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COVID-19 and our community
We are fortunate have almost all the information you need online. So while you're stuck at home, use our search engine to dream!

Liz and Ellie
Mar 31, 20202 min read


Sellers: Don't set your listing price too high
Getting the price just right is a vital piece of selling your home fast. Avoid these common mistakes by following our advice.

Liz and Ellie
Mar 9, 20204 min read


What does and doesn’t matter when selling your home
Instead, pricing your home correctly is the most influential factor in selling for the highest price in the shortest amount of time.

Liz
Mar 3, 20201 min read


Property taxes in Cambridge & Somerville: beyond the numbers
In Somerville, last year’s residential tax rate was $10.6 per thousand dollars of home value. 2020’s rate is $10.09, a decrease of about 6%.

Ellie
Feb 27, 20203 min read


What is virtual staging?
Great staging of a home for sale doesn’t just look inviting, it allows buyers to envision how they might use the home’s different spaces.

Liz and Ellie
Jan 31, 20202 min read


"Strings Attached" (or, what items are included in a home's sale?)
It is understood that anything physically attached to the home—such as fixtures, appliances, and hardware— is considered part of the home.

Ellie
Jan 17, 20204 min read


Compass Concierge
Compass Concierge fronts the cost of home improvement projects, with no fees and no interest—ever—so you can sell your home faster and for a

Liz
Dec 11, 20192 min read


We are (super)-powered by Compass
Compass Concierge, Coming Soon, Bridge Loans and Compass Cares. Think of Liz and Ellie as a pair of superheroes, and our suite of supports a

Rebecca
Nov 26, 20193 min read


Rethinking garbage disposals
Use your disposal correctly.
When you have food waste that you can’t compost, opt for the disposal instead of the trash. But never, ever, e

Ellie
Nov 14, 20192 min read


LEED and GREEN: the path to sustainable homes
I grew up on an organic farm with parents who were environmental activists, so I instinctively pay close attention to my own habits and life

Ellie
Oct 29, 20192 min read


Neighborhood Spotlight: Porter Square
Previously called Union Square, Porter Square was renamed in 1899 for Zachariah B. Porter, the larger-than-life owner of the Cambridge Cattl

Team Liz and Ellie
Oct 15, 20192 min read


Fabulous fall festivals!
It’s that time of year again, when literally everything has a pumpkin spice option, the leaves are showing their reds, oranges, and yellows,

Rebecca
Sep 27, 20193 min read


Compass cares.
As Compass agents, we are proud of our unparalleled peers, cutting edge technology, and top-of-the-line marketing. But now we have even more

Liz and Ellie
Sep 20, 20191 min read


Voting- it's not just for November anymore
Whichever city or town you live in, you’re likely to catch a glimpse (or ten) of lawn signs, posters, or sign-bearing-happy-waving people on

Rebecca
Sep 12, 20192 min read


Window seats fix weird spaces
With a minimum of output (meaning time, energy, and money), you can transform your weird space into usable space, while at the same time add

Liz and Ellie
Aug 1, 20192 min read


Immigrants need humane shelter
For the past three years, I have been volunteering weekly at the Immigrant Learning Center in Malden, teaching English. The people in this c

Rebecca
Jul 5, 20193 min read


Farmer's markets in and around Boston
Last Thursday in my city of Melrose, I went to the first farmer's market of the season. Hooray! Lettuce, popovers and honey abounded. If

Rebecca
Jun 17, 20191 min read


What is a buyer agent?
“When I was buying my first home fifteen years ago, I was literally clueless. I drove around neighborhoods looking for “For Sale” signs, and

Ellie
Jun 4, 20193 min read


Buyer's remorse
Do any of these questions sound familiar:
Can I afford to pay my mortgage?
Did I make the right decision?
Should I have waited to buy?
What

Ellie
May 17, 20192 min read


Discount brokerage 101
When we first meet with sellers, we sometimes hear, “We’re tempted to use (Discount Brokerage X) to sell our home because they charge a much

Liz
May 10, 20193 min read

