Robyn A. Friedman
Business Journalist and Columnist at Freelance
Business journalist, specializing in real estate and personal finance. Wall Street Journal columnist. Dog lover. Yogi. Also on Threads.
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1 week ago |
realestate.usnews.com | Robyn A. Friedman |Dawn Bradbury |Liisa Rajala
Key Takeaways: Competitive markets sometimes require fast action from buyers and sellers. Buying first allows you to sell your home vacant without having to worry about maintaining it in show-ready condition. Purchasing a new home first comes with risk. You might end up carrying the costs of two homes until your old home sells. If you’re in the market for a new home, but, like most homeowners, you need to sell your old one, what’s the best way to handle the logistics?
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3 weeks ago |
realestate.usnews.com | Robyn A. Friedman |Dawn Bradbury |Liisa Rajala
Key Takeaways Real estate agents like to be contacted different ways, but a text or email is a good start. Busy agents are bombarded with phone calls, email messages and texts. Demonstrate that you are serious about working with them. Don’t give the agent the impression that you are a casual buyer – someone merely interested in spending the afternoon looking at houses. Are you planning to buy or sell a home?
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3 weeks ago |
boston.com | Robyn A. Friedman
Spring House Hunt Do you feel stuck in your home? Perhaps you purchased what you thought was a starter home, but when you tried to buy a bigger place, you discovered you were priced out of the market.
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1 month ago |
realestate.usnews.com | Robyn A. Friedman |Liisa Rajala |Dawn Bradbury
Key Takeaways There are pros and cons to hiring a friend as your real estate agent. With a friend, there’s already trust, plus the agent is familiar with how you live and your needs and wants. But working with a friend can risk the relationship, so if there’s any doubt or hesitancy, hire someone else. It’s essential to vet any agent you consider working with, friend or not. Libby Von Bargen and Cari McGee have been friends since 2008.
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1 month ago |
bostonglobe.com | Robyn A. Friedman
Do you feel stuck in your home? Perhaps you purchased what you thought was a starter home, but when you tried to buy a bigger place, you discovered you were priced out of the market. Considering that the median sales price of a single-family home in Greater Boston was $883,000 in February 2025 — up almost 13 percent year-over-year, according to the Greater Boston Association of Realtors — many wannabe move-up buyers are finding themselves stuck at home.
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