Margie Kern, the leading Newton MA real estate broker, has been named today as one of Boston’s Top 20 Performing Brokers by BOSTON TOP 20, the real estate industry’s most respected sales tracking company. Selection to this prestigious list is based solely on monthly closed residential sales volume for September 2014 verified by an independent… Read more »
The sun has faded into darkness, a carload of thieves cruise through an unsuspecting neighborhood. They can easily spot the vacant homes. The lawn is not mowed, the bushed are not trimmed, and it’s dark inside. Now they are looking for an easy way to break in. A vacant home gives clues that it is… Read more »
Real estate agents are often placed in vulnerable situations. Agents who are alone when they show a home are open to attack by strangers. The recent slaying of an Arkansas real estate agent, reportedly abducted when showing a home alone, heightens the need for safety awareness at all times. One of the highest risk scenarios… Read more »
According to the United States Department of Labor: • There are an estimated 4,500 scaffold related work accidents each year, with an estimated 60 fatalities. • In 2013 there were 796 deaths in the construction field. • The majority of those deaths were caused by “the fatal four.” They are falls, struck by an object,… Read more »
The historic Albuquerque Rail Yards, which are in planning for redevelopment as soon as 2016, is located adjacent to Barelas, a working class community of 3,700 that will see new housing as a component of the development. When the Rail Yards were operational, they provided essential jobs to Barelas residents. The City of Albuquerque and… Read more »
