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Rebecca
- 2 days ago
- 4 min
Zestimates are not enough
The Zestimate: a tool that’s fast and dare we say it—exciting!—to use. However, buyers and sellers should never rely solely on it!
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Rebecca
- Apr 14
- 3 min
Induction cooktops: an efficient electric option
Energy costs are rising tremendously, particularly natural gas prices. As a result, many homeowners are switching from gas to electric...
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Rebecca
- Apr 5
- 4 min
Local gardening is for you
Gardeners have dusted off their rakes and trowels in anticipation of a new growing season, and we’d like to nudge you towards native plants.
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Rebecca
- Mar 17
- 5 min
Women and home ownership: climbing our way into the market since1974.
Rebecca reflects on women and homeownership since her birth in 1973, when women were not given loans or credit without a male co-signer.
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Stephanie Bond
- Mar 11
- 3 min
The art of choosing art for your home
Our colleague, Stephanie Bond, blogs about choosing art to suit your home with five simple tips and tricks.
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Rebecca
- Mar 1
- 4 min
Avoiding real estate wire fraud is (a lot) easier than brain surgery
Here's how to avoid real estate wire fraud, an increasingly common and potentially devastating crime that strikes both buyers and sellers.
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Ellie
- Feb 11
- 3 min
Home insurance in Massachusetts
What kind of home insurance should Massachusetts residents buy? Liz and Ellie Local can help.
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Liz
- Jan 15
- 3 min
We can make a difference in housing discrimination
As MLK Day approaches, we have an opportunity to attack systemic racism in a way past generations could only dream about.
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Team Liz and Ellie
- Nov 23, 2021
- 4 min
We're thankful for friendship
In honor of Thanksgiving, Team Liz & Ellie Local share what we’re grateful for: the relationships that have gotten us through this year.
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Team Liz and Ellie
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Liz & Ellie Real Estate is now Liz & Ellie Local!
We’re the same great team and we still hang our hats with Compass; we just answer to a different name.
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Rebecca
- Oct 19, 2021
- 4 min
Loan-to-value ratio: celebrate if yours is 80% or lower!
Most home buyers will need a mortgage, and it’s vital to understand how mortgages work. Today we’re focusing on the loan-to-value ratio.
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Rebecca
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
Outdoor fall fun is closer than you think.
Fall festivals give us an excuse to get out and enjoy the beautiful New England weather. With Covid, we need them more than ever in 2021!
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Rebecca
- Sep 10, 2021
- 1 min
19 Cambridge and Somerville festivals happening this weekend
Here are 19 events happening in and around the Somerville/Cambridge area this weekend, Sep 10-12, 2021. Yes, one of them involves drumming!
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Ellie
- Sep 8, 2021
- 6 min
Malden is the Best!
Over the past few decades, community members and public officials have worked successfully to develop Malden into an alluring city.
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Liz
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
Sometimes the world is not a pretty place
The world is full of challenging news. There are times when the issues facing us feel overwhelming, but we're not ready to give up and we...
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Rebecca
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
Four fun outings for Summer, 2021
Summer is here! Don't miss these four fun outings for summer, 2021.
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Ellie
- May 13, 2021
- 4 min
May is Bike Month
May is bike month, and Rebecca gives you the information you need to get you cycling in Cambridge, Somerville, and beyond.
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Ellie
- May 6, 2021
- 2 min
Fair Housing Matters
April was Fair Housing Month, a recognition by the National Association of Realtors of the Fair Housing Act, which passed in April 1968....
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Liz
- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
Love Letters Re-examined
We are all well aware by now that real estate in Greater Boston is hot hot hot. Any house or condo can inspire an all-out bidding war,...
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Amy Roberts
- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
Cleaning out a loved one's home
As a professional move manager, Amy's mission is to “alleviate the emotional and physical stresses that are associated with downsizing."
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