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    <title>The Real Estate Market in Easton MA</title>
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      <guid>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/588894/what-is-caivrs-and-should-i-be-concerned-</guid>
      <title>What is CAIVRS and Should I be Concerned?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;CAIVRS (pronounced "cavers") is an acronym that stands for Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System.&amp;nbsp;CAIVRS was developed by the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 1987. It is a Federal government database&amp;nbsp;that contains the names of people who have defaulted on their Federal debts or obligations, have had claims paid on direct or guaranteed Federal loans, have a Federal lien, judgment or a Federal loan that is currently in default or foreclosure, or has had a claim paid by a reporting agency.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CAIVRS has delinquent borrower records from:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA);&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;the Department of Education (DOE);&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;the Department of Agriculture (USDA);&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;the Small Business Administration (SBA);&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;the Department of Justice (DOJ).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All federal agencies that extend credit are required by law to pre-screen all applicants for delinquencies on federal obligations.&amp;nbsp;If you have applied for an FHA mortgage or USDA Rural Development Loan and are not diligent on any federal debt and/or do not have a federal tax lien outstanding, then you should have nothing to be concerned about. A CAIVRS check is normally done through the processing stage before the file goes to underwriting.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Get the latest &lt;a href="http://LewCorcoran.com/" title="Get the latest news, report, conditions and trends affecting the real estate market in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Easton MA Real Estate Market News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:30:12 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/588894/what-is-caivrs-and-should-i-be-concerned-</link>
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      <guid>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2980431/what-s-selling-and-what-s-not-in-brockton-ma-02302-in-january-2012</guid>
      <title>What&#8217;s Selling &#8211; and What&#8217;s Not &#8211; in Brockton MA 02302 in January 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;What&amp;rsquo;s Selling &amp;ndash; and What&amp;rsquo;s Not &amp;ndash; in Brockton MA 02302 in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;On average, &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in Brockton MA 02302 in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; are on the market for 123 days before they are sold. However, homes in some price ranges are taking a longer time to sell as compared to homes in other price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;absorption rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt; is the ability of the real estate market to absorb or sell all of the &lt;strong&gt;houses for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given amount of time. That means &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;it&amp;rsquo;s the rate at which available homes are sold in a specific &lt;strong&gt;real estate market&lt;/strong&gt; during a given time period.&amp;nbsp;In other words, the figure shows how many months it will take to exhaust the &lt;strong&gt;supply of homes on the market&lt;/strong&gt; if no other homes were listed for sale. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The higher the &lt;strong&gt;absorption&amp;nbsp;rate&lt;/strong&gt; (or the less the number of days homes are on market), the higher the probability that the supply of available homes will shrink rapidly. When the absorption rate is high, a homeowner can sell his or her home for more money in a shorter period of time. When the absorption rate is low, a home buyer will have a larger inventory of homes to choose from, and may be able to buy a home for less money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;1 to 4 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a high absorption rate. This is a Sellers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 to 6 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a normal absorption rate. This is a Normal Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;7 or more months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a low absorption rate. This is a Buyers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the &lt;strong&gt;number of days single family homes are on the market in Brockton MA 02302 until sold&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/3/6/2/4/ar133043274242635.jpg" height="340" alt="Number of days until single family homes are sold in Brockton MA 02302 in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;As the graph shows, the following are the number of days the average &lt;strong&gt;home for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given price range is on the market before sold:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;0k - $100k: 112 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$100k - $150k: 140 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$150k - $200k: 123 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$200k - $250k: 122 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$250k - $300k:&amp;nbsp; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;98 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$300k - $400k: 141 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A snapshot of the number of days homes are on the market in a given price range before sold (or the absorption rate) gives both &lt;strong&gt;home buyers&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;home sellers&lt;/strong&gt; a better idea on &lt;strong&gt;how to negotiate the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;purchase or sale of a home in Brockton MA 02302&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;re looking to buy a home for up to $100k or in the $250k - $3000k price range, you may find that sellers aren&amp;rsquo;t negotiating as it&amp;rsquo;s taking a little less than 3 months on average to sell a home in these price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;However, if you&amp;rsquo;re looking &lt;span&gt;in any other price range&lt;/span&gt;, you&amp;rsquo;ll find that it&amp;rsquo;s a normal market for homes in these price ranges. Lowball offers won't cut it in a market like this, but sellers aren't in control of the market either. Both buyers and sellers should be reasonable when negotiating the purchase and sale of a home in these price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information about&lt;span class="apple-converted-space"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;what&amp;rsquo;s selling and what&amp;rsquo;s not&amp;nbsp;in the Brockton MA 02302 real estate market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, or if you any questions about the &lt;strong&gt;home buying or selling process&lt;/strong&gt;, or if you're ready to buy or sell a home&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&lt;span&gt; please &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/lewcorcoran/contact" title="Contact Me at Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;&lt;span&gt;contact me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Get the latest &lt;a href="http://LewCorcoran.com/" title="Get the latest news, report, conditions and trends affecting the real estate market in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Easton MA Real Estate Market News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:40:45 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2980431/what-s-selling-and-what-s-not-in-brockton-ma-02302-in-january-2012</link>
