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Rents on the Rise: To Rent or To Buy?

This year Renters should expect to experience price increases of about 3%, while landlords reap the benefits receiving a further profit increase of almost 6%. According to U.S. Census Bureau, more families are presently renting homes than they are owning them. “As it becomes more difficult to buy (harder to get a mortgage, for example) more people [...]

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Mass Foreclosures on the Rise in March

This past March has been looking better for major lenders, as they increase the intolerance for delinquent mortgage loans. The whole country is experiencing a rise in foreclosures, as the number of petitions to foreclose grew by 55 percent in Massachusetts alone. The amount of foreclosure deeds (completed foreclosures) followed a similar trend by an [...]

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Apartment Amenity Fees No More?

When you rent an apartment in Massachusetts, sometimes you might end up paying your landlord a bit more than you bargained for. It’s not always uncommon to pay extra just to move in, for your pet, to use the community facilities, or whatever else may have attracted you to the building in the first place. [...]

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Boston Real Estate Blog Facelift

Boston Real Estate Blog Gets New Look

So, what do you think of our new do? To keep with the technologically advanced and rapid changing times, We at Bushari decided it was high time to update the design of our blog. We modernized the look, made it easier to navigate and the fonts more reader friendly, and we nixed all the unnecessary  [...]

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Understand Tenant Law and Protect Yourself

A while back I found myself in a very unfortunate legal situation. Although it cost me some money, the knowledge and experience I gathered because of it was priceless. If I can’t get the money back, the next best thing for me is to have the ability to educate others, so that they aren’t put [...]

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Jamina Coleman Achieves Membership in Global Real Estate Network

(Boston, Mass. ) March 22, 12- Jamina M. Coleman of Bushari Group Real Estate was awarded the esteemed Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation and joins a worldwide network of elite global real estate practitioners with expertise in working with international clients as well as serving the growing multicultural population in the United States. The [...]

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Announcing the New Boston Real Estate Market Report

Bushari Group Real Estate is proud to bring you an in-depth look at the Boston real estate market absolutely free! We have just released our annual market report and we want you to be the first ones to hear about it. This is a wonderful tool if you’re looking to move into the city or [...]

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Housing Values Stand to Appreciate

Housing Values Stand to Appreciate

As in the fashion for a new year, we start with plenty of plans and resolutions to look forward to. One valuable thing homeowners can count on this year is that their houses stand to appreciate, or gain value. According to Realtor Magazine, Midwestern states are seeing the largest push forward because of rising farm [...]

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Loan Limits Are Here To Stay

Loan Limits Are Here To Stay

After months of deliberation,  Congress and President Obama have signed off on new rules to scale back mortgage limits. This continues the previous emergency status they were placed in back at the beginning of 2009. If it sounds scary, its only because emergency status allows more money to be borrowed for the mortgage, allowing homeowners [...]

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Housing to Move Up for 2012

Housing to Move Up for 2012

The good news continues, more optimism is spreading among real estate experts that will show the the new year some good cheer. According to press from the National Association of Realtors, the news is good for homes in 2012. According to the conference, pent-up demand and population growth will encourage buyers much more than the [...]

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