Newburyport, MA Real Estate News

    Both MA and NH have now launched programs to lend the $8,000 tax credit to first time buyers at closing, thereby eliminating the need for a down payment on a house up to $220,000.   The minimum requirements are $1,000 of the Buyer's own funds, a credit score of at least 620 and appropriate do... 08/05/2009

What Motivates Your Realtor:  Listing   In the traditional real estate model, the more listings a realtor has, the more sales the realtor closes.  Unilke my business, where buyers find me through my internet marketing (see www.virtualhomes.com), most realtors can only find buyers because they ask... 08/01/2009

What Motivates Your Realtor:  Buying   You hire a Buyer's Agent to find you the property that best suits your needs for the best price.  While the Agent does much more for you than this, there should be no other motivation for showing you a house. Realtors offer other realtors open house luncheon... 08/01/2009

Hello, CVS?  Anyone Home?   The decision to greatly expand the CVS at the expense of the surrounding businesses shows incredible insensitivity to community needs, aesthetics and common sense. White Hen Pantry, a privately owned franchise, has been serving the town well and importantly at the loca... 07/31/2009

Newburyport - City of Life   I love this city.  I lived in Europe for 18 years, and when I came back to live in New England, I briefly lived in my home town of Winchester before discovering Newburyport in 1999.   Newburyport has all of the great qualities of a small American seaport, combined wit... 07/11/2009

The Tax Credit to Stimulate the Real Estate Market    There is one, and it's working.  In February 2009 a Federal tax credit for first time home buyers of $8,000 was passed into law, and the effect has been noticeable in our part of the State. Basically, if you haven't owned a home for the last t... 06/20/2009

Sign the Charter Petition, Please   Spurred on by City Councilor Ed Cameron and a bunch of other smart people seriously concerned about the future of Newburyport, someone is likely to come knocking on your door to ask for your support in establishing a formal review of the City Charter of Newbury... 05/22/2009

Recent customer is both surprised and relieved when she learns that there is nothing wrong with her clothes dryer; it's the dryer duct and vent assembly   Newburyport, MA - Webb Dickson, owner of Dryer Vent Wizard was recently acknowledged by a happy customer who called him to fix her clothes dry... 05/10/2009

Are you considering purchasing a new clothes dryer just because the one you have seems to be working less efficiently?  Did you recently notice that it takes more than one cycle to dry a load?  Do clothes feel hot when you remove them or do they have a moldy smell?                                ... 05/10/2009

Newburyport, Massachusetts Foreclosure Listings - MA Bank-Owned Homes Virtual Homes real estate professionals can assist you in finding the best deals for property that has been foreclosed by a lender. These properties are referred to bank owned or foreclosures. "Short Sales" are properties being... 03/23/2009

Newburyport, Massachusetts Real Estate Newburyport, Massachusetts has a population of more than 16,000, which continues to grow each year as people are attracted to this historic seaside town. A short drive from both the New Hampshire border and the state capital of Boston, it is among the most b... 03/19/2009

"Don't Let Your Dryer Start a Fire, Keep Your Home Safe & Sound" are part of Dryer Vent Wizard's ongoing campaign promoting dryer vent safety & fire protection    Dryer fires cause over 15,000 dryer fires annually.  Webb Dickson, owner of Dryer Vent Wizard of Massachusetts was recently interviewe... 01/17/2009

Wednesday's storm in Newburyport, Ma has taken a large toll on the coastline because of erosion. The strong winds, rain and crashing waves took a toll on a sea cost home on Plum Island. After residents of the home had heard load cracking, a town inspector came to evaluate and he determined that t... 11/29/2008

  Selling Homes in Newburyport Massachusetts     After maintaining a steady market here in Newburyport and Plum Island over the past two years it now appears to have dramatically slowed over the past couple of months.  Prices have held up fairly well in relation to some of the other communities a... 11/09/2008

Webb Dickson provides "dryer vent cleaning" and "dryer vent repair" services while educating his customers on fire safety and "dryer vent maintenance"                                                               Concord, MA -. Webb Dickson traded in his career for a logo-ed uniform to own and op... 09/09/2008

Plum Island is a small barrier island just off the extreme northeast coast of Massachusetts and is part of Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, and Ipswich. The residential part is mainly Newbury and Newburyport; you can tell which part is which by the color of the street signs; green for Newbury and bl... 05/22/2007

Newburyport is situated along the Merrimack river and has been the home of many influential American leaders.  today the city remains economically healthy due to a picturesque downtown area featuring museums, restaurants, theater and specialty shops.Newburyport's High Street is a true showplace o... 05/06/2007

The City of Newburyport, MA is approximately a 45-minute drive to downtown Boston and less than a 20-minute drive to the New Hampshire Seacoast. Interstate 95 intersects the city, as well as Route 1. Located in Northeastern Massachusetts, Essex County, Newburyport is bordered by Newbury on the so... 03/20/2007