There has been a grassroots initiative in the making among real estate professionals with the purpose of improving the industry- raising the bar, so to speak. This is the twitter stream about the initiative, tagged #rtb, which is mostly between real estate professionals:
// Without a doubt, industries that do not try to change and [...]

You have a house. You need to move. Although it hurts, you have priced it where the market analysis suggests. You list it. What next?
What next is probably the single most important piece of the puzzle.
If I were selling my house today, I would want to know exactly where it was being advertised. MLSPIN listings [...]

Chapman Place is a condominium development in Leominster, MA, not far from Route 2 and I-190.
I spoke with MaryAnn, one of our agents who lives at Chapman Place and she said one of the reason she likes living there is it is well maintained. The monthly condo fee pays for the Master Insurance, [...]

According to the North Central Massachusetts Economic Development Council, the Leominster- Fitchburg metro area is the least expensive area to live in New England.
Their Spring 2009 Newsletter (page 3) quoted data that suggested a score of 103.1 on the Cost of Living Index. The least expensive area at that time was Pryor Creek, Oklahoma at [...]

The fact that the commuter rail from Boston goes straight through to Fitchburg is a blessing for people in Ayer, Shirley, Leominster and Fitchburg who work in the city. Gas is expected to reach $3 a gallon by summer and factoring in city driving, taking the train to work is the only way to go.
You [...]