Bill Tierney's South Shore Real Estate Blog

Recently the Sunday hours at the Hingham Public Library were eliminated due to budget constraints.  This was a real shame since Hingham hosts one of the better public libraries on the South Shore.  With over 165,000 books on site, extensive print and electronic resources, it has something to off...

Okay so I am not the only one guilty of advocating how wonderful it is to live in Scituate, MA with its great proximity to the many beaches the town has to offer.  Homes for Sale in Scituate, MA often note their location relative to a particular beach.  However living too close to the water in t...

Weekend Ferry service may return to Hull, MA’s Nantasket Beach this summer.    Service would run between Boson's Long Wharf and Steamboat Wharf in Hull.  Water Transportation Alternatives Inc., which does business as Boston’s Best Cruises, was the sole bidder on a request from the Town of Hull f...

AS I sit here today watching the tail end of a Nor'easter dump a foot of show across New England, I long for the warm summer breezes of months to come.  While I could sit here and write on for a good bit about the many fine homes for sale in Cohasset, I thought it better to warm some minds with a...

I read this and really enjoyed the humor in it.  If you have ever considered buying bank owned properties, read this, because it is a true depiction of the process.Fannie Mae, one of the country's largest owners of REO (Real Estate Owned) aka, Foreclosed properties, seeks a Realtor to handle its ...

Late last month Christmas came a little early to 67 Ripley Road.  It came in the form of a signficant price reduction.  We now are marketing the home at an unbelievable price of $559,000!  This is a great village location where you can walk to the library, schools, community center, and the many ...

You heard it here first again!  As a way of thanking my loyal experience readers, I am posting it here first that there has been a price reduction at 45 Hull Shore Drive, Hull, MA 02045 Unit 108!  We have now cut the price to $288,900 to get the New Year going!Are you not familiar with the condos...

I have often said that there is value in buying the ugly duckling.  You know, the house that has not been updated since grandma moved out.  We have all seen them.  With so many buyers today wanting a turnkey home that, at most, requires a little paint inside to meet their preferences, the homes t...

The Hingham Real Estate Market showed signs of improvement and stabilization in the last month of 2010.  Homes for Sale in Hingham increased in the volume of units sold, and sold quicker than in the same period one year prior.  In December '10 we saw 20 single family homes sell at an average pric...

Well the Hull Single Family housing market showed some mixed, yet fairly positive, results for the last month of 2010!   December saw seven homes sell which equals the same number of single family homes that sold in the same period in the prior year of 2009.  However the average selling price dro...