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Cabbages, Candles, and Community

Cabbages, Candles, and Community

You'll find them all at a Cambridge Farmers Market

Farmers' markets used to be more limitedfresh-off-the-vine tomatoes, salad makings, a few vegetables, perhaps a kitchen-table bouquet of flowers. Today, farmers' markets Cambridge style are a go-to source for a huge variety of organic produce, fresh eggs, and pasta, humanely raised meats, [...]

Bridge Loans 101

Bridge Loans 101

BRIDGE LOANS IN A NUTSHELL

You're moving. You've found the house of your dreams, but you can't buy it until you sell your current home. If that sounds familiar, you have lots of company. The phrase "bridge loan" is also probably familiar. Most people have heard of bridge loans but knowing their ins and outs, pros and cons, is definitely in [...]

Another Reason To Live In Cambridge: It's Bike Friendly

Another Reason To Live In Cambridge: It's Bike Friendly

Cambridge was the first American city to mandate protected bike lanes. As that suggests, we take cycling seriously. Whether you ride, would like to, or wouldn't be caught dead on a bike, if you're thinking of buying a home in Cambridge, you should know that promoting cycling is just a current trend; it is integral to Cambridge's planning for [...]

Understanding The Cambridge School System

Understanding The Cambridge School Systemx

Choose Your Home, Then Choose Your School

There are so many reasons why people want to live in Cambridge and, for prospective homeowners with school-age children, its excellent public school system is definitely one of them. It certainly was a factor in my decision to live in Cambridge. I think the Cambridge school system is amazing, but [...]

Reduce Your Property Tax

Reduce Your Property Tax

We already know that living in Cambridge has many perkstoo many to list here. But did you know that Cambridge has the 8th lowest tax rate in Massachusetts? On top of the low tax rate the city also offers a residential [...]

Sell Your House Quickly: How to Prepare

Sell Your House Quickly: How to Prepare

It is so important to make sure that your home looks welcoming and beautiful from the outside.

What Are Important Items to Maximize Your Property Value Before Putting It on the Market?

You get one chance to win your buyer, so as we like to say, the first impression is the only impression. No matter how nice the inside of your home looks, as [...]

How to Save on Your Closing Costs for Buyers

How to Save on Your Closing Costs for Buyers

Understanding and budgeting them will smooth out the final stretch of your home-buying process.

Purchasing a home is a lot of work, but sometimes, doing a little bit extra can save you money! While some closing costs are fixed, some of them you can shop for. Closing costs are the collection of fees, expenses, and charges associated with [...]

What is a Housing Co-op?

What is a Housing Co-op?

Type of housing owned by a corporation made up of the owners within the co-op.

Welcome to Emma Guardia Today's topic is what is Co-op? Here in Cambridge co-ops are limited (6 in the entire city), but it's important to know how they are unique and different from a [...]

Follow Our Journey

Follow Our Journey

Just Listed! 17 Perry Street in Cambridgeport (not included) Gracious Victorian townhome in Cambridgeport! A beautiful and secluded tree-lined street with many other architectural gems. The original building dates back to 1873. In 2008 it was redesigned into three townhomes by a well-known Cambridge developer. The centerpiece of the home [...]