As a real estate agent for four decades, I’ve experienced the ups, the downs and all the in-betweens. I’ve seen interest rates as high as 18.5 % and as low as 2.85%. I’ve seen houses sell in both hours and in [...]

Steve McKenna & The Home Advantage Team have been Arlington’s #1 agent and real estate team for more than 30 years – and the reign continues.

Through booms and busts, bidding wars, low inventory and saturated markets [...]

Steve McKenna & The Home Advantage Team achieved the status as a top 10 real estate team in Greater Boston*!

This is a great accomplishment as Greater Boston has a large field of very competitive [...]

Big home, small home, older home, newer home – we value YOUR Arlington home.

One reason why Arlington thrives as one of Greater Boston’s most popular suburbs and is such a great place to live is its diversity.  Everything [...]

Signs of spring and a busy real estate season are popping up everywhere!

Tulips, daffodils, dogwoods - and Steve McKenna & The Home Advantage Team for sale signs. There's no denying that spring and the real estate season that comes with it are in full [...]

When you go to Vegas, it’s all about rolling the dice. You’re supposed to give it a shot, maybe you get lucky and come up with snake eyes. Maybe you don’t but that’s the name of the game and you go in with the mindset of taking a [...]

Homebuyers take note! Mortgage rates have taken the biggest weekly drop in nearly a decade!

The average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 4.06 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending March 28, 2019, down from last week when it averaged 4.28 percent, according to Freddie Mac. [...]

It’s amazing what a little sunshine and some flowers can do. It’s the first day of Spring and we are enjoying the effects of more daylight and more listings coming on the market!

A slight uptick in inventory also comes with an uptick in competition, so you want to be sure you have a seasoned team of professionals to help you navigate through the spring market.

In the meantime, here are [...]

We all know how frustrating it can be when you’re just not getting the response you’re hoping for. Unreturned phone calls, ignored emails, dropped balls, misinformation – it’s enough to make you want to cry sometimes.

This is also true in real estate, a service industry where the barrier [...]