2010 Financial Playbook
The federal tax credit program has been the most compelling piece of upbeat financial news over the past year and several other new financing programs should be in REALTORS®’ playbooks. Read more.

Website Starter Kit
“Managing Your Web Content” is the second article in a three-part series aimed at providing you with the instructions and resources to help you get started creating your own website. Read more.
 
Michael Jewell Shares RPR Vision
“How does the REALTOR® Property Resource help us to be better REALTORS® and advocate for our buyers and sellers?” Read more.

 

Though the Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation has been around since 1974, the updated course modules have never been more relevant than they are today. Read more. 

Tax Effect of Lease to Buy
Lease options bring buyers to the table that otherwise wouldn’t have been able to purchase, thus enabling sellers to move houses in a down market. But if the deal isn't properly structured, a flag may be raised with the IRS. Read more.

 

The 2009 Massachusetts Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers compiled by NAR reports that over half of the homes purchased in Massachusetts in 2009 were made by first-time home buyers. 
Read more or view the study.
 
2009 Year-End Housing Market
The number of detached single-family homes sold in 2009 went up 4.1 percent from 2008 (from 35,565 to 37,020 homes).  The number of condominiums sold in 2009 went up 2.1 percent (from 15,039 to 15,361 units).
Read more or view the statistical data.