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      <title>The Trend in Home Prices in Brockton MA 02302 in January 2012 &#8211; Improving, or...?</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Trend in Home Prices in Brockton MA 02302 in &lt;a name="OLE_LINK4"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name="OLE_LINK3"&gt;&lt;span&gt;January 2012 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;ndash; Improving, or...?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sales prices of single family homes in Brockton MA 02302 in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; on average have been falling in recent months! Home prices in January 2012 on average are down 40.6% compared to January 2011, and are down 39.5% since July of 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The average &lt;strong&gt;listing price of&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;single family homes for sale in Brockton MA 02302 &lt;/strong&gt;in January 2012 was $123,400, down 25.4% from a month ago. Compare this to the current median sales price of $95,000 - where half of sales are above this amount and half below it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend of median &lt;strong&gt;sales prices of single family homes sold in Brockton MA 02302 &lt;/strong&gt;over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/7/3/8/6/ar133043208368371.jpg" height="298" alt="Median sales prices of single family homes in Brockton MA 02302 in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;While the number of &lt;strong&gt;single family homes sold per month in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;in Brockton MA 02302 &lt;/strong&gt;has declined 19.1% from the average over the last 12 months, the average numbers of sales overall is up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend in the number of monthly settlements of&lt;strong&gt; single family homes sold in Brockton MA 02302 &lt;/strong&gt;over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/6/8/2/1/ar133043213112861.jpg" height="299" alt="Number of homes sold in Brockton MA 02302 from January 2007 through January 2012" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? Well, if you're &lt;strong&gt;looking for a home in Brockton MA 02302&lt;/strong&gt;, you may be able to find a bargain. Mortgage rates are at historical lows, and both sales prices of homes and well as the number of homes sold are down. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;You can still &lt;strong&gt;buy a home in Brockton MA with no money down&lt;/strong&gt; with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;VA Loan&lt;/a&gt;. With the &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;FHA Mortgage&lt;/a&gt; program, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.5% down. With a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;MassHousing loan&lt;/a&gt;, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.0% down. When you&amp;rsquo;re ready to buy a home, &lt;a href="http://lew.bestchoice.net/calc_qualify.html"&gt;find out how much house you can afford to buy&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Brockton&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; MA 02302&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;or in the surrounding area.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information about&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;home values&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;real estate market in Brockton MA 02302&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;, if you any questions about the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;home buying or selling process&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;, or when you're ready to buy or sell a home, please &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/lewcorcoran/contact" title="Contact Me at Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;&lt;span&gt;contact me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:30:33 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>What&#8217;s Selling &#8211; and What&#8217;s Not &#8211; in Brockton MA 02301 in January 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;What&amp;rsquo;s Selling &amp;ndash; and What&amp;rsquo;s Not &amp;ndash; in Brockton MA 02301 in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;On average, &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in Brockton MA 02301 in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; are on the market for 127 days before they are sold. However, homes in some price ranges are taking a longer time to sell as compared to homes in other price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;absorption rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt; is the ability of the real estate market to absorb or sell all of the &lt;strong&gt;houses for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given amount of time. That means &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;it&amp;rsquo;s the rate at which available homes are sold in a specific &lt;strong&gt;real estate market&lt;/strong&gt; during a given time period.&amp;nbsp;In other words, the figure shows how many months it will take to exhaust the &lt;strong&gt;supply of homes on the market&lt;/strong&gt; if no other homes were listed for sale. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The higher the &lt;strong&gt;absorption&amp;nbsp;rate&lt;/strong&gt; (or the less the number of days homes are on market), the higher the probability that the supply of available homes will shrink rapidly. When the absorption rate is high, a homeowner can sell his or her home for more money in a shorter period of time. When the absorption rate is low, a home buyer will have a larger inventory of homes to choose from, and may be able to buy a home for less money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;1 to 4 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a high absorption rate. This is a Sellers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 to 6 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a normal absorption rate. This is a Normal Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;7 or more months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a low absorption rate. This is a Buyers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the &lt;strong&gt;number of days single family homes are on the market in Brockton MA 02301 until sold&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/4/3/8/2/ar133035280928344.jpg" height="340" alt="Number of days until single family homes are sold in Brockton MA 02301 in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;As the graph shows, the following are the number of days the average &lt;strong&gt;home for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given price range is on the market before sold:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$ &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;0k - $100k: 164 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$100k - $150k: &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;82 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$150k - $200k: 131 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$200k - $250k: 137 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$250k - $300k: &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;93 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$300k - $400k: 153 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A snapshot of the number of days homes are on the market in a given price range before sold (or the absorption rate) gives both &lt;strong&gt;home buyers&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;home sellers&lt;/strong&gt; a better idea on &lt;strong&gt;how to negotiate the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;purchase or sale of a home in Brockton MA 02301&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;re looking to buy a home in the $100k - $150k price range or the $300k - $400k price range, you may find that sellers aren&amp;rsquo;t negotiating as it&amp;rsquo;s taking about 3 months on average to sell a home in these price ranges.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;However, if you&amp;rsquo;re looking &lt;span&gt;in any other price range&lt;/span&gt;, you&amp;rsquo;ll find that it&amp;rsquo;s a normal market for homes in these price ranges. Lowball offers won't cut it in a market like this, but sellers aren't in control of the market either. Both buyers and sellers should be reasonable when negotiating the purchase and sale of a home in these price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information about&lt;span class="apple-converted-space"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;what&amp;rsquo;s selling and what&amp;rsquo;s not&amp;nbsp;in the Brockton MA 02301 real estate market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, or if you any questions about the &lt;strong&gt;home buying or selling process&lt;/strong&gt;, or if you're ready to buy or sell a home&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&lt;span&gt; please &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/lewcorcoran/contact" title="Contact Me at Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;&lt;span&gt;contact me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:27:52 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2942424/what-s-selling-and-what-s-not-in-brockton-ma-02301-in-january-2012</link>
