It this final installment of Home Buyer Strategies for Today's Market, Steve reviews the top tips homebuyers: #1: Assemble Your Team #2: Search & Determine #3: Make Your Wish List #4: Discuss Your Plans #5: Be Flexible (and Slow Down!) Let Steve McKenna & The Home Advantage Team guide you through your home buying experience with ease. Give [...]

TGIF! Steve McKenna dishes his next tip for home buyers - discuss your plans! What's your 1-year plan, 5-year plan and how does that relate to the home you are searching for? Hear what Steve has to say [...]

So you've assembled your team (#1), you've done your work to 'search & determine (#2), now it's time to make your wish list (#3). Steve shares some ideas of what to consider when making your list - and how to be realistic in your expectations [...]

NEW LISTING! A truly rare offering of style and sophistication in prime neighborhood. The Addison Brooks House is a stately Mansard Victorian built circa 1870 located in East Arlington convenient to Alewife, The Minuteman Bicycle Path and all the wonderful shops and restaurants along Mass [...]

Today's tip: Search and Determine! Steve talks about critical factors as you research a neighborhood. The most important? Not just for personal planning for future resale - the schools and the commute. Have a listen [...]

You always want to bring your 'A-game', no matter what you do. And never is it more important to be prepared and educated than it is when you begin your home search. Steve is going to provide you with 5 TIPS that will give you an edge over your competition, and allow you to be the best, most prepared buyer you can [...]

If you are a home buyer in today's COVID-19 real estate market, it can be difficult to navigate an ever-changing landscape. Are there open houses? Can I see the property? Is it possible to have a home inspection? When you're looking for answers, look to a local expert. Steve McKenna is here to give you up-to-date advice in this 3-part [...]

In this next episode, Kim from KLH Home Staging talks about sweat equity, and the fact that when you are preparing your home for sale - all space matters! Even if it doesn't 'count' as official square footage, you want all 'livable' spaces to have a purpose in the eyes of buyers. Have a listen [...]

The Arlington real estate market is holding steady. 
Our recent stats show single-family and multi-family home sales increasing in value from last year. Interestingly, while condo values appear to have decreased, it’s actually a reflection of smaller sized and therefore lower-priced condos coming on the [...]