WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR LOAN IS SOLD?

Posted OnApr 20, 2014
Written by Benny L. Kass on Tuesday, 15 April 2014 Question: We refinanced our home loan in March with an on-line mortgage lender. Within a couple of weeks, we received a letter from another mortgage company advising us that our May payment was to be made to them. A May payment invoice was included. I
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9 Tech Tools to Improve a Senior’s Quality of Life

Posted OnApr 19, 2014
1. Audio Books. Whether the problem is finding time to read—or finding those missing reading glasses (again!)—seniors can enjoy thousands of titles with Audible, Audiobooks.com , and other online sources. Access free and paid books on your smartphone or tablet and listen while cleaning house, driving, exercising or relaxing. Free apps. (Android and iOS) 2. Local
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16 of Greater Boston’s Best Off-the-Beaten-Path-Parks

Posted OnApr 15, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014, by Tom Acitelli [Photo via Mass. Dept. of Conservation and Recreation] ‘Tis finally non-horrid weather and what better way to kick back than inside one of our region’s bucolic wonderlands? And we’re not talking the Boston Common (or the Cambridge Common, for that matter, or any common) or the Public Garden. We’re
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Home buyers’ strategy: Top any top bid

Posted OnApr 14, 2014
Tight market drives escalation clause use GLOBE CORRESPONDENT Jay Fitzgerald KATHERINE TAYLOR FOR THE GLOBE Katrine and Stephen Campbell bought this house using the tactic.  Katrine and Stephen Campbell were up against stiff competition from 10 other bidders for the Reading home they wanted to buy. So the couple tried an aggressive strategy to give
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Is That An Ant Or Do I Have Termites?

Posted OnApr 12, 2014
Your Move To Boston Newsletter excerpt/ Laura S. Rossinow Broker/ Agent There’s nothing like having a swarm of flying insects in your yard (or worse yet in your house) to suddenly make you realize how important it is to be able to tell the difference between a termite and an ant. Mistaking a swarm of
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How to Build a Raised Bed for Your Veggies and Plants

Posted OnApr 09, 2014
Written by Annie Thornton, Houzz Editorial Staff Whether you’re farming your parking strip or beautifying your backyard, a planting box you make yourself can come in handy.  For much of the year, Tom Richardson harvests everything from tomatoes to kale to carrots from six juniper beds in his parking strip farm in Seattle. Though the boxes, built by
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A Tight Ship

Posted OnApr 06, 2014
By William Morgan | DESIGN NEW ENGLAND MARCH 05, 2014 Architect Lyle Bradley turns a dysfunctional East Boston row house into a tidy home and garden for his family GREG PREMRU The row house architect Lyle Bradley renovated in East Boston is painted a cheery green. The casement windows are recycled double-hung sashes turned on
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