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Mortgage Rates Hit Three-Year Low: What It Means for North Shore Boston Buyers and Sellers

Buyer & Seller Tips| Keys to Your First Home| Move-Up Buyers
January 16, 2026
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Kathleen Militello has been helping clients since 2007, serving first-time homeowners, downsizers, and move-up buyers across the North Shore of Boston and Essex County, Massachusetts, including Ipswich, Beverly, Gloucester, Rockport, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Salisbury, Salem, and Lynn. Her clients value personalized guidance, advanced AI-powered tools, and deep local expertise to make confident real estate decisions when buying or selling along the Massachusetts coast.

Kathleen Militello

Kathleen Militello has been helping clients since 2007, serving first-time homeowners, downsizers, and move-up buyers across the North Shore of Boston and Essex County, Massachusetts, including Ipswich, Beverly, Gloucester, Rockport, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Salisbury, Salem, and Lynn. Her clients value personalized guidance, advanced AI-powered tools, and deep local expertise to make confident real estate decisions when buying or selling along the Massachusetts coast.

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