BOSTON, July 3, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- A continuing sellers' market for single family homes and a predicted increase in home mortgage rates make it a good time to sell your home, says Boston HomeVestors, one of the largest buyers of homes in Greater Boston.The recent Existing Home Sales Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed that sales in Boston through May 2013 increased 9.7 percent in the past 12 months, evidence the housing market is still improving. Also, the Mortgage Bankers' Association projects mortgage interest rates will rise in 2013. Boston HomeVestors' Continue reading >>>

There was no forewarning US crash survivor

Vedpal Singh, who was aboard the Asiana Airlines flight that crash landed at San Francisco …

BOSTON, July 3, 2013 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ – A continuing sellers’ market for single family homes and a predicted increase in home mortgage rates make it a good time to sell your home, says Boston HomeVestors, one of the largest buyers of homes in Greater Boston. The recent Existing Home Sales Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed that sales in Boston through May 2013 increased 9.7 percent in the past 12 months, evidence the housing market is still improving. Also, the Mortgage Bankers’ Association projects mortgage Continue reading >>>

A Philadelphia Street Transformed

Just 10 years ago, decayed and home to the city’s red light district, South 13th …

BOSTON (CBS) — After the September 11th attacks in New York City, planes were grounded, fear lingered and there was a total collapse of Boston’s tourism business. Pat Moscaritolo, heads the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau and says it took more than two years before city tourism recovered. In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, he feared a repeat of the post-September 11, tourism crash. But then, something unprecedented occurred. “There were 38 countries around the globe whose national tourism office adopted a resolution and sent it on to Mayor Tom Menino saying Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, July 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bill Dermody, a real estate broker, office manager, and Senior Vice President of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Needham, was presented with the Andrew F. Hickey Distinguished Service Award at the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS(R) (GBAR) Annual Awards Brunch held on June 18 at The Museum of Science in Boston. Established in 2006, the Andrew F. Hickey Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to one local REALTOR(R) for his or her lengthy and dedicated service to GBAR and the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB). Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, July 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In front of a crowd of his colleagues and friends, Joel Pratt was honored at the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS(R) (GBAR) Annual Awards Brunch on June 18 at The Museum of Science in Boston with the 2013 GBAR Good Neighbor Award. Joel also received a $2,500 grant for an organization close to his heart, MatchingDonors.com. Pratt, a Canton resident and broker at JL Pratt, REALTORS(R), has worked hard to spread the word of MatchingDonors.com. The Good Neighbor Award is modeled closely after that given by the National Association of REALTORS(R) Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, July 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On June 18, the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS(R) (GBAR) named Michael DiMella, managing partner at Charlesgate Realty Group in Boston, as the 2013 Greater Boston REALTOR(R) of the Year at the association's Annual Awards Brunch at The Museum of Science. DiMella has been a REALTOR(R) since 2004. He is the President-Elect of GBAR and serves on the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS(R) (MAR) Board of Directors, as well as several other GBAR, MAR, and National Association of REALTORS(R) committees. The REALTOR(R) of the Year Award was Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, July 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amy Tierce, Regional Vice President of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation in Needham, was named the recipient of the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS(R) (GBAR) Affiliate Member of the Year Award at the Annual Awards Brunch held on June 18, 2013 at The Museum of Science in Boston. Amy has been an Affiliate Member of GBAR since 2011, and has actively supported the Association in many ways since then. The Affiliate Member of the Year award was created to acknowledge the involvement of industry product and service providers for their Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, July 3, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joanne Taranto, a sales agent at Gibson Sotheby's International Realty in Weston, was presented with the REALTOR® Spirit Award at the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS® (GBAR) Annual Awards Brunch held on June 18 at The Museum of Science in Boston. Taranto's can-do attitude and loyalty, honesty, and dependability with both colleagues and consumers makes her a deserving recipient of  this honor.The REALTOR® Spirit Award was created to acknowledge the unsung heroes of the REALTOR® organization. These individuals pay much attention Continue reading >>>