Ok, not really. But we realtors are starting to feel the stirrings of eager buyers and sellers. The holidays are behind us, and people are thinking about houses again. So, what does that mean specifically for buyers? How does a person ready themselves to start looking for a home?
1. Connect with a buyer's agent. What some people don't understand is that the fee for a buyer's agent is built into the commission structure of any house being listed by a [...]
I love Northampton, have I mentioned this before? There are so many reasons why, but, today I am thinking about all of my Northampton D-I-Y people. One friend of mine makes moth eaten sweaters into adorable arm/hand warmers (pardon the blurry image). And I got to be the lucky recipient of a pair at Christmas this year! Another friend [...]
We at Maple and Main Realty are wishing you all a very happy and healthy new year in 2014!
Attention Maple and Main friends. The illustrious, industrious and creative Lisa Darragh, along with her charming and talented partner, Ozzie Ercan, have put together a broker's open house of 3 different Southampton listings this coming Monday, December 16th from 11-1 pm. There will be a prize of $300 awarded to one lucky attendee. Hot [...]
I love that line. I love Robert DeNiro, and even though I hated his character in 'This Boy's Life', that line has stuck in my brain for many years and won't go away. Anyhoo, as I was elipting* at the Y the other day, it came to me that what I want to write about this week is how to get through the holiday season without [...]
Ok, not really. But a thought had occurred to me. Having grown up with a mish-mosh of holiday celebrations around this time of year, when November rolls around I do tend to start thinking about how to balance my husband's discomfort with decorating the house for the holidays with my children's deep desire to do so. It's not that he's a [...]
Throughout my childhood, and especially in high school, my mother referred to my bedroom as a "pig sty". My parents bought and sold real estate as a side business with some frequency - we moved every 2-3 years. This included fixing up older homes, living in them and then selling them, as well as buying land and building houses to suit our [...]
The minute we walked into our space at 28 North Maple Street in Florence, MA - we were smitten. 15 foot (give or take) ceilings, exposed bricks and beams, huge windows, charm and space galore! We immediately started to envision the events we would host, the art we would hang, and the furniture we would buy to compliment the space. We [...]
Last week, we added a new member to our team of realtors here at Maple and Main Realty. We are so excited to welcome Karen Van Treese McAmis! Karen is an active member of the community in Northampton. She volunteers at the Survival Center, she is deeply involved at her children's school - with the PTO, the annual book fair, and many other [...]
This morning at the Hampshire Regional Y, whilst ellipting next to a friend, our conversation turned to the ever-popular topic of renovations - in this case, our mutual bathroom renovations. We own a 1926 Colonial Revival in the [...]