http://blog.johnakeith.com Boston Real Estate. Search Boston condos and Boston MLS listings. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:05:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For up-to-date Boston real estate information, please visit my main blog at: http://bostonreb.com http://blog.johnakeith.com/2008/03/12/update-your-bookmarks/ The federal housing department has released the new limits on Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages. (And, on Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac loans, as well.) Now, get borrowing! Our country’s future (well, mine at least) depends on it. BOSTON-SUFFOLK Single-family: $523,750 Two-family: $670,500 Three-family: $810,450 Four-family: $1,007,200 Good news: if you’re buying in Nantucket, the conforming loan limit ... http://blog.johnakeith.com/2008/03/07/new-fha-insured-loan-limits-released-for-suffolk-county/ The following information is from the local MLS database, as of March 8, 2008, compared to (March 1, 2008) (and March 5, 2007 - where available). Total # of condos for sale in the city of Boston: 2,245 (2,181) (2,130) Average # of days on market: 141 (139) (135) Number of condos sold ... http://blog.johnakeith.com/2008/03/07/weekly-boston-condo-and-real-estate-sales-and-listings-update-march-8-2008/ Well, here's just about everything you need to know about getting a mortgage loan, courtesy of the State of California's Department of Corporations. The publication includes much more detailed information on each of these. I suggest printing it out and keeping a copy. 1) Do you represent a mortgage ... http://blog.johnakeith.com/2008/03/01/everything-you-need-to-know-when-applying-for-a-mortgage-loan/ The following information is from the local MLS database, as of February 23, 2008, compared to (February 16, 2008) (and February 24, 2007 - where available). Total # of condos for sale in the city of Boston: 2,213 (2,152) (2,109) Average # of days on market: 141 (142) (141) Number of condos sold ... http://blog.johnakeith.com/2008/02/24/weekly-boston-condo-and-real-estate-sales-and-listings-update-february-23-2008/ The following information is from the local MLS database, as of February 16, 2008, compared to (February 9, 2008) (and February 19, 2007 - where available). Total # of condos for sale in the city of Boston: 2,152 (2,100) (2,052) Average # of days on market: 142 (145) (141) Number of condos sold ... http://blog.johnakeith.com/2008/02/18/weekly-boston-condo-and-real-estate-sales-and-listings-update-february-16-2008/ It's a great time to buy. Right? Plenty of people are buying homes, right now. You'd think otherwise, if you read the papers. Anyway, the Globe had a great article yesterday on how to get a mortgage. It also covered all the new and proposed regulations coming our way ... http://blog.johnakeith.com/2008/02/09/how-to-get-a-mortgage-loan/ Some people like to move. A lot. From Newsday: [Terry] Sciubba is among that rare breed of homeowner undaunted by the prospect of packing up and moving five, six or more times. Some are motivated by a quest for more or better space; others can't resist the urge to turn a ... http://blog.johnakeith.com/2008/02/09/sometimes-people-move/ The following information is from the local MLS database, as of February 9, 2008, compared to (February 2, 2008) (and February 10, 2007 - where available). Total # of condos for sale in the city of Boston: 2,100 (2,025) (2,044) Average # of days on market: 145 (147) (143) Number of condos sold ... http://blog.johnakeith.com/2008/02/09/weekly-boston-condo-and-real-estate-sales-and-listings-update-february-9-2008/ The following information is from the local MLS database, as of February 2, 2008, compared to (January 26, 2008) (and February 4, 2007 - where available). Total # of condos for sale in the city of Boston: 2,025 (2,021) (2,016) Average # of days on market: 147 (151) (145) Number of condos sold ... http://blog.johnakeith.com/2008/02/02/weekly-boston-condo-and-real-estate-sales-and-listings-update-february-2-2008/