Be a Part of the 2015 Real Estate Market in Massachusetts: Take a Real Estate Class

The snow has melted.  At last we are hearing and seeing positive news about our local real estate market.  Lower inventory and still low interest rates are fueling interest in the reasonably priced homes that are on the market.  Open Houses are very busy.

 Get your Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson License so that you can be a part of this market.  The first step is to take the mandatory 40 Pre-Licensing Class at an Approved School like Annex Real Estate School . The classes are held in two formats, meeting the needs of most students.

The next Intensive Weekend Program starts starts on Saturday, June 6th, 2015.  The schedule is Saturday and Sunday, 8 am to 6 pm both days, for two successive weekends,   The cost of the Program is $370, including the two textbooks that you will need for the class.  You can pay the Early Bird registration fee of $345 up to 2 weeks before the start of the classes.   The fee includes the two textbooks that you will need for the class.

For those students who would prefer the traditional easier paced Midweek Program, there are the classes that run on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 hours per class meeting, for 5 weeks.  There is a Day Group that meets 9 am to 1 pm and an Evening Group that meets 6 pm to 10 pm.  The next Midweek Program starts on May 26, right after Memorial day weekend..  The cost of the Midweek Program is also $370 including the two textbooks .  Early Bird Registration of $345 is also available for these classes up to two weeks before the start.

At Annex Real Estate School , your classes are taught in the environment of an active real estate business by Massachusetts licensed Real Estate Brokers who are also Approved Real Estate Instructors.

Annex Real Estate School is conveniently located at 49 Beale Street in Quincy, MA near Wollaston stop on the T Red Line.  You can get more information and Applications on the school's website http://AnnexRealEstateSchool.com .

State bond bill includes Quincy coastal projects :From the Patriot Ledger

State bond bill includes Quincy coastal projects

Is The Spring Market About to Blossom?

Week after week, we've had nothing but more below average temps. here in Massachusetts, along with much of the county.  We've also anxiously watched snow storms, 'winter northeasters' , blizzards, and even a 'winter hurricane' impact our area.   This has not been good for the Spring Market which often start by mid March.   At last, the local weather forecast for the next week has temperatures above freezing, both day and night.  We hope that we've turned the corner and will start to see near normal conditions.

Why all the attention to the weather?  Here in New England, our real estate activity is seasonally effected by the what's happening outside.   There is something special about the earth awakening after the weather with the bushes and trees budding, with the flowers gracing the lawn.

Along with the buyers and sellers now more attentive, so has the activity in our real estate school, Annex Real Estate School.  We just finished two enthusiastic midweek classes, one days and the other in the evening.  An intensive weekend class is about to begin on March 29th.  (There are still a few places available in this class as of this writing.)  We've also notice an increase in the number a applicants taking the Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson examination, state wide.   For more information, go to AnnexRealEstateSchool.com or MassRealEstateClass.com

Annex Real Estate School: An Outlook Of The Quincy Real Estate Market

"Deja Vu" , from the French, lit "already seen".   It's been a cold and snowy winter.  Temperatures have been running below average and the snowfall totals are above average.  The local groundhog, Ms G at Drumlin Farm, has predicted 6 more weeks of winter. This is not a bright outlook, at least of the weather.

But what about the local real estate market? Local?  Are we talking about the real estate market in Quincy, Massachusetts or the Boston's South Shore?  Remembering the adage that 'all real estate is local', we'll concentrate in the Greater Quincy market, Quincy and its' surrounding cities and towns.

The outlook for Quincy's spring Real Estate market looks very promising.  The fall season closed out on a positive note with prices showing a positive trend and inventory and days on the market not becoming excessive.

Here, at Annex Real Estate School, the 2013 year also was good.   We can gauge the public outlook by the real estate students who want to enter the business.  The number of students in the Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson classes held steady and their attitude has been very positive.  Annex Real Estate School is conveniently located in the Wollaston section of Quincy, MA.  The students came from the communities that you would have expected, Quincy, Milton, Weymouth, Braintree, Hingham, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Dorchester, and Roxbury but also Pembroke,  Plymouth, Worcester, Springfield, Pepperell, and Cape Cod!   So how do you define local?

