About Plymouth County, MA

We are happy to announce that SharpBuyers.com has recently closed its first deal in East Bridgewater Massachusetts. The SharpBuyers.com system will surely revolutionize East Bridgewater real estate. The buyer saved over $5000.00 at closing. This is the third Buyer we have worked with in Massachusetts and we are continuing our growth day by day. The goal is to make SharpBuyers.com a local household name in all of Massachusetts and to change the boring run of the mill Massachusetts real estate landscape by adding something additional value through real estate rebates along wit exceptional service. SharpBuyers.com only represents buyers and we are one of the first Massachusetts real estate companies to connect buyers to real estate brokers who will pay their closing costs. This is truly a win win for Massachusetts’s home buyers.

Buyers walk into your home and fall in love with it, but they will have to sell their home before they can buy yours. Their offer contains a contingency clause that makes their purchase dependent upon selling their present home. Should you accept their offer?

Your decision should be based on several factors. Are they trying to sell their home themselves (a risky proposition!)? How long has it been on the market? If the house doesn't sell, can the buyers take out a bridge loan or make other arrangements to complete the purchase? How important is timing for you? Will the buyers agree to let you continue marketing your home and accept a non‑contingent contract (and void theirs) if their house does not sell? There should be a release clause in your contract that allows you to accept a better offer should one come along.

Contingent contracts often work out well if you enlist the help of a professional.

Log in to SamanthaNichols.com for up-to-date market information and current MLS listings. For a professional real estate consultation with a friendly approach based on honesty, integrity and positive results, please contact me at ERA Belsito & Associates, 508-726-1870 or email Sam@SamanthaNichols.com.

Every year on the first weekend in August, our quaint seaside town celebrates our heritage. A whole weekend devoted to celebrating our history. Happy 472nd Birthday, Scituate! One of my favorite events is the Luminara Display along the entire coast on Friday night. Volunteers light candles (mostly in plastic cut out milk containers filled with sand) every few feet. The best way to view this is from the water (probably even better from the air!) Another event we always enjoy is the releasing of the Butterflies. A sight to behold.... Both Saturday and Sunday, Front Street in the Harbor is closed and there are all kinds of vendors selling unique and fun items. There are band performances (FAT CITY BAND!) and a few years ago they added rides for the kiddies over on Cole Parkway. I am always amazed to see all of the tourists who flock here that weekend. They almost always say "What a great town to live in!". I couldn't agree more.....

This blog could be filed under 'Agent with too much time on his hands.' The fact is that there is a lot of history in these old New England cities. Around the turn of the 20th century a group of engineers were brought into this bustling shoe manufacturing city of nearly 100,000. Their mission was to design a rail system that would expidite the transportation of output from the many factories.

The result of their labor was a rail line that ran the length of the city, including through the center. At no point, however, did any vehicles ever have to stop for,or cross railroad tracks. Close to a dozen points of the north to south rail line that intersected the east to west street traffic were designed so that one passed over, or under, the other. Most of the original bridgework is still in place, modified only to accomodate the advances in the automobile industry.

It's easy to point out to new homebuyers that Brockton was the hometown of Rocky Marciano, the only undefeated World Heavyeight Champion (49-0), and that Marvin Hagler held the Middlewieght belt for many years, or that more than half of the combat boots worn by American soldiers in WW1 were manufactured here. Good schools, parks and other recreational and civic benefits are always explained. but they always check out my railroad story. More than once, during follow up visits, clients will tell me that they noticed it because they thought I was making it up.

Hey again folks,

I know there are a bunch of you out there who are disgusted with the market, both home sellers and Realtors alike. We know the market isn't great, but why? what do the numbers tell us. Here is the current state of the Market in Lakeville, Ma.

This chart gives us the various price ranges broken down in increments of $50,000. It also provides the respective average days on market for these price ranges. Which range are you in and what is your AVERAGE time on market. Now, because it is an average, that means that some homes are on the market longer, and some less, and some will never sell. Find your price range and meet me under the chart.

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Report Run: 6/13/2008 2:15:03 PM Property Type(s): SF Snapshot Date: 5/13/2008 Towns: Lakeville
5/13/2008 6/13/2008 Price Range Number of Listings Avg. Days on Market vs. today Number of Listings Avg. Days on Market Under $50,000 - - - - $50,000 - $99,999 2 344 1 584 $100,000 - $149,999 - - 1 24 $150,000 - $199,999 2 237 3 184 $200,000 - $249,999 6 74 6 115 $250,000 - $299,999 4 263 4 204 $300,000 - $349,999 12 178 8 186 $350,000 - $399,999 8 82 10 70 $400,000 - $449,999 13 135 15 169 $450,000 - $499,999 15 167 14 154 $500,000 - $599,999 12 135 12 151 $600,000 - $699,999 3 177 4 163 $700,000 - $799,999 2 214 4 136 $800,000 - $899,999 2 181 2 212 $900,000 - $999,999 - - - - $1,000,000 - $1,499,999 - - - - $1,500,000 - $1,999,999 - - - - $2,000,000 - $2,499,999 - - - - $2,500,000 - $2,999,999 - - - - $3,000,000 - $3,999,999 - - - - $4,000,000 - $4,999,999 - - - - $5,000,000 - $9,999,999 - - - - Over $10,000,000 - - - - Total Properties 81 Avg. 156 84 Avg. 155

Ok, so in a nutshell, Lakeville Ma currently has 84 homes on the market with an average days on market time of 155 days. So, what does this mean to you, the prospective home owner/seller. Put your home on the market today and maybe you'll sell it within 5 months. REFER to real estate lesson #1- price it Right the FIRST time !!! Price is EVERYTHING in this market, the numbers do not lie. So, that's where we are today, but where does that put us in the grand perspective of things ?? Let's look back to 2005, which was probably the TOP of the recent real estate wave.

2005 Lakeville Median home price $499,900 2008 Median price $439,900

a $60,000 difference in sales price average

2005 avg. days on market was 80 days, so time on market has doubled since the top of the market and home prices are down $60k based on the median

Well, I hope that puts things into perspective for you. There are currently 84 homes for sale in Lakeville and they are your COMPETITION ! What are you going to do to make your house stand out ?/ see real estate lessons 1 and 2. And should you have any questions about the current market, buying or selling your home, please feel free to visit my website at

www.ToddBaz.com or send me an emai at

Todd@ToddBaz.com

Keep those cards and letters coming. Next topic ? you tell me !