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Pay Attention to FEMA Flood Zone Changes

11-07-09
Kristal Pooler - North Shore & Cape Ann
Kristal Pooler - North Shore & Cape Ann : Real Estate Agent in Gloucester, MA
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Fema is studying and updating it's flood maps. The good news is that the 30-30 year od paper maps will be replaced with digitalized and easier to seach versions. What could be bad news for property owners that the updated maps may change and property owners will find themselves in a new zone with a requirement to have flood insurance. Flood insurance can be very expensive and / or difficult to obtain. In Massachusetts the new maps are being implemented on a county by county process. It behooves the homeowner to find out as early as possible if their status is going to change. Acting before the new map is finalized will allow a homeoner to be grandfathered under National Flood Insurance Program, created in 1968. The Boston Globe published an informative article about the proces - READ it HERE

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Are You A Social Networker?

10-30-09
Mike Giles
Mike Giles: Real Estate Agent in Beverly, MA
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Andover Massachusetts Foreclosures and Bank Owned Homes for Sale

10-27-09
Lynda Longmire
Lynda Longmire: Real Estate Agent in Stoneham, MA
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Andover MA Foreclosures, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale

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For Andover community information including school reports, demographic, relocation, home buying and selling information go to Andover MA real estate.

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Andover Massachusetts Real Estate - 2009 Market Update - Have We Seen the Bottom?

10-21-09
Fred Doleac, Real Estate in a Virtual World
Fred Doleac, Real Estate in a Virtual World: Real Estate Brokerage in Amherst, NH
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Andover, MA Homes Sold - 2009 Third Quarter

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Data indicates that the market may have turned in the first half of 2009. Visit Andover MA Market Report - Have We Seen the Bottom?.

Third Quarter Statistics

Homes Sold - Increase from 2008 of 19% to 84 units from 71. The average sales price increased 3% to $616,796. This is approaching the 2007 average of $628,217.

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Active and pending listings are as of September 30, 2009.

Active Listings - there are 56 current listings with an average "days on market" of 104 days. The highest concentration of listings in a given price range was 11 between $450,000-$499,999. There are 10 listings between $1,000,000-$1,499,999. There are six properties listed below $300,000.

Pending Sales - Fourteen properties are currently under contract with the lowest price being $269,000 and the highest at $1,799,900. The average asking price for pending is $651,029 and the average "days on market" were 106. Most of these listings will close in October and will provide the most current comps in the market.

Visit Andover MA real estate YTD report for market activity through September 30, 2009.

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Information is data reported by the MA MLS (MLSPin) and may not be accurate and is not a represenation of all properties sold during the reported time period.

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Special Town Meeting Elects to Protect Special Farm

10-20-09
Kristal Pooler - North Shore & Cape Ann
Kristal Pooler - North Shore & Cape Ann : Real Estate Agent in Gloucester, MA
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Maplecroft Farm in Ipswich

In a special Town Meeting the residents of Ipswich voted by a vast majority to protect the property known as Maplecroft Farm in perpetuity. The nearly 250 acre property is considered the crown jewel of the Ipswich Open Space Committee. Most residents of the area consider the move as a visionary investment in the town's future. Others feel that more active recreational usage should be part of the deal with the Raymond family. Some nay sayers see it as a sort of 'bailout' for the wealthy owner, Ted Raymond. Here is some info on Maplecroft Farm

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