Last year, in February, we wrote about the outlook for the real estate market.  It may take a while for the temperatures to warm up, but here at Annex Real Estate school, we have a bright outlook.

Warm Up With a Career in Real Estate .. Become a Mass Real Estate Salesperson

You've heard it before, "New Year, New Career"  Well, if things are going cold for you, a career in Real Estate sales might be a good way to warm up.   Winter months are usually slower months in Massachusetts real estate, making it a good time to get your license and get started before the Spring warmup.

Annex Real Estate School, conveniently located in the Wollaston section of Quincy, has been training people for the Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson license exam for over 20 years.

The next series of classes start January 14th, 2014.   The classes for 40 hours of state mandated live classroom instruction are 4 hours each on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 5 weeks.  Classes are available with sufficient enrollment Days (9 am to 1 pm) and Evenings (6 pm to 10 pm).

If you think you can take an accelerated intensive course, then there is a Weekend Program that goes on two successive weekends, 8 am to 6:30 pm , on both Saturday and Sunday.

Your instructors will be experienced Massachusetts Real Estate Brokers who are also Massachusetts Approved Real Estate Instructors   Check out the website AnnexRealEstateSchool.com for more information and Application for the latest classes.

Real Estate Salesperson Class in Massachusetts

Annex Real Estate School is getting reading for the next round of Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson License classes.  The 40 mandatory classroom instruction is offered as both an Weekend Program as well as the more traditional and easier paced Midweek Program.

The Weekend Classes are 10 hours of instruction on Saturday and Sunday for 2 successive weekends.  The next Weekend group will start on Saturday, October 19th.

The Midweek Classes are 4 hours of instruction on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 5 weeks.  With sufficient enrollment, the classes are offered Days, 9 am to 1 pm or Evenings, 6 pm to 10 pm.  The next Midweek classes will start October 22.

For more information and Applications, visit the website at http://AnnexRealEstateSchool.com

Surprising Age Demographic of Real Estate Salesperson Class

Last weekend, we had an accelerated Real Estate Salesperson Class at Annex Real Estate School  This class is a pre- requisite to taking the Massachusetts state Real Estate Salesperson exam.

We discovered that the mean age for approximately 71% of the students was 24 1/2 years old!   With essentially none of the students in the 30 's, the other 29 percent of the students were approximately 44 1/4 years old. So much for the theory that only old retired people are going into real estate now.

Realtor.org provided the following statistic:

• Median age of first-time buyers: 30
• Median age of repeat buyers: 47

Looks as these new salespersons should be able to relate to their potential customers and clients

It's Amazing - The Turnout for the Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson Classes

Tuesday turned out to be an amazing day at Annex Real Estate School in Quincy, Massachusetts. When I drove up to the office in the morning, about 15 minutes before the start of the first midweek September Real Estate Salesperson class, there was no one waiting to get into the school. Well, that has happened before, last minute arrivals. We had just finished an intensive Weekend class that was about 3/4 full. I was totally unprepared for what followed.

At ten minutes before the start of class, three students were in class. Five minutes before the start of class, there were ten students. Then, suddenly, the room filled up. We needed extra chairs and tables. What a surprise! We did not even have enough text books. Fortunately UPS showed up an hour later with the extra books we had ordered and the class went smoothly.

There was a similar story with the evening class. What a surprise! I surveyed the students and found that each felt that there is an opportunity in real estate sales. Most of the students have a reasonable expectation of the local real estate market....not a boom, but never the less, a gradual recovery.

This is very encouraging as we are also seeing a definite improvement in the actvity in our affiliated real estate office, Century21 Annex Realty .

I know that the National Association of Realtors is urging an extension of the first time home buyer credit. This would be good, as there has been a lag in the program getting underway and it being used. One deterent that has been eliminated in many states isthe ability to use the credit at the closing. Signs of good things to come!

