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Contractors July 2026 Investment Opportunity: Watertown, MA Investment Opportunity · Watertown A 7,500 SF Development Lot Off Mt. Auburn St, Priced at Land Value 33 Melendy Ave, Watertown · MLS #73523468 · Offered at $950,000 7,500Sq Ft Lot 2-Family Zone No FARCap* $950K List Price The Opportunity in One Paragraph 33 Melendy Ave is a level 7,500 square foot lot in Watertown’s […]
Home Selling Questions Greater Boston Homeowners Should Ask Before Hiring A Real Estate Professional The Short Answer Before you hire a listing agent in Greater Boston, ask for their sale-to-list ratio, days on market, and total closings, how they price a home, what their marketing actually accomplishes, and how they negotiate. Our team’s listings sell at a median of 100% of asking in a median of 7 days across […]
Home Buying The Termite Signs Every Massachusetts Homeowner Should Check Before Listing The Termite Signs Every Massachusetts Homeowner Should Check Before Listing By Mike DelRose Jr. | DelRose McShane Team | Coldwell Banker Realty Quick AnswerBefore you list your home in Belmont, Watertown, or anywhere in Greater Boston, walk your basement and your foundation line. Look for mud tubes running up the concrete, soft or hollow wood […]
Case Studies Case Study: Condo Conversions, ADUs, and the New Math for Belmont Area Investors By Bobby McShane & Mike DelRose Jr. | DelRose McShane Team | Coldwell Banker Realty Monday, June 26th, 2026, Watertown, MA.  Buying a multi-family in Belmont, Watertown, or Waltham today is a fundamentally different proposition than it was a decade ago. Prices have moved well past the point where rents cover a standard mortgage payment. […]
Home Buying From A PDF Handout To An Education Platform     DelRose McShane Team Coldwell Banker Realty  ·  Belmont, MA Perspective & Insight The Savvy Series  ·  A Look Back From a PDF Handout to an Education Platform M Mike DelRose Jr. REALTOR®  ·  Director of Marketing May 28, 2026  ·  Belmont, MA The software it was built on no longer exists. The brokerage […]
Case Studies Case Study: How Location, Timing, and Early Offers Drove a $175K Premium in Natick By Mike DelRose Jr. | May 19th, 2026 Quick Answer In a highly desirable Natick location near downtown, a seller launched showings at a Saturday open house and accepted an offer before the scheduled Sunday open house ever took place. By working with two strong early buyers instead of waiting for broader competition, the home […]
Case Studies Case Study: Why Pricing This Mansfield Home Slightly Lower Changed the Entire Outcome By Mike DelRose Jr. | May 7th, 2026 Quick Answer We listed a Mansfield Colonial in late October, priced slightly below where the data suggested, and sold it in seven days for $30,000 over list price. The market around us was slowing. Most sellers in that price band were sitting. Strategic pricing created the competition […]
Case Studies Case Study: They already had her next home under agreement. The pressure was real. One wrong pricing decision and They would be carrying two properties. By Mike DelRose Jr. | April 27st, 2026 Here’s What Proper Strategic Pricing Accomplished: 8 offers received on a correctly priced Waltham condo More than half the field came in above asking price The majority of buyers came in at or above list price The winning offer came in nearly 10% above list price The […]
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Home Selling Spring Has Arrived. So Has the Reality Check By Mike DelRose Jr. | Monday, April 13th, 2026 Spring Pricing in Belmont, Watertown, and Waltham: What the Data Is Actually Telling Sellers People ask me all the time what the spring market looks like in Belmont, Watertown, and Waltham. My answer is always the same: it depends on what you’re willing to do. The […]
Case Studies Case Study: The Off-Market Opportunity That Backfired for the Buyer and Paid Off for the Seller By Mike DelRose Jr. | April 20th, 2026 The short version A buyer had a real chance to control a deal before it hit the market. They passed. Eight offers later, they were back at the table, this time competing with everyone else, without any of the leverage they had the first time around. Where […]
Home Buying New England Winter – Don’t Miss Out! By Jenna Figueiredo January 6, 2026. Watertown, MA When most people think about real estate moves, spring and summer may be the initial thought of the “right time”. The truth is, winter is one of the most strategic times of the year to purchase personal and investment property. Why?: 1. Less Competition = Stronger Negotiation […]
Home Buying Greater Boston Real Estate: Fall Market 2025 By Mike DelRose Jr. Friday, October 31st, 2025. 10:34 AM Belmont, MA Happy Halloween!  What a strange time to be in real estate, or life for that matter, but I digress. Market shifts are expected, cyclical, an often have reflected long-term trends. This market now is ambiguous at best. When I first started in the […]
Home Buying Massachusetts Real Estate Agency & Relationships Real Estate Is Confusing Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 – By Mike DelRose Jr. Buying or selling a home in Massachusetts is already complex, but real estate agency relationships can make it even more confusing. Terms like broker, agent, salesperson, and Realtor are often used interchangeably, but they mean different things, and each comes with its […]
Home Buying Spooky Real Estate 1 LaVeta Place on the Hudson River “Ray, when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say yes!” While the original ‘Ghostbusters‘ movie freaked me out as a kid, and it was definitely the opening library scene that did me in, it remains one of my all time favorites in both comedy and the […]

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