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Webster, MA Colonial

Enjoy the calmness and serenity of Webster Lake from your stunning 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath home.
This home has a tiled 2 car garage, walk-in basement which includes ample size storage. Additionally, relax and unwind from the day within the comfort of your home with a hot tub spa room with attached full bath! Head up the stairs and enter into your gorgeous light drenched, open concept kitchen. A generous eight foot long island, an abundance of cabinets, granite counters, nine foot ceilings complimented by rich solid hardwoods. Flow seamlessly from the kitchen to the spacious dining room encased in windows. Lounge in the open concept family room with lake views. The main floor includes a dedicated laundry room, pantry and half-bath and coat closet. Perfect for hosting events and family gatherings, an oversized slider opens into a back deck for entertaining. Solid hardwoods continue upstairs throughout the landing area and bedrooms. Enjoy watching the Indian Princess float around the lake from three casement windows in your versatile landing area. Make it your own as living, lounge, office, or exercise space. Easily accommodate a California king bed into the sizable master bedroom. Store clothes in an organizer’s dream of a walk-in closet. A double sink and walk-in shower round out the master bedroom’s full bath.

Indulge in vibrant sunsets from the windows offering stunning views of Webster Lake. Move down the hall and find two additional bedrooms with large, double-door closets. A tiled, full bath with an oversized linen closet completes the floor.

This property includes deeded access to an easement a short walk from the front door! Launch kayaks or lounge in the sand on Webster Lake!

The property is propane fueled with two zone A/C, heat, and hot water. Town water and sewer.

Upgraded electrical, stainless steel appliances, Harvey windows,

Come and visit this open yet warm house. You’ll fall in love!

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Kingston Massachusetts Colonial

A commuters dream! Gorgeous Colonial at the end of cul-de-sac, freshly painted thru out, with high ceilings, huge eat in Kitchen w/island, Step down family room, formal Livingroom & dining room. 3 bedrooms upstairs, the main bedroom features walk-in closet, full bath. Lower level has full bath & potential kitchen area with French doors to back yard & a bedroom. 2 car attached garage. Tesla Solar panels power purchase agreement is transferred as is. 1 mile to commuter rail, 1 mile to ocean, and 1 mile to route 3 access. Shops & restaurants, minutes away. First showing is at Open House August 14th.
I can’t wait to meet you!

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New Beginnings New Memories

New beginnings

New beginningsYesterday August 1, 2022 the sweetest couple I know became first time
home owners!  It was an absolute pleasure showing them houses and finally
being able to “win a bid” and actually see them getting this home!
“It’s not real until you get the keys in your hands!”

This doesn’t happen too often, but this was a very smooth transaction from
beginning to end. And I could not be happier for this sweet family.
May this home…

Wishing them many years of happiness in their new home!!

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Homestead filings on rise – Homestead act protects homes from creditors

By Alice C. Elwell
ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT
Posted Oct 27, 2008 @ 04:00 AM
MIDDLEBORO —
The Plymouth county registrar of deeds says he’s been getting a lot more calls lately from people who want to protect their homes in case of a lawsuit or credit problems.
Last year, well over 1,000 people filed with the Plymouth county under the state’s homestead act, said John R. Buckley, Jr., the Plymouth County registrar of deeds.
Buckley said the homestead is a barrier against creditors forcing people out of their homes.
“We always tell people it’s one part of your estate planning.”
For $35, you can protect up to $500,000 in home equity, which would stave off unsecured creditors. The protection doesn’t extend to taxes, child support, prior judgments or mortgages, but a declaration of estate of homestead could keep the wolf at bay if you’ve overextended yourself on credit cards or fear a lawsuit.
“I did it,” said Jamie C. Stewart, a self-employed accountant who owns her own condominium in Halifax. “For short money, the homestead protects you from a lot of exposure.”
“You protect yourself from unfortunate circumstances if someone sued you,” Stewart said. She filed her own homestead years ago when the filing fee was only $10.
As a self-employed professional, Stewart wanted to protect herself from risk, and now she recommends it to everyone.
“I tell all my clients,” she said.
Pending legislation in the statehouse could give new homeowners an automatic $125,000 in homestead protection, according to William O’Donnell, Norfolk County registrar of deeds. But for now, it’s strictly voluntary.
The issue in filing a homestead is choosing whose name it will be recorded under, as the declaration can only be in one name. So when it comes to situations where there are more than one owner on the deed, Robert R. Pellegrini, Jr., a real estate attorney practicing in Bridgewater, advises his clients to weigh the risks of who is most likely to attract creditor’s attention.
“I use the rule whoever might have more to lose,” a call which he said couples usually can answer right away.
Pellegrini said those more at risk include business owners, someone who travels a great deal, someone with a “wacky sibling,” or a spouse who is significantly older than the other.
A person not listed on the homestead could potentially be attached, but Pellegrini said, “Practically speaking I don’t see that frequently.”
Buckley advises the homestead be filed under the name of the person most likely to be sued.
“The filing protects both parties, but only one name is allowed,” Buckley said. So it doesn’t make much difference who’s name is on the homestead, once a homestead is filed it also protects the spouse and any minor children that live in the home, Buckley said.
“A homestead allows people to continue to live in their homes, despite creditors trying to get access to it, but it doesn’t protect against foreclosure,” Buckley said.
In the case of a death or a divorce, homesteads are grandfathered until the property is sold, but Buckley advises the homeowner to file a new one to be on the safe side.
When it comes to refinancing, Buckley said it’s very complicated. Frequently there is language in a refinancing agreement that eliminates the previous homestead. “Look at the language and make sure it doesn’t take away the homestead right,” Buckley said, because some refinancing can remove the validity of a homestead.
With a homestead in place, Buckley said unsecured creditors can place a lien, but not force the sale of the home. Buckley said a lien expires after seven-years.
Also, if you sell your home, the equity is protected for up to a year until you put it toward a new home.
Mobile homes can also be protected with a homestead, but filing is a bit different. The protections is the same, but a different form is required, usually available at the local town clerk’s office. The homestead is filed with the town clerk, rather than the registry of deeds. In Middleboro Town Clerk Eileen S. Gates said she’s recorded about 300 homesteads on mobile homes, the bulk in Oak Point.
An added bonus for homes owned by couples comes with retirement. Both owners can file a homestead when they reach 65 years of age, and the protection increases to $1 million.

