Yesterday marked the first day of the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.  With more than 26,000 reported to have attended, this conference is brought to Boston by the nonprofit US Green Building Council and featured ways for businesses and builders to keep the environment first in their minds.  It was also reported that there were more than 800 companies present and representing themselves at the show; this high attendance revealed that Massachusetts Businesses are looking to find ways to participate in green techniques that will benefit the area and the services that they offer. The conference relayed a message for everyone to join in the movement to go green, no matter what your income, with products being presented that respect green ideas including solar-tube lighting systems and other ecofriendly devices to exchange for our less environmentally friendly devices already in use.  

For more information on Metro Boston real estate including homes, condos, foreclosures, and short sales, contact your neighborhood realtor John McCann.  You can also search the Metro Boston MLS for the current offerings in this great area.

During this current mortgage situation, many Massachusetts homeowners are facing foreclosures.  To add to their foreclosure woes, many of these foreclosed homes are considered "underwater" on their loans. 

This means that the homeowners currently owe more to their lender than what their home is worth.  Now homeowners trying to avoid the possibly credit destroying result of foreclosure, and are instead choosing to sell their home for less than what they owe the bank. 

This process is called "short sales", and of course has created a tremendous buyer’s market, while helping the homeowners unload their homes. For more information on Massachusetts "short sale" homes or about the foreclosure procedure, please contact John McCann at RE/MAX Results.