Spring Housing Market

What's going on in the Spring Market for first time home buyers?  Home price increases are slowing down and home prices are expected to rise only 2% in the next 12 months.

While inventory is growing, the bad news is the rising inventory is with higher priced luxury homes which have been slow to sell.  Inventory of lower priced homes- $250,000 and under is still slow to rise.  Many first-time home buyers have been priced out of the market.

There is some good news.  Interest rates have dipped and ma…

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Agent Rising is Your One-stop Real Estate School

Working as a real estate agent is a great career!  Are you thinking now might be the time to start your real estate career? Agent Rising Real Estate School has you covered.  We offer an online course with all the tools you need to pass your real estate exam.  The course includes books as well as online slide decks which cover everything you will see on the real estate exam.

The videos are informative and fun and you can access them all from the privacy of your home.  Move along at your own pace a…

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Mortgage Rates Drop

What is going on with mortgage rates?  Mortgage rates have dropped recently to as low as 4.06% and some lucky home buyers were able to lock in 3.99% recently.  This will jump-start the spring market even though many are predicting a recession is coming soon.

Many buyers that were priced out of the market when mortgage rates rose may now be able to get back into the market with the recent drop in rates.  This is also great for private mortgage companies who may have seen a decline in customers wit…

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Lamacchia Real Estate and Agent Rising Class

Have you always dreamed about starting a real estate career?  Now is a great time to start training to pass your real estate exam and start your real estate career!

Agent Rising Real Estate School is offering a 40 hour pre-licensing class.   This course is offered by Lamacchia Real Estate and powered by Agent Rising Real Estate School.  The LIVE (21) hours kicks off Saturday, April 13th and finishes at the Bootcamp Weekend, May 4th-5th.  Independent Showcase Learning hours (19) are done at your o…

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RASEM RED Expo

The Realtors Association of Southeastern Massachusetts (RASEM) held their annual RASEM RED Expo yesterday at White's of Westport.  The turnout was great! A great day of learning and friendship.

The day started with a great continental breakfast.  The morning provided a great CEU class with Kate Lanagan MacGregor- CMA List Your Way to Success!  Kate, broker, owner of BOLD Moves Real Estate and Agent Rising Real Estate School led an interesting, funny class on everything to consider when working on…

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Fun Real Estate Facts

Real estate is a great business.  It can be exhilarating and exasperating all at the same time.  Here are some fun facts you may not have known.

Why are so many doorknobs made of brass? Brass doorknobs can actually disinfect themselves and kill bacteria.  Other metals which have the same qualities include iron, copper and aluminum.  You can skip the hand sanitizer!

What's the best day to list a home? While Sundays get a lot of reviews, surprisingly Thursdays and Fridays are the best days.  These h…

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Real Estate News

Real estate is always changing and evolving and sales always fluctuate.  What is happening in the real estate world this month? Well, a little good news, bad news conundrum.

Good News. Mortgage rates dropped this week.  The 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell to 4.06% from the 4.28% average from last week.  A year ago it was at 4.40%.

Bad news. Even though rates dropped, February home sales dropped 1%.

That being said, rates are always fluctuating and home sales regularly go up and down depending on t…

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Agent Rising Real Estate School

The real estate market is hopping! Change is in the air! With all the new technology available to buyers and sellers, do they still need a real estate agent?  The answer is an emphatic yes!  Although buyers can find houses online, they still need a seasoned agent to walk them through the buying process.  They can help them find a lender and get through the pre-approval process as well as the whole buying process including negotiating a good price.

On the seller side, realtors are important to get…

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Meet Heather McKay- New Agent and Stager at BOLD Moves Real Estate

Meet Heather McKay of BOLD Moves Real Estate.  Heather is a recent graduate of Agent Rising Real Estate School. Heather is  excited to embark on her new journey as a member of the BOLD Moves Real Estate team as a Real Estate Professional and Home Stager.  By using her skills in carpentry as well as her love of repurposing, she looks forward to assisting clients in both staging their homes for sale, as well as finding the perfect fit for their future home. Buying a home is both a significant and …

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Agent Rising Real Estate School Held Two-Day Class!

Are you upside down?  Are you ready to get out from under and start a new career?  Agent Rising Real Estate School is here to help.  Agent Rising recently held a two-day intensive class on Friday, March 8th and Saturday, March 9th!  It was way too much fun to be work!

There was a great turnout and Kate Lanagan MacGregor, instructor, and broker owner of BOLD Moves Real Estate kept it lively and fun!  Elise Bare of RMS, Residential Mortgage Services was on hand to bring in the mortgage and financin…

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