Foreclosure Crisis

Unfortunately is isn’t over. There are still lots of home owners that will be having an adjustable rate mortgage adjust up. I have spoken to home owners who have been in there homes for years and because of a job loss, or an illness they can no longer afford to pay all of their credit debt, buy gas and food, medicine and pay for the roof over their head. It’s sad to see someone who has lived in their home for 15-20 years now have to pack it up & try to find an affordable place to live. You read it every day in the papers and hear it on the news. Some will say that “they” should have read the fine print, “they” should have realized what they were getting in to, etc., etc. But allot of these home owners were never told the truth about the adjustment on their rate. Some were told one thing and then as they are sitting at the closing table with all their belongings in the moving truck, the mortgage papers they are signing have a totally different term for them than what was originally given. They feel like I will lose my deposit, I have no place to sleep, etc., etc., if I don’t sign these papers. I am not saying that some of these home owners didn’t know what the future held for them with the payment adjustments, I am just saying that I am sure no one went out of their way to stress what the terms would be in a year, 2 or 3 from today. And with everything else that has been going on with the gas, food and heating going up by the second, I don’t think any of us were prepared for this either! I just hope anyone who is in a situation that they are finding is getting to be too much, that they start making phone calls to the bank, to the credit card companies and to the other professional that might be able to help them figure out a way to reduce some of the monthly payments or to help them find a new place to live and get out from under the situation now rather than later. We should all be trying to live a happy, healthy life.

BUY BROCKTON II MORTGAGE PROGRAM

BROCKTON HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
Building Brockton’s Future
INTRODUCING BUY BROCKTON II MORTGAGE PROGRAM
Offered By Brockton Community Banks and Credit Unions
The Buy Brockton mortgage program is a loan program offered by the Brockton area Community banks and Credit Unions. The program was designed to alleviate some of the negative impact from the current foreclosure crisis by offering qualified buyers financing to purchase a home currently owned by a bank, in foreclosure, or one that will be sold in a short sale.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
The Property
> Single Family Home or Condo
> Bank Owned, In Foreclosure, being sold in a Short Sale
> Located In Brockton
> Purchase Prices up to $417,000
The Loan Program
> 30 year Fixed Rate Loan
> Maximum Loan-To-Value of 100%
> Owner Occupied only
> Discounted Interest Rate
> Discounted Closing Costs
> Unemployment Benefits via MI Plus Mortgage Insurance from Mass Housing
The Buyer
> Does not have to be a First Time Home Buyer
(But cannot own another home)
> Income cannot exceed $108,000
> Individuals or families
> Employed and have documented Income
> Must have Acceptable credit profile
Brockton Housing Partnership Member Organizations Financial Institutions: Bank of Canton, Crescent Credit Union, Dedham Institution for Savings, Eastern Bank, HarborOne Credit Union, Mutual Bank, North Easton Savings Bank, Rockland Trust Company, Sovereign Bank, The Community Bank and Webster Bank.
Community Partners; Brockton Housing Authority/, Brockton Interfaith Community, Brockton Redevelopment Authonty, Crty of Brockton
Fannie Mae, Habitat for Humanity of me South Shore, Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Neighborhood Housing Services of the South Share, Plymouth County Housing Alliance, South Shore Housing Development Corp. and Self Help Inc.
BUY BROCKTON MORTGAGE PROGRAM CONTACT LIST

HarborOne Credit Union

Steve Sullivan 508-895-1188

Rockland Trust Company

Steve Borgerson 781-982-6599
Red Hilton 781-982-6248
Bernadette Connelly 781-982-6324

North Easton Savings Bank

Kami Azevedo 508-238-2084

Crescent Credit Union
Donald Shemnitz 508-269-4058
Samira Rodrigues 508-580-6511 x217

Community Bank

John Whitaker 508-631-2169
Kevin Fitzpatrick 508-468-4054

Mutual Bank

Robert Kelley 781-524-5020

Avon Co-operative Bank

Kevin Hayes 508-586-1355

Dedham Institute for Savings
Beth Santella 781-320-4885
Beverly Somerville 781-320-4888