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WALTHAM, Mass. - January 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Corinne Fitzgerald of Northfield, Broker/Owner of Fitzgerald Real Estate in Greenfield, was installed on December 3, 2013, as president-elect of the 19,000-member Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) for 2014. The event took place at the Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. and included the installation of the MAR Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Fitzgerald’s term officially begins on January 1, 2014.

WALTHAM, Mass. - December 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that November home sales declined compared to last year as prices still continued to go up. The condominium market experienced similar results. The lack of inventory of homes for sale impacted closed sales results

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Boston today announced the property tax rates for Fiscal 2014. The Fiscal 2014 tax rate for residential property is $12.58 per thousand dollars of valuation. The rate for business properties is $31.18 per thousand. Last fiscal year’s rates for residential and business properties were $13.14 and $31.96, respectively. The City’s total assessed value for Fiscal 2014 is $99.8 billion, an increase of 8.3 percent from last year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today called on Boston residents to solarize their homes as the City builds on the success of its Renew Boston Solarize program. Since its August 26 launch, the program has signed contracts with 60 Boston residents to install a combined total of 302 kW of solar power and has reached Tier 4 community pricing. More than 700 homeowners have received or scheduled solar home assessments and is well on its way to reaching its goal of 150 homes “Solarized.” The deadline for participation in the current bulk pricing offer isNovember 30.

WALTHAM, Mass. – October 22, 2013 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that both sales and prices closed up with double digit increases in September compared to the same time last year. The condominium market also maintained its upward momentum.

Springfield, MA - October 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced the beginning of the implementation of the City of Springfield’s updated ordinance requiring the registration of vacant and foreclosing properties to protect and preserve public safety, security, and the quiet enjoyment of occupants, abutters, and neighborhoods.

EUGENE, OR - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Mario Pavli has adopted his own customizable IDX solution for his real estate website. Boston, Massachusetts home seekers can now find their dream home with the click of a mouse on the website Pavli hosts. Thousands of Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network (MLSPIN) detailed property listings are seamlessly integrated onto the website of Pavli, giving potential buyers a variety of homes available for home seekers to search through.

FALL RIVER - September 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- An unlicensed home improvement contractor has been sentenced to serve one year in jail in connection with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from multiple homeowners, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office announced today. He was also ordered to pay more than $132,000 in restitution to the victims

WALTHAM, Mass. - September 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that the August REALTOR® Market Confidence Index (RMCI) and the August REALTOR® Price Confidence Index (RPCI) were both up again compared to the same month in 2012. The results of the August “Hot Topic” question show that REALTORS® are split on the impact that increasing interest rates are having on buyers in the market.

EUGENE, OR - August 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Plymouth, Massachusetts homes just became easier to search for online, with the latest partnership between IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Cherie Poirier. Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network (MLSPIN) property listings are now conveniently displayed on the website of Poirier, giving her clients access to thousands of detailed property listings, which they can search through. Poirier, the number one real estate agent in Plymouth, has once again made the right decision for her real estate business and for her clients, by adding a customizable IDX solution to her professional website.

EUGENE, OR - August 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cherie Poirier and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to develop an easy-to-use real estate search page for Plymouth, Massachusetts home seekers. Poirier and her new customizable IDX solution display tools to display Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network (MLSPIN) listings seamlessly on her real estate search page. Now, thousands of homes are available for potential buyers to search through on the dynamic search page Graham represents.

Boston, MA - August 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to ensure compliance of the Rental Registration and Inspection Program, Boston Inspectional Services Department (ISD) office will be open on the following Saturday’s , August 17th & August 24, 2013, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. During this time staff will be on hand to provide assistance to property owners with registering their rental units.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced today that 37 Hendry Street, a property key to the revitalization of Dorchester’s formerly-blighted Hendry Street, has been sold to Urban Neighborhood Homes, LLC, a local community developer with a long history of working in the neighborhood. The sale, which went to record last week, marks the return of the last of the street’s “Problem Properties” to local ownership

WALTHAM, MA - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that sales were back up in May after a couple of months of declines. Median prices continued their upward trend hitting eight straight months in May. Condominium sales also closed up while median prices ticked down.

WALTHAM, MA - June 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that more homes were put under agreement in the month of May than in any month since January 2004 when MAR began tracking this data. Condominium pending sales also hit their highest point in the nine years of tracking. Pending sales figures (also called homes under agreement) are a leading indicator of actual housing sales in Massachusetts for the following 2-3 months.