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Through Mass Save, Being Energy Efficient Pays Off

Sponsored by Focus Real Estate

Energy efficiency in one’s home is important at any time of year. As winter approaches, many homeowners in Massachusetts may take another look at improving the comfort and efficiency of their home to stay cozy throughout the colder months and to keep those winter heating bills under control. But often, homeowners are unsure about steps they can take to be as energy efficient as possible, and they recognize that remediation costs—to update existing appliances or add more insulation, for example—can quickly add up.

How to Prioritize Home Improvements

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Any time of year is an excellent time for homeowners to take a look at their house or condo and decide if there are home improvement projects they want to undertake. There are no hard-and-fast rules about where to start home improvements — the highest floor, the basement, or outside the house all hold potential depending on an individual’s particular needs and desires. But while homeowners may be eager to get their home improvements going, they should not start tearing out walls, let alone lift that paintbrush, without first taking stock of their entire home and prioritizing improvements accordingly.

Why Fall is the Perfect Time to Sell Your House

Sponsored by FOCUS Real Estate

The spring real estate season gets a lot of love from buyers and sellers alike, but let’s not forget about its highly attractive counterpart. Just as some prefer fall foliage to springtime blossoms, some homebuyers will willingly forsake springtime madness in favor of finding their perfect home later in the year. For current homeowners looking to sell their houses, attracting these buyers means adjusting their selling strategy to suit the particulars of both the season and the circumstances of this category of buyer.

4 Mortgage Myths Dispelled for Today’s Homebuyers

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Today’s homebuyers are awash in information that can sway what is probably the biggest purchase of their lives. Especially to those new to the home search, it can be difficult to wade through sometimes-conflicting advice on home mortgages, particularly when guidelines that were generally accepted in the past may no longer apply in today’s home-buying environment.