CRAZING CRANBERRIES
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Early New England sailors included cranberries in their diets to prevent scurvy – a Vitamin C deficiency, explained Marcia Richards, Registered Dietitian from Beth Israel Deaconess, Plymouth. Marcia spoke at a recent gathering at Pinehills’ Sturbridge Club. Plymouth Dietician Marcia Richards While explaining cranberries and cranberry juice’s other health benefits,… Read More
PLYMOUTH OCEANFRONT EYESORE
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Will Plymouth town planners make the right decision to transform this highly visible site? What would you like to see on the hideous site that once housed Bert’s Restaurant? Options: 1. A developer-proposed four-story building with a restaurant, lounge and wraparound decks, which would be built on posts to, hopefully,… Read More
IS YOUR HOME PRICED TOO HIGH?
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Every seller wants to get their house sold quickly, for as much money as they can, with as few headaches possible, says Keeping Current Matters. What could jeopardize your success if your home is priced too high for the market? Pricing your house correctly remains one of the most crucial steps… Read More
Plymouth proposes new oceanside park providing access to White Horse Beach, replacing the aging Full Sail eyesore
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The Town of Plymouth faced a generally positive reception from vocal While Horse Beach residents on its plans to purchase and raze the once quaint, but now horribly weathered Full Sail restaurant, and to create a small public park on the site. The park would provide Plymouth residents additional access… Read More
Plymouth-area woodworking artisans create custom pieces for your home
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As a Plymouth Independent correspondent, I recently wrote an article on Plymouth-area woodworking artisans. However, my fine editor told me that I could only include woodworkers within Plymouth itself. Here is a link to that woodworking article on Plymouth’s talented Greg Iaquinto, who crafts his pieces as a retirement… Read More
Ways to lower your home insurance premiums
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In the Plymouth-area real-estate sector, not only are home prices rising (albeit at a slower pace than years prior). Home insurance premiums are also mushrooming for both new and existing homeowners. If you received a steep renewal notice for your own homeowner’s coverage, call your existing insurance provider or… Read More
For the real story on real estate, read past sensational headlines
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Within national media stories on real estate, read past alarming headlines, and read in between the lines, to truly understand the state of the market. For example, Realtor.com recently proclaimed “11 Cites Where Home Prices Are Falling—and the Steepest Drop Will Shock You.” Between the lines: In that list… Read More
SHARK TANK’S BARBARA CORCORAN PREDICTS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MORTGAGE RATES DROPPED JUST ONE PERCENT
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Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran, a real-estate broker and investor, told Fox Business that if mortgage interest rates were to drop one percent, buyers sitting on the sidelines would “come out in droves”, driving up prices substantially. “By waiting, I don’t think you’re going to gain anything; you will likely pay… Read More
Single-family homes for sale rising in Plymouth, but remain in short supply.
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While Plymouth on-the-market homes jumped to 81 near May’s end, from 56 one year ago, the severe shortage of homes for sale continues. The median price for a single-family home jumped from $739,412 to nearly $750,000 in May. (Curiously Average Days on Market plummeted from 64 to 49.) Condos on the market… Read More
HOUSING PRICES TO FALL DUE TO BABY-BOOMERS’ DOWNSIZING “SILVER TSUNAMI”, SAYS THE ORACLE OF WALL STREET
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Housing prices will fall in 2024 due to a “silver tsunami” of baby boomers who will downsize in the coming years, according to Meredith Whitney, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis and became known as “the Oracle of Wall Street”. Whitney says that over 51% of individuals aged 50 and above… Read More