does it serve me for quick reference, but it also emanates GOODWILL and pleasant feelings. I mean what price can you put on that?

You get it all with just one call...AND a calendar too?

With every calendar, you get for no extra charge A FULLY OPERATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE TEAM. That is like calling the government with a problem and they send out NAVY SEAL TEAM to help

IN REAL ESTATE...CHECK THE DATE

Contact the Kuney-Todaro All year round Professional Real Estate team and while you are getting all your Real Estate needs met....have them throw in a calendar just for calling too....

Happy Holidays

QR codes= Quality Real Estate for the Quick and Ready Consumers in Greenfield MA Franklin County

Buyers are always looking for ways to make their home buying process easier. With iPhones, Blackberry's and Droids in just about every buyers hands these days, they can get information from just about anywhere at any time. The simpler we make it for them the better. They want the information and they want it NOW! So if they don't have to type in a web address and all they have to do is aim and click... they're there! QR codes = Quality Real Estate for the Quick & Ready Consumer is here it's now and it's at their finger tips.

Any iPhone can get the QR Code app., Just aim your phone, it will scan the code and there you are.... Instant website or virtual tour. Surfing the web will never the the same. It's that simple.

Sellers are catching on. They have iphones too. Once they know QR codes are yet another way to get their house in front of the home buying public, they want to be onboard. They're loving it too! So get the QR bug.... and get your code out there...... Everywhere!

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Newsletter-January 3rd, 2011 Provided by Dana Bain Dana Bain Premiere Mortgage Services 11 Malvern Hill Road Sterling, MA 01564 Phone: (978) 422-2311 Fax: (978) 422-2313 E-Mail: dana@bainmortgage.com Market Comment Mortgage bond prices started the week in negative territory. Those losses were short-lived as trading was thin and choppy with continued large market swings. There were few data releases. The Treasury auctions showed relatively strong foreign demand for US debt instruments, which helped carry over to the mortgage bond market Wednesday afternoon. Weekly jobless claims came in better than expected which was not good for bonds early Thursday morning. Fortunately mortgage bonds ended the week positive by about 1/2 of a discount point. The employment report will be the most important release this week. This data will set the tone for trading this month. We ended last year with considerable volatility and this is expected to continue for some time. LOOKING AHEAD Economic Indicator Release Date & Time Consensus Estimate Analysis Construction Spending Monday, Jan. 3, 10:00 am, et Up 0.2% Low importance. An indication of economic strength. Significant weakness may lead to lower rates. ISM Index Monday, Jan. 3, 10:00 am, et 57 Important. A measure of manufacturer sentiment. Weakness may lead to lower mortgage rates. Factory Orders Tuesday, Jan. 4, 10:00 am, et Down 0.5% Important. A measure of manufacturing sector strength. Weakness may lead to lower rates. Fed Minutes Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2:00 pm, et None Important. Details of the last Fed meeting will be thoroughly analyzed. ADP Employment Wednesday, Jan. 5, 8:30 am, et 75k Important. An indication of employment. Weakness may bring lower rates. Weekly Jobless Claims Thursday, Jan. 6, 8:30 am, et 400k Important. An indication of employment. Higher claims may result in lower rates. Employment Friday, Jan. 7, 8:30 am, et 9.8%, Payrolls +110k Very important. An increase in unemployment or a large decrease in payrolls may bring lower rates. Consumer Credit Friday, Jan. 7, 3:00 pm, et Down $6.5b Low importance. A significantly higher than expected figure may lead to lower mortgage interest rates. The Year Ahead The future of the economy, recovery or additional weakness, will continue to be debated. There is no certainty in predictions. Data can be used to support both sides of the debate. What we can be certain of is the fact that until the economy gains some stability, mortgage interest rates are likely to remain volatile. Historically, mortgage interest rates seem to improve slowly. In contrast, when rates increase, it is often fast and furious. One negative day often erases a week of positive improvements. Of course even that maxim was tested the last few months of last year as market swings of 1/2 a discount point both up and down were often seen in very short spans of time. It is possible for mortgage interest rates to push lower considering the Fed still wants to keep rates relatively low. However, we are in unprecedented times and we have seen rates jump off the lows from last year. The Fed isn't the only player in the financial markets and there are many others buying and selling securities. Remember that the Fed does not directly dictate that mortgage interest rates will be at a certain rate. Rates are determined by the supply and demand for mortgage-backed securities. Despite spikes near the end of 2010, the Fed kept rates low. The big unknown is how things will play out this year. Now is a great time to take advantage of mortgage interest rates at these still historically favorable levels. MORTGAGE MARKET IN REVIEW Newsletter-January 3rd, 2011