Real Estate Salesperson Class Starts Today

We're'll be heading to the office and Annex Real Estate School to open up. This is for the morning session of the Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson pre-license course. The response has been almost overwhelming.

Between the registration for the morning and evening, we've had to order more text books. We'll have to find out the motiviation of the students. Why have they decided to go for their Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson license, now? What do you think?

Good Weather, Good Real Estate Activity, Good RE School Enrollment

Here it is, almost the start of the Labor Day weekend, and the outlook for local real estate is good, good, good! The sales activity at our real estate firm, Century21 Annex Realty is definitely a plus. It's not just here in Quincy, MA, but a good part of Boston's 'South Shore'.

We're also seeing an upswing in the registration at our school, Annex Real Estate School. There is increased enrollment in the midweek programs that have both morning and evening classes. We're also seeing the popular accelerated Weekend Class fill up. It gives us a positive indication about the sentiment of the local market. Increase class size is an reflection of the attitude that the market is going to recover.

Now, we would like to see increased activity at our marketing sites, the Annex Bookstore over at Amazon as well as the general Annex Real Estate Source.

Wishing you all an enjoyable Labor day Weekend

Good News From National Association Of Realtors On The Pace of U.S. Existing Home Sales

In a press release, issued today, the National Association of Realtors, said " For the first time in five years, existing-home sales have increased for four months in a row...."....The NAR chief economist, Lawrence Yun , who said he is encouraged, is quoted as saying "..the housing market has decisively turned for the better."

I know that we are seeing more activity in our real estate school with more new persons wanting to get into the business, as well as at our real estate business with more buyers and sellers.

You can read more of the Reator article at their news release site .

Summer School at Annex Real Estate School

It's summer (at least that's what the calendar says it is ; 0 ). At Annex Real Estate School, we thought we were in for a vacation from teaching real estate until the fall. However, that was not to be! After too many emails and phone calls, Annex Real Estate School is holding a pre-licensing class for the Massachusetts state Real Estate Salesperson Examination.

In keeping with the summer schedule, the class will be held over three consecutive, midweek days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 27, 28 and 29th. The class hours will be 9:00 am to 5:30 pm for each day, 24 hours of state mandated classroom instruction. (No nights, no weekend day!).

The class is already beginning to fill up. Class availability depends upon enrollment. As usual, the class size will be kept small to assure class quality. This is one of the reasons of the high pass rate of our students.

Even though this is an intensive, accelerated course, the fee is still only $200 which includes the latest editions of two professional textbooks. Annex Real Estate School does not use somebody's 'class notes'

After getting their Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson license, students will immediately qualify to apply for an interview at the affiliated real estate firm, Century21 Annex Realty.

After this class, the instructors hope to have a break from class until the fall session begins.

If you are interested in this July class, just go to the place on the SCHOOL WEBSITE were you can click on the link to sign up to be contacted, about the July class or email the Registrar at Annex Real Estate School (.)dot com, or call the direct number 617-773-2576.

If you would like to be put on the contact list for the Fall Schedule of classes, just go to the FALL CLASS SIGNUP on the website.

LATEST EDITION OF "YOU" MAGAZINE

Thanks to Mike King, Vice President1st Mariner Mortgage (Phone: 781-760-9268 Fax: 617-801-8081mike@mikekingmortgage.com ) we've received a link to the latest edition of YOU Magazine. There is someting for everyone, mortgage information and a recipe for a Thanksgiving pie. So check it out!

Update on FHA Loans

With all the excitement about the financial market, I almost forgot to post some intersting news about an event at our office, Century21 Annex Realty. We had William McCarthy, from Wells Fargo, give a very informative presentation on current FHA loans that available to the home buyer. It appears that many buyers and sellers could benefit from today's FHA program. Good buyers who do not have 20% for a down payment may still qualify to get a reasonably priced home. You can reach Bill at William.McCarthy at WellsFargo.com or contact one of our agents at Century21 Annex Realty.