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      <title>The Trend in Home Prices in Brockton MA 02301 in January 2012 &#8211; Improving, or...?</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Trend in Home Prices in Brockton MA 02301 in &lt;a name="OLE_LINK4"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name="OLE_LINK3"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;January 2012 &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ndash; Improving, or...?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sales prices of single family homes in Brockton MA 02301 in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; on average have been falling in recent months! Home prices in January 2012 on average are down 10.1% compared to January 2011, and are down 5.5% since July of 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The average &lt;strong&gt;listing price of&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;single family homes for sale in Brockton MA 02301 &lt;/strong&gt;in January 2012 was $166,905, down 10.1% from a month ago. Compare this to the current median sales price of $156,000 - where half of sales are above this amount and half below it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend of median &lt;strong&gt;sales prices of single family homes sold in Brockton MA 02301 &lt;/strong&gt;over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/8/0/3/6/ar133035073063088.jpg" height="298" alt="Median sales prices of single family homes in Brockton MA 02301 in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The number of &lt;strong&gt;single family homes sold per month in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;in Brockton MA 02301 &lt;/strong&gt;has declined 13.0% from the average over the last 12 months.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend in the number of monthly settlements of&lt;strong&gt; single family homes sold in Brockton MA 02301 &lt;/strong&gt;over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/1/3/1/3/ar133035077131315.jpg" height="298" alt="Number of homes sold in Brockton MA 02301 from January 2007 through January 2012" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? Well, if you're &lt;strong&gt;looking for a home in Brockton MA 02301&lt;/strong&gt;, you may be able to find a bargain. Mortgage rates are at historical lows, and both sales prices of homes and well as the number of homes sold are down. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;You can still &lt;strong&gt;buy a home in Brockton MA with no money down&lt;/strong&gt; with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;VA Loan&lt;/a&gt;. With the &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;FHA Mortgage&lt;/a&gt; program, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.5% down. With a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;MassHousing loan&lt;/a&gt;, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.0% down. When you&amp;rsquo;re ready to buy a home, &lt;a href="http://lew.bestchoice.net/calc_qualify.html"&gt;find out how much house you can afford to buy&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Brockton&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; MA 02301&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;or in the surrounding area.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information about&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;home values&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;real estate market in Brockton MA 02301&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;, if you any questions about the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;home buying or selling process&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;, or when you're ready to buy or sell a home, please &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/lewcorcoran/contact" title="Contact Me at Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;&lt;span&gt;contact me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Get the latest &lt;a href="http://LewCorcoran.com/" title="Get the latest news, report, conditions and trends affecting the real estate market in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Easton MA Real Estate Market News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:53:25 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Easton MA First-time Homebuyer Assistance Program</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Easton MA First-time Homebuyer Assistance Program&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Town of &lt;strong&gt;Easton&lt;/strong&gt; Affordable Housing Trust is offering &lt;strong&gt;financial assistance to first-time homebuyers&lt;/strong&gt;. Participants in Easton's homebuyer assistance program must be first-time homebuyers (with some exceptions), and meet eligibility requirements including income limitations. Participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For complete details and an application for &lt;strong&gt;Easton's first-time homebuyer financial assistance program&lt;/strong&gt;, visit &lt;a href="http://www.easton.ma.us/homebuyers" title="Town of Easton Homebuyer Assistance Program"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Town of Easton Homebuyer Assistance Program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information about &lt;strong&gt;qualifying for a mortgage and buying a home in Easton MA&lt;/strong&gt;, please &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/lewcorcoran/contact" title="Contact us at Best Choice Real Estate Servics"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;contact us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Get the latest &lt;a href="http://LewCorcoran.com/" title="Get the latest news, report, conditions and trends affecting the real estate market in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Easton MA Real Estate Market News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:02:42 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2921674/easton-ma-first-time-homebuyer-assistance-program</link>
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      <title>What&#8217;s Selling &#8211; and What&#8217;s Not &#8211; in Easton MA in January 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;What&amp;rsquo;s Selling &amp;ndash; and What&amp;rsquo;s Not &amp;ndash; in Easton MA in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;On average, &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in Easton MA in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; are on the market for&amp;nbsp;162 days before they are sold. However, homes in some price ranges are taking a longer time to sell as compared to homes in other price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;absorption rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt; is the ability of the real estate market to absorb or sell all of the &lt;strong&gt;houses for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given amount of time. That means &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;it&amp;rsquo;s the rate at which available homes are sold in a specific &lt;strong&gt;real estate market&lt;/strong&gt; during a given time period.&amp;nbsp;In other words, the figure shows how many months it will take to exhaust the &lt;strong&gt;supply of homes on the market&lt;/strong&gt; if no other homes were listed for sale. