Home For Sale in Ski Country - Vermont

Vermont Ski Vacation At Your Door!

#H128592

• 3 bedrooms
• 1.5 baths
• 4 acres

Ski county, horses, peace and quiet...your own personal get-a-say!

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Belchertown MA Home For Sale By Builder

Under Construction - Ready May 2009

#H128587

• 3 bedroom
• 2 bath
• 1 acre
Great home for growing family or to "age in place".

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Introducing Mass Marketing Resources

During the last couple of months we have been developing a new business which will provide virtual marketing assistance to small businesses (real estate related...builders, investors, agents, etc.) as well as give consultation and marketing advice to private home sellers. We are pleased to announce that Mass Marketing Resources is now open for business. Our website launched this week and we are excited to accept new clients and projects.

In December we intended to shut down Massachusetts 4 Sale Owner altogether and suspended taking new advertising on MA4salebyowner.com. Since that time, and after many calls from previous and new potential advertisers, we have decided to keep the website active. Private home sellers, builders and investors will continue to be able to post properties by "self service" using our online automated registration and the website will now be powered by Mass Marketing Resources. We will continue to offer home sellers low-cost listing alternatives designed to help sellers survive these challenging economic times. Look for more to follow and be sure to subscribe to our Online Newsletter.

Happy New Year to everyone!

Coldwell Banker National Sales Event Bad For Home Sellers

I thought I'd heard it all - until I read about Coldwell Banker's national 10% off sales event that began earlier this month. In case you are out of the loop, here is the scoop:

“Despite the difficult headlines regarding our overall economy, the residential real estate market has been showing several positive signs over recent months that could be signaling a tipping point,” said Jim Gillespie, president and chief executive officer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. “Because of higher inventory, buyers have more homes to choose from and they can take advantage of near historically low interest rates and affordability levels that are the best they have been in years. The recent housing and economic recovery legislation also provides first-time homebuyers with the added incentive of a $7,500 tax credit.(1) “Yet our research and discussions with our brokers and sales associates shows that in many markets sellers remain reluctant to list their homes at the proper prices necessary to attract buyers,” continued Gillespie. “It’s our hope that the Coldwell Banker 10-Day Sales Event will move buyers off the sidelines and into the market. We are embarking on this initiative — which has never been done before on a national basis — because we believe it is critical for Coldwell Banker, as an industry leader, to help serve the needs of those individuals listing homes with a Coldwell Banker broker and to help move the U.S. real estate market in the right direction.” via PR MarketWatch.

This promotion is wrong on so many levels. By encouraging their agents to participate in the national event, they are really saying that their agents stink at being able to price properties right the first time. If the listing price they suggested to the seller when they got the listing was correct based on their vast market knowledge and superior marketing capabilities, why is it all wrong now?

Just who is benefiting by the 10% sale, anyway? It sure isn't the home seller. And what stake do the agents have in this scheme? Are they reducing their commissions to help stimulate sales? Of course not!

What happens after the 10-day blitz is over? Does the seller re-up the asking price? Will buyers go for the gimmick? I think l'd just wait until the 25% sale starts, or perhaps hold out for the FINAL MARKDOWN. One thing is for sure....you can't go up once the fire sale starts.

Come on now. When are we going to smarten up as sensible consumers and fire the people who helped create this housing mess to begin with. Save your money and sell "by owner".

South Deerfield MA Home For Sale

SOLD - View More Listings!

• Updated and historic
• 4 bedrooms
• 2 baths

Find out more about this home, take a Virtual Tour, and contact the owner directly by visiting our website.

FSBO Publishers Network Launches Real Estate Blogs

FSBO Publishers Network is the nation's largest organization of independent for-sale-by-owner services, of which we are a member. As a regional publisher of both a print magazine ("A Buyer's Guide To 4 Sale By Owner & Builder"), multiple websites (MA4salebyowner.com, HomesByOwner.com, MAbuilder.com) and several blogs, we are dedicated to providing the best services possible for consumers here in Western Massachusetts. Being part of a national organization gives us a unique perspective on local real estate markets in other areas, and provides us with an opportunity to explore new innovations and opportunities that will help our customers.

Recently, FSBO Publishers Network launched two new real estate blogs with the purpose of providing consumers and member publishers an opportunity to share information, discuss topics and become a platform where we can continue to promote innovations within the real estate industry that will help consumers save money and regain control over the sales process.

We invite you to take a look at both blogs, share your thoughts and be sure to subscribe to each in your favorite RSS Reader.

FSBO Publishers Official Blog

Real Estate By Owner - A Consumer Forum

Auction - 316 Main St. Easthampton MA 01027

SOLD - View More Listings!

Lovely home for sale at auction!

• 5 Bedrooms
• 2.5 Baths
• Walk to Williston Northampton, Easthampton High

This is NOT a foreclosure auction.

To find out more about this event, visit our website and contact the auctioneer.

Home For Sale In Easthampton, MA - To Be Auctioned!

H128550 - Turn of the century home

To be sold at auction.

• 4 bedrooms
• 2.5 baths
• Hardwood floors
• Period details

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Southampton MA Home For Sale - 5 Lynn Drive 01073

H128549 - Great Starter Home or Downsizing

• 3 bedrooms
• 1 bath
• Hardwood floors
• Immaculate - easily expandable

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Good Morning America Coming To Springfield Massachusetts

Want something to do this weekend? How about coming to Springfield, MA to welcome Good Morning America and the Whistle Stop Tour?

The train will be pulling up to the train station on Lyman Street in downtown Springfield on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 12:30.

Producers are looking for a large enthusiastic crowd to cheer on a basketball game between the 4 major anchors of GMA- Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, Chris Cuomo and Sam Champion.

People should be in place at about 12:00- no later.

What a great way to promote Springfield with national coverage!