Christopher L. Arienti's (carienti) Blog

Area Market Survey for Braintree, MA 4/1/11 Price Range # ofListings Avg. Dayson Market $0 - $49,999 0 0 $50,000 - $99,999 0 0 $100,000 - $149,999 0 0 $150,000 - $199,999 1 23 $200,000 - $249,999 8 45 $250,000 - $299,999 16 82 $300,000 - $349,999 18 90 $350,000 - $399,999 21 68 $400,000 - $449,99...

This was posted in the Boston Globe today by Globe staff... interesting stuff. WASHINGTON — House Republicans pushed through legislation yesterday to terminate an underachieving Obama administration program designed to reduce mortgage payments for homeowners in danger of losing their homes to fo...

A question I often get in real estate is when is it the best time to buy a home. "Should I buy now, or wait for the spring when the market is better? Should I buy in the summer when people have more time? When do you think interest rates will go up"? All of these questions certainly are excellent...

Ok, I have a question for all the agents out there, but first let me give you some background.  I was presented the other day with a unique situation where a woman came to one of my open houses, stated to me very clearly that she loved the home and had cash to purchase it, and said she would be b...

On Sunday I received a call from a prospective client asking to see two properties in our area that she was interested in. As we are trained to do, the first question I asked was "Are you under contract with any other real estate agent"? She in turn replied no, and thus, I started the process. So...

A kind recommendation to the listing agents out there: please remember that when your phone rings and you do not recognize the number, it is possible that a fellow colleague from the real estate world is on and wants to show your property! The last time I checked, this was a good thing. The unfor...

In real estate, we often talk about the seasons of the business. What are the seasons? Well, glad you asked! The seasons are the same as the ones we have known forever. Summer, fall, winter, and spring, and each represents a unique time in the real estate market. For both buyers and sellers, plea...

Hey new agents out there, a funny thing happened to me on the way to lead generation... I got busy.  Yes, busy.  Which is a very good thing; in fact, the best thing if you are a real estate agent.  However, just as I was warned by a great fellow colleague of mine in my very first week of working ...

Against the advice of some veteran agents in my office, I recently decided to take my first short sale listing in an attempt to learn the process and not be afraid of the words "short sale".  Many agents warned me against this, saying that the transaction are too lengthy and confusing, and that I...

While on a listing appointment recently, I did what any good agent does and began making a few small suggestions regarding ways to increase the likelihood of the sale of the home.  However, what came next surprised me to say the least. The home owner had no idea that some of these small suggestio...