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Summer is almost here, and it’s an exciting time for buyers and sellers of Newton real estate. The newest Newton real estate listings are below! Please visit HomesbyNorcross.com for more information and photos of these listings.

139 Highland Ave, Newton MA

Built in 2005, 139 Highland Ave, Newton MA on West Newton Hill. 5 Beds/5 Baths. Key features include a modern kitchen, a fireplace in the family room, and a library/study.  Close to the Mass Pike. For more photos and details, visit HomesbyNorcross.com.

15 Wamesit Road, Newton MA

Grand 3-floor colonial home located at 15 Wamesit Road in Newton, MA with 6 beds, 3 full baths and 2 half baths. Unique features include a sunroom/study and an exercise room. For more photos and details, visit HomesbyNorcross.com.

450 Beacon Street, Newton MA

Contemporary Chestnut Hill home located at 450 Beacon Street in Newton, MA. Adjacent to a deer park and conservation land. Notable features include high ceilings and skylights, and an open floor plan. Close to Newton Centre. For more photos and details, visit HomesbyNorcross.com.

Cape Ann real estate is a great place to look for arts-centered communities. For decades, home buyers have been drawn to Cape Ann real estate because of its roots in the arts, which partly owes itself to the peninsula’s inspiring scenery. Thirty miles north of Boston, the region of Cape Ann includes the seaside towns and cities of Gloucester, Beverly, Rockport, Lynn, Newburyport, Essex, and Manchester-by-the-Sea. Throughout the year, there are many exciting ways for a family to become involved in the thriving Cape Ann arts scene.

North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester. The NSAA art gallery includes an expansive collection of New England art, and comes with complimentary gorgeous views of the Atlantic Ocean.

Little Art Cinema, Rockport. This little cinema has serious character. The quirky, old-fashioned theater is the perfect place to see an art film.

Grog Restaurant, Newburyport. Beer, burgers, and bands. Don’t miss their Blues Party every Sunday.

Dancing Connections, Beverly. Try something new and take a dancing class with your partner. Latin, ballroom, swing, hip hop, and more.

The current housing market presents an excellent opportunity to collect secondary income from a dirt-cheap investment property, especially within Fall River real estate. Our recent article titled “Investment Properties of Fall River Real Estate” spotlights several multi-family homes in Fall River that are under $200,000. Ezine articles are a great resource for first-time real estate investors. On the Ezine articles website, we found some helpful tips on managing property in Fall River MA, written by someone who has managed property for over 20 years. We’ve paraphrased Carol Gibson’s words below:

• Know (and Keep Updated on) Local Ordinances and State Laws
• Be Ethical and Honest
• Have Good Communication Skills
• Have Good Computer Skills
• Be Patient and Have a Sense of Humor
• Be an Excellent Follow-Up Person

There are hundreds of resources for property management on the web. Another option is to hire someone to manage your property for you.

There is an extremely helpful Boston Globe article offering loan-securing tips for new and seasoned home buyers. Buying Boston real estate and Massachusetts real estate in general is not as hard as many think it is.

• First-time buyers have plenty of options when it comes to securing a loan. The homebuyer tax credit is a good example that even extends to repeat buyers. Conventional loans for relatively smaller mortgages, which can be secured for as low as 3% down, are another example.
• Veterans, surviving spouses, and active duty members can secure a loan for 0% down.
• Massresources.org offers 30 and 40 year mortgages for 3% down. There are income requirements but they are not nearly as strict as Section 8 housing restrictions.
• Bostonhomecenter.com is a great resource for people looking for similar programs catered to Boston real estate.
• Contact your town or city offices to find out if there are additional programs available for your use.

For more great resources on Boston real estate, visit Prudential Prime Properties on the web.

Now might be a good time to check out the foreclosures and short sales of investment properties in Fall River. All of the multi-family homes below can be purchased for under $200,000. An investment property offers the opportunity to supplement your income by renting out a portion of the house to another family. For more information regarding these properties, please contact Fall River real estate agent Marguerite Cashman via her Arrow Realty Group website. To see dozens of other properties like these, browse the Fall River MLS listings on Marguerite’s website.

FORECLOSURE: 251 Pine Street, Fall River MA. 9 bed 5 bath.

SHORT SALE: 20 Wiley Street, Fall River MA. 6 bed 3 bath.

SHORT SALE: 729 Second Street, Fall River MA. 8 bed 5 bath.

FORECLOSURE: 22 Flint Street, Fall River MA. 6 bed 3 bath.

These are only a few listings of many more up on Marguerite Cashman’s Greater Fall River Real Estate website. In addition to real estate in Fall River, Marguerite also covers Swansea real estate, Somerset real estate, and Tiverton RI real estate. See her MLS listings for a full list of all properties on the market in these areas.

The CRS Designation is awarded to the nation’s top real estate agents by the Council of Residential Specialists. Fewer than 4% of all licensed Realtors are Certified Residential Specialists. For a real estate agent to receive the prestigious CRS designation, he or she must have significant experience, a particular volume of real estate transactions, and a base amount of gross sales. The agent must also complete advanced educational classes. Last, recipients of the CRS designation must maintain membership in the National Association of Realtors, and abide by its code of ethics.

Why should the CRS designation matter to home buyers and home sellers? Consider the large pool of real estate agents in Massachusetts. For those new to the home buying or home selling process, it might not be easy to tell a good agent from an unreliable one. The CRS designation helps simplify the process. Choosing a real estate agent with the CRS designation assures the home buyer or home seller that he or she is working with one of the best real estate agents in the nation.

Charles Cherney of Hammond Residential is one real estate agent specializing in real estate in Cambridge, MA who has obtained the CRS designation. He was invited to pursue the CRS designation after attaining a required level of sales volume and gross sales. Mr. Cherney has completed the program’s rigorous core curriculum which includes topics in business planning, customer service, and technology, in addition to other available courses which focus on technology as a valuable tool in the industry. Mr. Cherney is one of only 4% of licensed Realtors who have been invited to obtain, and have successfully achieved, the CRS designation.

Rockport, MA

Rockport, Massachusetts is a small town of under 10,000 people 40 miles north of Boston. The town is part of the Cape Ann peninsula, which during warmer weather often takes a back seat to tourist-infested areas in Massachusetts like Cape Cod. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have just as much, if not more to offer.

If you are looking for the ideal place to retire, the town of Rockport might be the perfect spot. Walt Disney Productions listed Rockport, MA as one of the ten most scenic places in the United States — and it even was used as the primary filming location in Sandra Bullock’s recent movie, The Proposal. The town offers miles of coastline, five different beaches, and is close to several wildlife reservations, all perfect spots for walking, fishing, and relaxing. There is a golf club in town, and many more located all along Cape Ann.

Rockport Beach

Visiting grandchildren or children will have no problem finding fun things to do in Rockport. First, there are beach activities like swimming, sunbathing, fishing, and kayaking, with sailing lessons even offered. Even if only the boys like fishing, a fishing charter can be a fun way to take an exciting cruise across the Atlantic Coast. If fishing isn’t your thing, there’s always a whale-watching trip. With Cape Ann being known as the “Oldest Art Colony in Massachusetts,” there is no short stock of art galleries in Rockport and in the surrounding areas. Taking the grandkids to a gallery can be a fun, enriching learning experience. If shopping is more up your alley, the whole family can take a walk along Rockport’s own Bearskin Neck, where there are a ton of fun shops and restaurants.

Bearkskin Neck

If you’re looking for a home in Massachusetts, consider checking out the homes in Rockport that are up for sale.