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GENERAL LINKS & NEWS:
www.ired.com
International Real Estate Digest
www.boston.com
Boston Globe on-line
John Maihos is your Guide to Boston at About.com, he's a real person. You can e-mail him at boston.guide@about.com.
John's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. Will my questions be answered?
A. Sure! Even if I don't know the answer, I'll be back in touch with you as soon as I can.
Q. What kind of questions can I ask?
A. Of course the topic is Boston: Downtown so questions pertaining to that will get answered first. But I can also direct you to other friendly guides when your questions are not in my realm.
Q. When are the weekly chats
A. I will host a weekly chat every Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. Only my vacations will keep me away
www.realtimes.com
Realty Times - Real Estate News From Around The World
www.inman.com
For Real Estate News Across the Nation
Boston Magazine - Best of Boston
Boston Magazine - Best Places to LIve
PDF file that Compares towns in Massachusetts
Boston Magazine - Best Schools
PDF files of Best Public & Private Schools in Massachusettst
www.homefair.com
Moving, all about it & much more...
wow.amcity.com/boston/
Boston Business Journal - Boston Regional News
 HOME SEARCH:
realestate.boston.com/
Boston Globe’s on-line Real Estate section
www.BuyNewHouse.com
Obtain ALL real estate listings from the States Largest Regional Listing Service which Services the North & South Shores and Boston to Springfield & the Berkshires... This Service gives you the Addresses, Maps to the Homes or Condos & a Full 2 Page Report. “The ‘Best’ Buyer Service, Ever...”
 www.townonline.com
Massachusetts - MetroWest Daily News - Real Estate Section
www.phx.com
Boston Phoenix on-line
 www.owners.com
Abele Owners’ Network
www.byowner.com
Real Estate By Owner Network
www.fsboconnection.com
For Sale By Owner Connection
www.fisbos.com
The Fizbo Registry
www.fsbo-home.com
The American Homeowners Foundation
 TEMPORARY HOUSING & RENTALS
Apartments.com
Nationwide apartment information
Rent.net
Nationwide apartment rentals and information
Boston Apartments
A convenient site for apartment rentals and temporary housing in the Greater Boston & MetroWest Areas
NEW CONSTRUCTION:
www.nahb.com
National Association of Home Builders
 PROPERTY VALUES:
www.thewarrengroup.com
Read Banker & Tradesman on-line & search FREE Market Stats & Real Estate Sales
Boston.com’s Recent Real Estate Sales
Real Estate Sales Records in Massachusetts from 1987 to the present.
www.cswv.com
Case Shiller Weiss Inc.
www.appraisalinstitute.org
Appraisal InstituteAppraisal Institute
MORTGAGE FINANCING:
 www.fanniemae.com
A private, shareholder-owned company that works to make sure mortgage money is available for people in communities all across America
www.housingfinance.com
Affordable Housing Finance (AHF)
www.freddiemac.com
Federal National Mortgage Association
www.MHFA.com
The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency is the state’s affordable housing bank. They lend money at rates below the conventional market with flexible underwriting criteria to support home ownership opportunities for low to moderate income residents of Massachusetts.
HUD Home Page
HOME INSPECTION:
www.ashi.com
American Society of Home Inspectors
www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/hi/index.htm
Board of Registration of Home Inspectors
As of May 1, 2001 all Home Inspectors in the State of Massachusetts are required to hold a license in order to perform inspections.
RELOCATION:
www.erc.org
Employee Relocation Council
Relocation - Everything You want to know about...
The Answers to many Relocation Questions are on this site... For example, “What are some of the proven tips to make your relocation go as smoothly as possible?”
COMMUNITIES:
 www.magnet.state.ma.us
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Towns & School Profiles
www.Telegram.com
Community Profiles - Schools, Town Services, Utilities, Religions... for Central Massahcusetts Communities
SCHOOLS:
Click to view our Free School Profiles
Provided by eSchoolprofile.com
www.profiles.doe.mass.edu
Profiles & Listings of all Massachusetts Public & Private Schools.
Family Education Network
 The Family Education Company's mission is to help parents help their children succeed. We provide parents with the information and resources they need to actively participate in their children's learning process.
www.neasc.org
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
www.aisne.org
Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)
National PTA Website Massachusetts PTA Website
 CHILD CARE:
www.careguide.com
Care Guide
www.ccrcinc.org
Child Care Resource Center
 www.parenting.ivillage.com
Pregnancy & Parenting
MASS. LINKS:
www.state.ma.us/sorb
Sex Offender Registry Board
The Sex Offender Registry Board is the state agency responsible for keeping track of convicted sex offenders and classifying each offender so that the public may receive information about dangerous sex offenders who live or work in each community. The goal of the Sex Offender Registry is to educate the public and to prevent further victimization.
www.wunderground.com/forecasts/ma.html
Weather report for Massachusetts
www.mass-vacation.com
Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
www.magnet.state.ma.us/dep/dephome.htm
The Department of Environmental Protection
www.mass.gov/protal/
State of Massachusetts Gov. website
www.state.ma.us/dph/clppp/
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP)
www.osv.org
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