Resources

These helpful real estate resources are intended to provide additional information to our customers and clients as they prepare to either sell or buy a home

Agency Relationships in Real Estate:

Seller / Buyer Agency Facts for Consumers

Buying and Selling a Home in Massachusetts:

Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation

Door to Door Storage

PODS - Reinventing Moving and Storage

Environment and Home Inspection:

Air Quality Information (EPA)

Asbestos Information (EPA)

Carbon Monoxide Detectors ~ New Law Information

State Board of Fire Prevention Regulations

EPA Clean Up Sites in Massachusetts

Environmental Protection Agency

Home Inspection Facts for Consumers

National Association of Home Inspectors

American Society of Home Inspectors

Licensed Home Inspectors

ChoicePoint CLUE Property History Report

Lead Paint Information

Licensed Lead Paint Inspectors

Mold Information (EPA)

Radon and Real Estate (EPA)

Radon - Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction (EPA)

Title 5 and Septic Systems (Mass.gov)

Title 5 Consumer Facts (Attorney General's office)

Weather (National Weather Service)

Well Water Information (EPA)

Well & Ground Water (National Ground Water Assoc.)

Wetlands Information (EPA)

Mortgage, Financing & Credit:

Freddie Mac Weekly Mortgage Survey

Freddie Mac "Credit Smart" Consumer Information

The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency

MyMoney.gov - Home Ownership

Equifax (credit report)

Experian (credit report)

TransUnion (credit report)

Walden Mortgage Company - A Barrett & Co. Affiliate

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation

Cambridge Savings

Geographic Facts:

HUD - U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Census Bureau Fact Finder

Google Earth

Current Weather in the Northeast