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The higher the &lt;strong&gt;absorption&amp;nbsp;rate&lt;/strong&gt; (or the less the number of days homes are on market), the higher the probability that the supply of available homes will shrink rapidly. When the absorption rate is high, a homeowner can sell his or her home for more money in a shorter period of time. When the absorption rate is low, a home buyer will have a larger inventory of homes to choose from, and may be able to buy a home for less money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1 to 4 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a high absorption rate. This is a Sellers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 to 6 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a normal absorption rate. This is a Normal Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;7 or more months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a low absorption rate. This is a Buyers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the &lt;strong&gt;number of days single family homes are on the market in Easton MA until sold&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/7/5/3/0/ar133008887803574.jpg" height="341" alt="Number of days until single family homes are sold in Easton MA in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;As the graph shows, the following are the number of days the average &lt;strong&gt;home for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given price range is on the market before sold:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$150k - $200k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;131 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$200k - $250k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;339 days on market (Buyer&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$250k - $300k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;167 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$300k - $400k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;85 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$400k - $500k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;199 days on market (Buyer&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$500k - $750k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;101 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$750k - $1M:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;110 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A snapshot of the number of days homes are on the market in a given price range before sold (or the absorption rate) gives both &lt;strong&gt;home buyers&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;home sellers&lt;/strong&gt; a better idea on &lt;strong&gt;how to negotiate the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;purchase or sale of a home in Easton MA&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;re looking to buy a home in the $300k - $400k price range, you may find that sellers aren&amp;rsquo;t negotiating as it&amp;rsquo;s taking less than 3 months on average to sell a home in this price range. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;However, if you&amp;rsquo;re looking &lt;span&gt;in the $250k - $250k price range or the $400k - $500k price range&lt;/span&gt;, you&amp;rsquo;ll find that it&amp;rsquo;s a buyer&amp;rsquo;s market, &lt;span&gt;and you may be able to find some bargains in these price ranges -- and especially in the $200k - $250k price range.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;re looking &lt;span&gt;in the $150k - $200k price range, the $250k - $300k price range or for homes selling above $500k&lt;/span&gt;, you&amp;rsquo;ll find that it&amp;rsquo;s a normal market for homes in these price ranges. Lowball offers won't cut it in a market like this, but sellers aren't in control of the market either. Both buyers and sellers should be reasonable when negotiating the purchase and sale of a home in these price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information about&lt;span class="apple-converted-space"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;what&amp;rsquo;s selling and what&amp;rsquo;s not&amp;nbsp;in the Easton MA real estate market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, or if you any questions about the &lt;strong&gt;home buying or selling process&lt;/strong&gt;, or if you're ready to buy or sell a home&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&lt;span&gt; please &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/lewcorcoran/contact" title="Contact Me at Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;&lt;span&gt;contact me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Get the latest &lt;a href="http://LewCorcoran.com/" title="Get the latest news, report, conditions and trends affecting the real estate market in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Easton MA Real Estate Market News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:09:48 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2912098/what-s-selling-and-what-s-not-in-easton-ma-in-january-2012</link>
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      <title>The Trend in Home Prices in Easton MA in January 2012 &#8211; Improving, or...?</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Trend in Home Prices in Easton MA in &lt;a name="OLE_LINK4"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name="OLE_LINK3"&gt;&lt;span&gt;January 2012 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;ndash; Improving, or...?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sales prices of single family homes in Easton MA in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; on average have been falling in recent months! Home prices in January 2012 on average are down 16.0% compared to January 2011, and are down 10.3% since July of 2011. However, it&amp;rsquo;s important to note that on average, &lt;strong&gt;home sales prices in Easton &lt;/strong&gt;have been rising slightly over the past 6 months.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The average &lt;strong&gt;listing price of&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;single family homes for sale in Easton MA&lt;/strong&gt; in January 2012 was $378,143, down 12.6% from a month ago. Compare this to the current median sales price of $359,600 - where half of sales are above this amount and half below it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend of median &lt;strong&gt;sales prices of single family homes sold in Easton MA&lt;/strong&gt; over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/7/4/5/0/ar133008743905474.jpg" height="298" alt="Median sales prices of single family homes in Easton MA in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The number of &lt;strong&gt;single family homes sold per month in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;in Easton MA&lt;/strong&gt; has declined 28.6% from the average over the last 12 months.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend in the number of monthly settlements of&lt;strong&gt; single family homes sold in Easton MA&lt;/strong&gt; over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/3/5/3/5/ar133008748653536.jpg" height="298" alt="Number of homes sold in Easton MA from January 2007 through January 2012" width="500"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? Well, if you're &lt;strong&gt;looking for a home in Easton MA&lt;/strong&gt;, you may be able to find a bargain. Mortgage rates are at historical lows, and both sales prices of homes and well as the number of homes sold are down. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;You can still &lt;strong&gt;buy a home with no money down&lt;/strong&gt; with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;VA Loan&lt;/a&gt; or with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;USDA Rural Development Home Loan&lt;/a&gt;. With the &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;FHA Mortgage&lt;/a&gt; program, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.5% down. With a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;MassHousing loan&lt;/a&gt;, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.0% down. When you&amp;rsquo;re ready to buy a home, &lt;a href="http://lew.bestchoice.net/calc_qualify.html"&gt;find out how much house you can afford to buy&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Easton&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; MA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;or in the surrounding area.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;If you really like this blog post, please comment below and/or share it with your friends.