Selling Historical Homes - RE15R07 Massachusetts Continuing Education Course – 2 Credits. Connecting a buyer to the “past” of a home can create value and salability. Learn the things buyers are looking for in older homes as well as how to go about discovering these facts.

1. Selling Historic
Homes
RE15R07
Jody OBrien

2. CEU Outline

3. “The bottom line is that housing is a great
investment — and a significant emotional
investment, too. Homeowners are happier
— with their lives, children and other factors
— and enjoy a greater degree of stability.”
Amy Leman
Texas Real Estate Blog

4. Old House to Historic Home

5. Whose Home is it?

6. Digging up a homes history
 Ask
the owners
 Talk to the neighbors
 Local hangouts
 The library


Polk Reverse Directory
Newspaper archives
 The

historical society
www.historicnewengland.org

7. What Happened Here?

8. Digging up a homes history
 Town/County/State




records
Assessors Office
Registry of Deeds
Sanborn Maps 1867-1970
Census Report
 Ancestry.com

9. What Style is it?

10. On-Line
 Architecture
 History
 Owners
 Community

11. Pre-Listing Home Inspection
 Inspector
who specializes in antique
homes
 Property condition
 Disclosures
 Homes structural history

12. ipl.org

13. Wikipedia

14. Marketing

15. Word of Mouth
 Neighborhood
Association
 Historical Society
 Other market area professionals

16. What is the Buyers Style?

19. On-line listings
 www.oldhousejournal.com
 www.historicproperties.com
 www.historichomesteads.com

20. Blogs
 About
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
http://myoldhistorichouse.blogspot.com/
http://anurbancottage.blogspot.com/
http://betweennapsontheporch.net/
http://hookedonhouses.net/
 Boston

http://historichouseblog.com/

22. National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the
official list of the Nation's historic places
worthy of preservation. Authorized by the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966,
the National Park Service's National Register
of Historic Places is part of a national
program to coordinate and support public
and private efforts to identify, evaluate,
and protect America's historic and
archeological resources.

23. National Register of Historic Places
 Overseen
by state historic preservation
offices
 Massachusetts – Massachusetts Historical
Commision
 http://www.nps.gov/state/MA/index.htm?
program=all
 Properties significant to the nation, state
or city/town
 Nominated by government, organizations
or individuals

24. National Register of Historic Places
 Criteria




Event
Person
Structural characteristics
Information

25. National Register of Historic Places
 Recognition
 Tax

incentives
Income producing
 Protection
 Grants


Non-profits
State match

26. National Register of Historic Places
 Does



Sell
Renovate
Use
 State

not restrict owners rights – Private funds
or Federal funds
Project will go through a review

27. Thank you for Attending
Jody O’Brien
Platinum Real Estate Academy
Committed to Professionalism in Real Estate through Education
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