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January 14, 2019
Spruce Pond Village Condos Franklin MA

Spruce Pond Village Condos 2018 sales review

This report would have been touting the 5.8% increase in average sale price at the Spruce Pond Village Condos in Franklin, MA for 2018, if there […]
January 11, 2019
Franklin Crossing Condos Franklin MA

Franklin Crossing remains a bargain after strong 2018

Condo sales were spirited at the Franklin Crossing Condominiums in Franklin, MA during 2018.  Ten Franklin Crossing units sold in 2018 on MLS-PIN, a sharp increase […]
January 9, 2019

Mortgage rate drop rescues MA real estate at end of 2018

A sharp decline in mortgage rates last November materially boosted what had been a flagging Massachusetts real estate market in the final quarter of 2018.  The […]
December 10, 2018

How to have your home pass the smoke/CO detector inspection

Massachusetts mandates that every home have working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors.  The state requires that every home be inspected by the local fire […]
December 2, 2018
kennedy elementary school franklin ma

Kennedy Elementary gets top marks on school rating sites

Having a good public school system greatly enhances a community’s reputation among home buyers. Simply put, most home buyers want to live in a community with […]
November 23, 2018

Outlook for real estate in 2019 after 2018’s market slowdown

The real estate market in Massachusetts weakened noticeably in the last quarter of 2018, mirroring the slowing pace of home sales in most regions of the […]
November 14, 2018

Kennedy Elementary commended for excellence

In 2018, the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) commended the John F. Kennedy Memorial Elementary School in Franklin, MA for […]
October 27, 2018

Franklin High a Top 50 School

Franklin High School ranked in the top 50 of all public high schools in Greater Boston in a recent survey released by Boston Magazine. In producing […]
October 21, 2018

Demand for homes cools while MA economy sizzles

The beleaguered Massachusetts home buyer finally got a break this fall after years of relentlessly low listing inventories and skyrocketing home prices: there has been a […]
October 7, 2018

MCAS scores at Franklin elementary schools exceed state average

The 2018 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam results were recently published by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DOE).  The good news for […]
September 28, 2018
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School Franklin MA

New home for Franklin’s charter school taking shape

The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School (BFCCPS) of Franklin, MA is building a brand new campus on a 35 acre site in Franklin’s Financial Park. […]
September 14, 2018

Do you need an attorney to buy or sell a home in MA?

Real estate attorneys remain integral to the transfer of title to real property in Massachusetts.  By statute, an attorney must conduct the real estate closing in […]