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information about&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;home values&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;real estate market in Easton MA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;, if you any questions about the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;home buying or selling process&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;, or when you're ready to buy or sell a home, please &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/lewcorcoran/contact" title="Contact Me at Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;&lt;span&gt;contact me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Get the latest &lt;a href="http://LewCorcoran.com/" title="Get the latest news, report, conditions and trends affecting the real estate market in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Easton MA Real Estate Market News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:45:20 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>What&#8217;s Selling &#8211; and What&#8217;s Not &#8211; in West Bridgewater MA in January 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;What&amp;rsquo;s Selling &amp;ndash; and What&amp;rsquo;s Not &amp;ndash; in West Bridgewater MA in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;On average, &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in West Bridgewater MA in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; are on the market for 89 days before they are sold. However, homes in some price ranges are taking a longer time to sell as compared to homes in other price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;absorption rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt; is the ability of the real estate market to absorb or sell all of the &lt;strong&gt;houses for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given amount of time. That means &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;it&amp;rsquo;s the rate at which available homes are sold in a specific &lt;strong&gt;real estate market&lt;/strong&gt; during a given time period.&amp;nbsp;In other words, the figure shows how many months it will take to exhaust the &lt;strong&gt;supply of homes on the market&lt;/strong&gt; if no other homes were listed for sale. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The higher the &lt;strong&gt;absorption&amp;nbsp;rate&lt;/strong&gt; (or the less the number of days homes are on market), the higher the probability that the supply of available homes will shrink rapidly. When the absorption rate is high, a homeowner can sell his or her home for more money in a shorter period of time. When the absorption rate is low, a home buyer will have a larger inventory of homes to choose from, and may be able to buy a home for less money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1 to 4 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a high absorption rate. This is a Sellers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 to 6 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a normal absorption rate. This is a Normal Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;7 or more months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a low absorption rate. This is a Buyers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the &lt;strong&gt;number of days single family homes are on the market in West Bridgewater MA until sold&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/2/5/4/2/ar133000191624525.jpg" height="340" alt="Number of days until single family homes are sold in West Bridgewater MA in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;As the graph shows, the following are the number of days the average &lt;strong&gt;home for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given price range is on the market before sold:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$100k - $150k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;97 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$150k - $200k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;151 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$200k - $250k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;68 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$250k - $300k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;40 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$300k - $400k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;104 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$400k - $500k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;75 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A snapshot of the number of days homes are on the market in a given price range before sold (or the absorption rate) gives both &lt;strong&gt;home buyers&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;home sellers&lt;/strong&gt; a better idea on &lt;strong&gt;how to negotiate the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;purchase or sale of a home in West Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;re looking to buy a home in the $100k - $150k price range, the $200k - $300k price range, or above $400k, you may find that sellers aren&amp;rsquo;t negotiating as it&amp;rsquo;s taking less than 3 months on average to sell a home in these price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;However, if you&amp;rsquo;re looking &lt;span&gt;in the $150k - $200k price range or the $300k - $400k price range&lt;/span&gt;, you&amp;rsquo;ll find that it&amp;rsquo;s a normal market for homes in these price ranges. Lowball offers won't cut it in a market like this, but sellers aren't in control of the market either. Both buyers and sellers should be reasonable when negotiating the purchase and sale of a home in these price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information about&lt;span class="apple-converted-space"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;what&amp;rsquo;s selling and what&amp;rsquo;s not&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;in the West Bridgewater MA &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;real estate market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, or &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;if you any questions about the &lt;strong&gt;home buying or selling process&lt;/strong&gt;, or if you're ready to buy or sell a home,&lt;span&gt; please &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/lewcorcoran/contact" title="Contact Me at Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;&lt;span&gt;contact me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Home Sales Prices Bridgewater MA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Number of days until single family homes are sold in West Bridgewater MA in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:57:32 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2902368/what-s-selling-and-what-s-not-in-west-bridgewater-ma-in-january-2012</link>
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      <title>The Trend in Home Prices in West Bridgewater MA in January 2012 &#8211; Improving, or...?</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Trend in Home Prices in West Bridgewater MA in &lt;a name="OLE_LINK4"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name="OLE_LINK3"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;January 2012 &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ndash; Improving, or...?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Prices of single family homes in West Bridgewater MA in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; on average have been falling in recent months! Home prices in January 2012 on average are up 12.6% compared to January 2011, and they are down 6.4% since July of 2011. It&amp;rsquo;s important to note that on average, &lt;strong&gt;home sales prices in West Bridgewater&lt;/strong&gt; have remained fairly level over the past 2.5 years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;However, the average &lt;strong&gt;listing price of&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;single family homes for sale in West Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; in January 2012 is $285,140, up 13.6% from a month ago. Compare this to the current median sales price of $275,000 - where half of sales are above this amount and half below it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend of median &lt;strong&gt;sales prices of single family homes sold in West Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/6/3/9/0/ar133000001009367.jpg" height="298" alt="Median sales prices of single family homes in West Bridgewater MA in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meanwhile, the number of &lt;strong&gt;single family homes sold per month in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;in West Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; has increased 19.1% from the average over the last 12 months.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend in the number of monthly settlements of&lt;strong&gt; single family homes sold in West Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/3/4/4/6/ar133000006164435.jpg" height="298" alt="Number of homes sold in West Bridgewater MA from January 2007 through January 2012" width="500"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? Well, if you're &lt;strong&gt;looking for a home in West Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt;, you may be able to find a bargain. Mortgage rates are at historical lows, and while sales prices of homes are down, sales of homes are up. