Discount brokerage Redfin is bringing its iBuyer service to suburban Boston, marking the first expansion of a national iBuyer service to a region that many had previously avoided due to its widely varied housing stock.
We’re very optimistic about the real estate market in 2021 and beyond. Yes, there has been some hesitancy – and some soul-searching – by both buyers and sellers. But signs are hopeful.
This diverse suburban community with great public schools and a low crime rate ain’t big enough for both these two prospective homebuyers.
More than a few of these newcomers will quickly get a reality check, with the suburban starter home of today likely to be an old, small and grossly overpriced fixer-upper that no one else is ready to go massively into debt to buy.
According to the latest figures from the USDA’s Rural Development agency, the number of loans under its single-family guaranteed loan program at the midyear mark is up 38 percent from the same point a year ago.
