Peak Performance Real Estate Greater Boston Special Invitation Only Event

May 22, 2017 by Larry Lawfer

Peak Performance Real Estate Greater Boston Special Invitation Only Event. (6 PM June 1, Newton MA Invite for you.) Tony Robbins master trainer, Steven Hilgart. I am excited to bring to offer an opportunity for a select few to attend this strategy hour. Anyone who is familiar with the work of Tony Robbins would not be surprised to understand the idea of “mind set” and real estate. All business is challenge and opportunity, some businesses have far more daily rejection and discomfort. Mind set, focus, beliefs and expectations are what drive us on a continual basis. The key is knowing what to focus on, how and when.

If you are interested in attending this event as my guest please private message me today. You don’t have to be in real estate to benefit from this opportunity. Peak Performance seminars are not specifically focused on the real estate industry but more towards any individual wanting to get the most from themselves on a daily basis.

Improve your performance by integrating a three-step process for creating lasting change. Clearly indentify what is holding you back from reaching your true potential by closing the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

This Turning Action Into Results workshop will teach you the three actions you absolutely must take to be successful. Getting it right is a life time pursuit, but getting it right now allows you to have feel your success as you continue to learn and grow. This is a private event and no tickets will be sold to the public. If you would like your private invitation please reach out to me personally, or subscribe to this blog. What will you do today to make your life better? Peak Performance Real Estate Greater Boston Special Invitation Only Event

RED Day 2017 Renew, Energize and Donate May 11, 2017

May 9, 2017 by Larry Lawfer

RED Day 2017 Renew, Energize and Donate is May 11, 2017. The Keller Williams Boston Southwest office located at 680 High Street, Westwood, MA 02090 is donating their collective, time, talent, sweet treats and hard work with The Arc of South Norfolk.

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RED Day 2017 Renew, Energize and Donate

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The Arc’s mission is one that resonates with me personally. So for this day of service we arrive mid morning and do all the Spring clean up and planting. This will be my fourth visit to the facility. Service to the community is a large component to every good Realtor®. It is one of those good to great differentiator’s in this business. At these political times I think there is value and, in fact, pride and joy in doing for others. Lending a hand, helping a neighbor, building a community from the ground up is built on the kind acts of those who live there.

These acts become the fabric in which the communities are woven.

Red Day was started by Mo Anderson. Introduced in 2009, RED Day, which stands for Renew, Energize and Donate, is Keller Williams Realty’s annual day of service. Each year on the second Thursday of May, associates celebrate Mo Anderson’s birthday by spending the day away from their businesses serving worthy organizations and causes in their communities. RED Day is just another example of our commitment to each other and to the cities and towns where we live and work.

In the afternoon we head to another facility to put on an ice cream social and perhaps dance a bit at the Charles River Center in Needham.

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Mission: To empower and support people with developmental disabilities by offering high-quality, individualized opportunities that foster independence and community inclusion.

Red Day is special, but giving back and helping others is not a once a year activity. What’s your story?

The #1 Reason to Sell Now…Not Next Spring. Sell Home Now

December 14, 2016 by Larry Lawfer

The #1 Reason to Sell Now… Not Next Spring | Simplifying The Market

The Spring market is well underway now since December. We still don't have enough inventory. While the interest rates are rising, they still are at historically low rates. Ask some old guy about 12% home loans when you want to complain about a 4%. Just saying. The price of any item (including residential real estate) is determined by ‘supply and demand’. If many people are looking to buy an item and the supply of that item is limited, the price of that item increases. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the supply of homes for sale dramatically increases every spring. As an example, here is what happened to housing inventory at the beginning of 2016:

Putting your home on the market now instead of waiting for increased competition in the spring might make a lot of sense.

Bottom Line

Buyers in the market during the winter months are truly motivated purchasers. They want to buy now. With limited inventory currently available in most markets, sellers are in a great position to negotiate.

Loft in Boston zoned residential and commercial for sale

November 26, 2016 by Larry Lawfer

Loft in Boston zoned residential and commercial for sale. Enter your own artist loft and walk across the new bamboo wood floors to the upgraded kitchen area. Lofts have no walls, everything is left to your artistic and design for your life desires. The sense of openness is invigorating and inviting. This loft space has an area for it’s design work and projects. It is back-lit filled and separated from the living area with TV by some design storage.

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The bathroom was completely redone with Turkish tile. The deep Jacuzzi bath, the toilet alcove for privacy and the walls are all covered in a warm tone Turkish tile. It is the only small room in this loft of more than 1700 square feet. By the laundry area in the loft is a circular staircase that leads to your private roof top area. Another 1700 square feet of private roof top deck is deeded with this loft. Such incredible private city entertainment possibility.