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;You can still &lt;strong&gt;buy a home with no money down&lt;/strong&gt; with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;VA Loan&lt;/a&gt; or with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;USDA Rural Development Home Loan&lt;/a&gt;. With the &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;FHA Mortgage&lt;/a&gt; program, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.5% down. With a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;MassHousing loan&lt;/a&gt;, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.0% down. When you&amp;rsquo;re ready to buy a home, &lt;a href="http://lew.bestchoice.net/calc_qualify.html"&gt;find out how much house you can afford to buy&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;West Bridgewater&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; MA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;or in the surrounding area.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;If you really like this blog post, please comment below and/or share it with your friends.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information about&lt;span class="apple-converted-space"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;home values&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;real estate market in West Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;if you any questions about the &lt;strong&gt;home buying or selling process&lt;/strong&gt;, or when you're ready to buy or sell a home,please &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/lewcorcoran/contact" title="Contact Me at Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;contact me&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Get the latest &lt;a href="http://LewCorcoran.com/" title="Get the latest news, report, conditions and trends affecting the real estate market in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Easton MA Real Estate Market News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:31:15 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2902204/the-trend-in-home-prices-in-west-bridgewater-ma-in-january-2012-improving-or-</link>
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      <title>What&#8217;s Selling &#8211; and What&#8217;s Not &#8211; in East Bridgewater MA in January 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;What&amp;rsquo;s Selling &amp;ndash; and What&amp;rsquo;s Not &amp;ndash; in East Bridgewater MA in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;On average, &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in East Bridgewater MA in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; are on the market for 156 days before they are sold. However, homes in some price ranges don&amp;rsquo;t take as long to sell as compared to homes other price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;absorption rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt; is the ability of the real estate market to absorb or sell all of the &lt;strong&gt;houses for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given amount of time. That means &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;it&amp;rsquo;s the rate at which available homes are sold in a specific &lt;strong&gt;real estate market&lt;/strong&gt; during a given time period.&amp;nbsp;In other words, the figure shows how many months it will take to exhaust the &lt;strong&gt;supply of homes on the market&lt;/strong&gt; if no other homes were listed for sale. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The higher the &lt;strong&gt;absorption&amp;nbsp;rate&lt;/strong&gt; (or the less the number of days homes are on market), the higher the probability that the supply of available homes will shrink rapidly. When the absorption rate is high, a homeowner can sell his or her home for more money in a shorter period of time. When the absorption rate is low, a home buyer will have a larger inventory of homes to choose from, and may be able to buy a home for less money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1 to 4 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a high absorption rate. This is a Sellers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 to 6 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a normal absorption rate. This is a Normal Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;7 or more months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a low absorption rate. This is a Buyers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the &lt;strong&gt;number of days single family homes are on the market in East Bridgewater MA until sold&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/0/5/7/ar132992579075037.jpg" height="340" alt="Number of days until single family homes are sold in East Bridgewater MA in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;As the graph shows, the following are the number of days the average &lt;strong&gt;home for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given price range is on the market before sold:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$100k - $150k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;81 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$150k - $200k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;278 days on market (Buyer&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$200k - $250k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;110 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$250k - $300k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;147 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$300k - $400k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;133 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$400k - $500k: &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;186 days on market (Buyer&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A snapshot of the number of days homes are on the market in a given price range before sold (or the absorption rate) gives both &lt;strong&gt;home buyers&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;home sellers&lt;/strong&gt; a better idea on &lt;strong&gt;how to negotiate the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;purchase or sale of a home in East Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;re looking to buy a home in the $100k - $150k price range, you may find that sellers aren&amp;rsquo;t negotiating as it&amp;rsquo;s taking less than 3 months on average to sell a home in this price range. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;However, h&lt;/span&gt;omes in the $400k - $500k price range are just inside the buyer&amp;rsquo;s market, and you may be able to find some bargains in this price range.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;re looking to buy a home in the $150k - $200k price range, you too may be able to find a bargain. It&amp;rsquo;s taking on average more than 9 months to sell a home in this price range, and home sellers may be more than eager to negotiate with you. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;For homes in the $200k - $400k price range, it&amp;rsquo;s a normal market for homes in this price range. Lowball offers won't cut it in a market like this, but sellers aren't in control of the market either. Both buyers and sellers should be reasonable when negotiating the purchase and sale of a home in this price range.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Be sure to contact me&lt;span&gt;, Lew Corcoran, toll free at 1-800-941-5616, &lt;/span&gt;if you're looking to &lt;strong&gt;buy or sell a home in East Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:53:21 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2895580/what-s-selling-and-what-s-not-in-east-bridgewater-ma-in-january-2012</link>
