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Thursday Three Hundred: Farmers Market Townhome Feels Like a Warm Italian Villa Inside

By Joanna England / February 20, 2014 /

  I have always loved these townhomes, which were among the first to go up in the Farmers Market area before the residential building boom this neighborhood has recently experienced. They are the first homes you can spot if you take Canton downtown on your morning commute, and they’re just past Bark Park Central, another…

Debunking The Top 10 Myths About Realtors, And Why Being an Agent Isn’t All Roses All The Time

By Kathryn Roan / February 19, 2014 /

We’ve all heard these questions or statements at one time or another, so I decided to answer them in an easy-to-digest list you can forward to all your associates and misinformed friends. Whether buying, selling, leasing, or looking, many clients or prospective clients have offered at least one of these statements to us, and we’ve…

Debunking The Top 10 Myths About Realtors, And Why Being an Agent Isn't All Roses All The Time

By Kathryn Roan / February 19, 2014 /

We’ve all heard these questions or statements at one time or another, so I decided to answer them in an easy-to-digest list you can forward to all your associates and misinformed friends. Whether buying, selling, leasing, or looking, many clients or prospective clients have offered at least one of these statements to us, and we’ve…

LocalDwelling.com Lease of the Week: Cute Contemporary Townhome Near Highland Park Has a Perfect Roof-top Deck

By Joanna England / February 19, 2014 /

I have lived in tiny apartments, ones that were so small I could touch all three walls of my kitchen at once without even stretching my arms out. But I lived in this squatty accommodations for two reasons: Price and Location. And while this cute contemporary townhome may be a little small at 947 square…

To Rent or to Buy: Biased Khan Academy Lecture Oversimplifies a Common Conundrum

By Joanna England / February 18, 2014 /

A friend of mine has been following our recent analysis of demographic groups more likely to rent or buy, especially this story by Candace Tharp and this breakdown of Census info, and sent me a link to this online lecture from a Khan Academy instructor that dissects the costs associated with renting versus buying a…