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The rest of this building at 1391 Hyde Park Avenue Unit G, Hyde Park, MA 02036 is also zoned commercial and residential. It was originally established and remains the Hyde Park Artists Association as a Condo Association. There are 8 units in this former lumber and hardware building right along the Mother Brook. Condos with a water view is also a unique aspect to this location. Loft living is not for everyone. Condo’s have walls and rooms with names like bedroom, kitchen, dining room and living room; lofts have living room. Unit G has been completely re-habbed in 2015 and is in fantastic, move in condition right now. It comes with a deeded parking spot across the street and there is always room for guests along the fence. Open House on Sunday 12-2, or check the MLS #72056975. Loft in Boston zoned residential and commercial for sale

Wellesley MA Single Family Housing Report May 2016

May 30, 2016 by Larry Lawfer

Wellesley MA Single Family Housing Report May 2016. Statistics are shared from MLSPIN the Greater Boston Area MLS. Real estate MA is not the same all over. Each town has it’s own statistics. This shows what happened in the last month in Wellesley, MA.

239 listings in all categories, Active, Contingent, Under Agreement, Sold, Expired and Canceled. This covers Wellesley in all the price points. Single Family Active Listings: 164 Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 4,593.34 Avg. List$: $2,172,009 Avg. List$/SqFt: $479 Avg. DOM: 110.70 Avg. DTO: 30.46

Single Family Under Agreement Listings: 42 Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 3,452.64 Avg. List$: $1,592,688 Avg. List$/SqFt: $452 Avg. DOM: 100.57 Avg. DTO: 75.48

Comparing the Active listings which includes those that are Contingent you have a higher list price and longer period of time on the market. The shorter period of time to offer (DTO) for the Active versus the Under Agreement is because properties in today’s market that are priced to be a value to the Buyer are getting sold quicker and often for more money. There properties go fast, 30.46 is a great number. Pity the poor Seller who continues to over value their home and sit on the market for months at a time.

Single Family Sold Listings: 22 Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 2,934.55 Avg. List$: $1,161,405 Avg. List$/SqFt: $416 Avg. DOM: 65.59 Avg. DTO: 37.00 Avg. Sale$: $1,146,750 Avg. Sale$/SqFt: $418

22 homes were sold, 164 homes are active in this period of time. This means there is 7.45 months of inventory on the market which is over the normal market of 6 months inventory. Now more than ever it is important to price your home at a value compared to the others on the market with you. That is the surest way to get your home sold in a Buyer’s market.

Single Family Expired Listings: 4 Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 3,222.75 Avg. List$: $1,352,250 Avg. List$/SqFt: $415 Avg. DOM: 121.50

Single Family Canceled Listings: 7 Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 4,623.29 Avg. List$: $1,980,857 Avg. List$/SqFt: $418 Avg. DOM: 179.43

Including the Expired and Canceled listings provides in insight into homes that were not sold. It is interesting to note that the Ave Sq Ft price of the Expireds is less that the Ave.Sal/SqFt of the Solds this month. We would have to look at the properties to understand why this is true. This has been the Wellesley MA Single Family Housing Report May 2016

Real Estate Search Strategies #plainspokenagent

May 30, 2016 by Larry Lawfer

Real Estate Search Strategies #plainspokenagent for the Buyer start from 30,000 feet, for the Seller they start on the world wide web. Let me explain, when searching for your next real estate purchase whether it is your first home of fifth the where is important. You want to start wide so that you don’t miss the true sweet spot (by various criteria like price, condition and location) and that is a process. Follow the process and get more of what you want for less money and hassle. This is not a sprint, for the most part.

For the Seller you start on the web. You want someone who can communicate your property to the right audience and with the right frequency and creativity to draw them to your listing. The more people who look at your property both on-line and then through the showing the better the outcome plain and simple. The most critical days are the first 30 is common knowledge and the truth is the 30 days before the first 30 are the most important. That is when the story is created, shaped and set to be delivered to the market on the first 30 days. If your agent doesn’t have those steps down, the competition will win and you will suffer.

Search is always a process. Map it out first and then adjust the plan as information is brought in. For the Buyer you get closer and closer to the desired property because you have systematically narrowed the field down. For the Seller all your work is before you hire the professional to help you shape your story, your first step is to look at your competition on-line and see who is doing the best story getting real people in the door. These strategies are true in all kinds of markets. Real Estate Search Strategies #plainspokenagent