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      <title>What&#8217;s Selling &#8211; and What&#8217;s Not &#8211; in Bridgewater MA in January 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;What&amp;rsquo;s Selling &amp;ndash; and What&amp;rsquo;s Not &amp;ndash; in Bridgewater MA in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;On average, &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in Bridgewater MA in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; are on the market for 112 days before they are sold. However, homes in some price ranges don&amp;rsquo;t take as long to sell as compared to homes other price ranges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;absorption rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;&lt;span&gt; is the ability of the real estate market to absorb or sell all of the &lt;strong&gt;houses for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given amount of time. That means &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;it&amp;rsquo;s the rate at which available homes are sold in a specific &lt;strong&gt;real estate market&lt;/strong&gt; during a given time period.&amp;nbsp;In other words, the figure shows how many months it will take to exhaust the &lt;strong&gt;supply of homes on the market&lt;/strong&gt; if no other homes were listed for sale. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The higher the &lt;strong&gt;absorption&amp;nbsp;rate&lt;/strong&gt; (or the less the number of days homes are on market), the higher the probability that the supply of available homes will shrink rapidly. When the absorption rate is high, a homeowner can sell his or her home for more money in a shorter period of time. When the absorption rate is low, a home buyer will have a larger inventory of homes to choose from, and may be able to buy a home for less money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1 to 4 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a high absorption rate. This is a Sellers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 to 6 months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a normal absorption rate. This is a Normal Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;7 or more months supply of homes &amp;ndash; has a low absorption rate. This is a Buyers&amp;rsquo; Market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the &lt;strong&gt;number of days single family homes are on the market in Bridgewater MA until sold&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/2/3/1/5/ar132992307651323.jpg" height="340" alt="Number of days until single family homes are sold in East Bridgewater MA in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;As the graph shows, the following are the number of days the average &lt;strong&gt;home for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in a given price range is on the market before sold:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$100k - $150k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;131 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$150k - $200k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;119 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$200k - $250k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;116 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$250k - $300k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;113 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$300k - $400k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;159 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$400k - $500k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;112 days on market (Normal Market)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$500k - $750k:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;38 days on market (Seller&amp;rsquo;s Market)&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A snapshot of the number of days homes are on the market in a given price range before sold (or the absorption rate) gives both &lt;strong&gt;home buyers&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;home sellers&lt;/strong&gt; a better idea on &lt;strong&gt;how to negotiate the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;purchase or sale of a home&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lowball offers won't cut it in a market like this. And except for homes selling above $500,000, sellers aren't in control of the market either. So both buyers&amp;nbsp;and sellers should be reasonable when negotiating the purchase and sale of a home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Be sure to contact me&lt;span&gt;, Lew Corcoran, toll free at 1-800-941-5616, &lt;/span&gt;if you're looking to &lt;strong&gt;buy or sell a home in Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Get the latest &lt;a href="http://LewCorcoran.com/" title="Get the latest news, report, conditions and trends affecting the real estate market in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Easton MA Real Estate Market News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:09:40 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2895284/what-s-selling-and-what-s-not-in-bridgewater-ma-in-january-2012</link>
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      <title>The Trend in Home Prices in Bridgewater MA in January 2012 &#8211; Improving, or...?</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Trend in Home Prices in Bridgewater MA &lt;span&gt;in January 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;ndash; Improving, or...?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Prices of single family homes in Bridgewater MA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; in January 2012 on average have been rising in recent months! While home prices on average are down 7.9% compared to January 2011, and they are up 4.4% since July of 2012.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The current average &lt;strong&gt;listing price of&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;single family homes for sale in Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; is $273,746, up 4.3% from a month ago. Compare this to the current median sales price of $275,000 - where half of sales are above this amount and half below it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend of median &lt;strong&gt;sales prices of single family homes sold in Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/3/0/8/5/ar13298606958039.jpg" height="298" alt="Median sales prices of homes in Bridgewater MA 02324" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;In addition, the number of &lt;strong&gt;single family homes sold per month&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;in Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; has increased 22.2% over the last 12 months.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend in the number of monthly settlements of&lt;strong&gt; single family homes sold in Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/1/3/3/9/ar132986030493312.jpg" height="299" alt="Number of homes sold per month in Bridgewater MA 02324" width="500"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? Well, if you're &lt;strong&gt;looking for a home in Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt;, you better not mess around too much. Mortgage rates are at historical lows, and both sales of homes and prices of homes are up.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;You can still &lt;strong&gt;buy a home with no money down&lt;/strong&gt; with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;VA Loan&lt;/a&gt; or with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;USDA Rural Development Home Loan&lt;/a&gt;. With the &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;FHA Mortgage&lt;/a&gt; program, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.5% down. With a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;MassHousing loan&lt;/a&gt;, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.0% down. When you&amp;rsquo;re ready to buy a home, &lt;a href="http://lew.bestchoice.net/calc_qualify.html"&gt;find out how much house you can afford to buy&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Bridgewater&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; MA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;or in the surrounding area.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Be sure to contact me&lt;span&gt;, Lew Corcoran, toll free at 1-800-941-5616, &lt;/span&gt;when you're looking to get pre-approved for a purchase of your next home. Otherwise you may end up frustrated, disappointed and, unfortunately, perhaps misled.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Get the latest &lt;a href="http://LewCorcoran.com/" title="Get the latest news, report, conditions and trends affecting the real estate market in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Easton MA Real Estate Market News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:45:30 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2890130/the-trend-in-home-prices-in-bridgewater-ma-in-january-2012-improving-or-</link>
