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[buckman]

Just excepted an offer on mine JD, in Mansfield and near schools and lots of fishing buddies!! 5 bedrooms and a huge garage with a 2nd floor man town! I will give you the realtors number if you like, if the deal falls through.
Good luck. IMO no better town to raise kids then Mansfield.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by buckman

Just excepted an offer on mine JD, in Mansfield and near schools and lots of fishing buddies!! 5 bedrooms and a huge garage with a 2nd floor man town! I will give you the realtors number if you like, if the deal falls through.
Good luck. IMO no better town to raise kids then Mansfield.

Thanks buckman! Mansfield is high up on our list. It's just the two of us for a while (hopefully) and it's a first home purchase so we're looking for something on the smaller side and modern. I'm fine with redoing a kitchen or bathroom - I've helped one of her brothers practically rebuild the entire 2nd floor of his house and a lot of sweat equity with her other brother.

Seems like your place may be a little too much house for us at the moment...

Good luck on the sale! Staying in town?

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Thanks buckman! Mansfield is high up on our list. It's just the two of us for a while (hopefully) and it's a first home purchase so we're looking for something on the smaller side and modern. I'm fine with redoing a kitchen or bathroom - I've helped one of her brothers practically rebuild the entire 2nd floor of his house and a lot of sweat equity with her other brother.

Seems like your place may be a little too much house for us at the moment...

Good luck on the sale! Staying in town?

our house on was on the market in Mansfield for 8 days......gone!
Market is picking up.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

our house on was on the market in Mansfield for 8 days......gone!
Market is picking up.

Yet a report was just released that housing prices are down something like 3.5% over last year and at their lowest point since 2002.

I think the market will be at these prices for at least a little while longer.

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Yet a report was just released that housing prices are down something like 3.5% over last year and at their lowest point since 2002.

I think the market will be at these prices for at least a little while longer.

that report is for the US, not all markets. Houses where we are moving in TX are selling in a day or so on the market. In MA, Mansfield and Franklin have really kept their values and remain in high demand. Its all about location. We had 25 people at our open house, 3 offers and sealed the deal in 8 days. Many people I know if town have had similar experiences.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

that report is for the US, not all markets. Houses where we are moving in TX are selling in a day or so on the market. In MA, Mansfield and Franklin have really kept their values and remain in high demand. Its all about location. We had 25 people at our open house, 3 offers and sealed the deal in 8 days. Many people I know if town have had similar experiences.

Days-on-market and selling price are two different things. According to Zillow, home prices in Mansfield are down 1.6% from last year. Franklin is down 5.1%. Granted, that's Zillow but in my opinion, probably just as accurate as the governmental data.

Let's also not forget that a lot of banks have settles some of their foreclosure issues with the government and there's the potential for another injection of foreclosures and shore-sales.

Congrats on the quick sale of your house. A good friend of mine had his house on the market in Foxboro for almost 3 months before a realistic offer came in.