Helpful Resources

Agency Relationships in Real Estate

• Seller / Buyer Agency Facts for Consumers [web site]

Buying and Selling a Home in Massachusetts

• Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation [web site]

Environment and Home Inspection

• Air Quality Information (EPA) [web site]
• Asbestos Information (EPA) [web site]
• Carbon Monoxide Detectors ~ New Law Information
  • Greater Boston RE Board - Chapter 123 "Nicole's Law" [web site ]
  • Greater Boston RE Board [web site ]
  • State Board of Fire Prevention Regulations [web site]
• Environmental Protection Agency [web site]
• EPA Clean Up Sites in Massachusetts [web site]
• Home Inspection Facts for Consumers [web site]
  • Licensed Home Inspectors [view list]
  • American Society of Home Inspectors [web site]
  • National Association of Home Inspectors [web site]
• ChoicePoint CLUE Property History Report [web site]
• Lead Paint Information [web site]
  • Licensed Lead Paint Inspectors [view list]
• Mold Information (EPA) [web site]
• Radon and Real Estate (EPA) [web site]
  • EPA Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction [web site]
  • Radon FAQ (National Safety Council) [web site]
• Title 5 and Septic Systems [web site ]
• Weather (National Weather Service) [web site]
• Well Water Information (EPA) [web site]
  • Well & Ground Water (National Ground Water Assoc.) [web site]
• Wetlands Information (EPA) [web site]

Mortgage, Financing & Credit

• Freddie Mac Weekly Mortgage Survey [web site]
• Freddie Mac "Credit Smart" Consumer Information [web site]
• The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency [web site]
• MyMoney.gov - Home Ownership[web site]
• Equifax (credit) [web site]
• Experian (credit) [web site]
• TransUnion (credit) [web site]
• Walden Mortgage - A Barrett & Co. Affiliate [web site]

State and Community

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts [Official Web Site]
• HUD - U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development [web site]
• Mass. Dept. of Education School Search Page [web site]
• Mass. Dept. of Housing and Community Development [web site]
• Massachusetts General Laws [web site]
• Middlesex County Map with Town Search [web site ]
• U.S. Census Bureau Fact Finder [web site ]