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      <title>The Trend in Home Prices in East Bridgewater MA in January 2012 &#8211; Improving, or...?</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Trend in Home Prices in East Bridgewater MA in January 2012 &amp;ndash; Improving, or...?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Prices of single family homes in East Bridgewater MA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt; in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; on average have been rising in recent months! Home prices in January 2012 on average are up 17.4% compared to January 2011, and they are up 18.1% since July of 2011.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The average &lt;strong&gt;listing price of&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;single family homes for sale in East Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; in January 2012 is $321,150, up 22.3% from a month ago. Compare this to the current median sales price of $290,000 - where half of sales are above this amount and half below it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend of median &lt;strong&gt;sales prices of single family homes sold in East Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/3/7/6/7/ar132991386576736.jpg" height="298" alt="Median sales prices of single family homes in East Bridgewater MA in January 2012" width="500"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;However, the number of &lt;strong&gt;single family homes sold per month in January 2012&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;in East Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; has decreased 31.2% from the average over the last 12 months.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend in the number of monthly settlements of&lt;strong&gt; single family homes sold in East Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; over the past 5 years through January 2012:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/2/2/3/8/ar132991334183223.jpg" height="298" alt="Number of homes sold in East Bridgewater MA from January 2007 through January 2012" width="500"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? Well, if you're &lt;strong&gt;looking for a home in East Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt;, you better not mess around too much. Mortgage rates are at historical lows, and while sales of homes is down, prices of homes are up.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;You can still &lt;strong&gt;buy a home with no money down&lt;/strong&gt; with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;VA Loan&lt;/a&gt; or with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;USDA Rural Development Home Loan&lt;/a&gt;. With the &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;FHA Mortgage&lt;/a&gt; program, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.5% down. With a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;MassHousing loan&lt;/a&gt;, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.0% down. When you&amp;rsquo;re ready to buy a home, &lt;a href="http://lew.bestchoice.net/calc_qualify.html"&gt;find out how much house you can afford to buy&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;East Bridgewater&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;MA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;or in the surrounding area.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Be sure to contact me&lt;span&gt;, Lew Corcoran, toll free at 1-800-941-5616, &lt;/span&gt;when you're looking to get pre-approved for a purchase of your next home. Otherwise you may end up frustrated, disappointed and, unfortunately, perhaps misled.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lew Corcoran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Licensed Real Estate Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://Lew.BestChoice.net/" title="Visit Lew Corcoran, Licensed Real Estate Professional and Best Choice Real Estate Services"&gt;Best Choice Real Estate Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;133 Turnpike St, South Easton, MA 02375&lt;br&gt;Phone Toll-Free: (800) 984-3341&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Easton MA and the Surrounding Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Search the MLS for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Sale, Townhomes for Sale, Condos for Sale, and Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BestChoiceDreamHomes.com" title="Search the MLS for Homes for Rent in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Homes for Rent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Pre-Foreclosure (Short Sales) Homes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Townhomes for Sale, Pre-Foreclosure Condos for Sale, and Pre-Foreclosure Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Short Sales (Pre-Foreclosures)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.BankOwnedCribs.com" title="Search the MLS for Bank and Government Foreclosures and Foreclosed Homes for Sale, Foreclosed Townhomes for Sale, Foreclosed Condos for Sale, and Foreclosed Multi-Family Homes for Sale in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Government and Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn how to Avoid Foreclosure with &lt;a href="http://www.HomeRescuePlans.com/" title="Learn how to avoid foreclosure in Easton MA and surrounding area with these available Home Rescue Plans"&gt;Home Rescue Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Get the latest &lt;a href="http://LewCorcoran.com/" title="Get the latest news, report, conditions and trends affecting the real estate market in Easton MA and surrounding area"&gt;Easton MA Real Estate Market News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:31:27 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2894426/the-trend-in-home-prices-in-east-bridgewater-ma-in-january-2012-improving-or-</link>
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      <title>The Trend in Home Sales in Bridgewater MA 02324 &#8211; Improving, or...?</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Trend in Home Sales in Bridgewater MA 02324 &amp;ndash; Improving, or...?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Home prices in Bridgewater&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; on average have been rising in recent months! While home prices on average are down 11.8% compared to 2010, and they are up 13.5% since August of 2011.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The current average listing price of &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; is $299,902, up 2.3% from a month ago. Compare this to the current median sales price of $244,000 - where half of sales are above this amount and half below it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Below is a chart of the trend of median &lt;strong&gt;prices of homes for sale in Bridgewater MA&lt;/strong&gt; over the past 5 years through December 2011:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Bridgewater-Massachusetts/market-trends/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://graphs.trulia.com/real_estate/Bridgewater-Massachusetts/graph.png?version=286&amp;amp;width=600&amp;amp;height=250&amp;amp;type=qma_median_sales_price&amp;amp;city=Bridgewater&amp;amp;state=MA&amp;amp;exclude=1%7C2%7C3%7C4&amp;amp;period=5" alt="Bridgewater median sales prices"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.trulia.com/sold/Bridgewater,MA/"&gt;Bridgewater Recently Sold Homes&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;So what does all this mean? Well, if you're looking for a home in the town of &lt;strong&gt;Bridgewater&lt;/strong&gt;, you better not mess around too much. Both sales of homes and prices of homes are up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;You can still &lt;strong&gt;buy a home with no money down&lt;/strong&gt; with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;VA Loan&lt;/a&gt; or with a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;USDA Rural Development Home Loan&lt;/a&gt;. With the &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;FHA Mortgage&lt;/a&gt; program, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.5% down. With a &lt;a href="http://lewcorcoran.com/our-real-estate-services/mortgage-programs/"&gt;MassHousing loan&lt;/a&gt;, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.0% down. When you&amp;rsquo;re ready to buy a home, &lt;a href="http://lew.bestchoice.net/calc_qualify.html"&gt;find out how much house you can afford to buy&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Bridgewater&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;or in the surrounding area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Be sure to contact me&lt;span&gt;, Lew Corcoran, toll free at 1-800-941-5616, &lt;/span&gt;when you're looking to get pre-approved for a purchase of your next home. Otherwise you may end up frustrated, disappointed and, unfortunately, perhaps misled.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Lew Corcoran (Best Choice Real Estate Services)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:40:34 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://lewiscorcoran.com/post/2709659/the-trend-in-home-sales-in-bridgewater-ma-02324-improving-or-</link>
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