Merrimack Valley Real Estate- Massachusetts, Essex and Middlesex County

33 Tomahawk Drive, Tewksbury MA 01876- MLS #: 71524072 Come join us for Sundays open house at 33 Tomahawk Drive.  This home has had many recent revocations done over the last several years.  Renovations include, kitchens, baths, roof, windows, siding and much more....  If you are a home buyer loo...

My typical real estate shoot is usually a bracketed exposure series processed in Photomatix and overlayed with a flash shot in Photoshop.  I find I can move through a house quickly and get some great real estate photos of a listing with very little process time. Overall many would find anyone of ...

We all see posts on "How to  Prepare your Home" or "5 Top Showing Tips".  But I wanted to take the time on how important it is to have your house ready to show when the photographs are taken of your home. Believe it or not your first showings are online.  I can tell you that buyers will look, rel...

Some times no matter how hard we try out real estate photgraphs look crooked.  Unfortunately you know your subject is not crooked but it can confuse home buyers.... possibly making them think something is wrong with the house.  Many times we are using wide angle lens which by nature will distort....

I was cruising thu the MLS th other day and noticed some really bad photos... especially of the kitchens.  As real estate agents we know kitchens sell homes.  I started to focus a little bit on some of the photography of kitchens.  What I saw was poorly lit, out of focus, unstaged, etc... photogr...

I think everyone is waiting on the next election with hopes of economic recovery.  I was wondering what everyones take on the results of the upcoming election and the effect each candidate may have on the US Housing Market. Excerpt from REALTOR Magazine Obama- Home ownership is a critical compnon...

Owning a Lowell Loft in the Historic District of Lowell offers a lifestyle not just a home. First of all, many of Lowell Lofts offer dramatic living area.  Wide open space, soaring ceilings, exposed brick, exposed beams and more...  You can bring your unique individual style to a loft.  It is an ...

I was out and about this Sunday and wanted to see how far I could push the Nikon D7000 raw image with photoshop.  I chose some extremely contrasty situation and given the subject matter chose to go with black and white images.  The D7000 is new to me after many, many years with the Nikon D50 for ...

I am a big proponent of quality photography for real estate.  Almost 90% of all buyer use the internet to find the home they are going to purchase.  You need to compel a home buyer to pick up the phone to call for a personal showing there is no better way than to create great images of a home. Wh...

Short sales are complicated real estate transactions.  Here are some recent short sale articles for a homowner contemplating or in the middle os a short sale.  When it comes time to list your home with an agent, find an agent who has is a competant short sale agent. Short Sale Documentation- Make...