Realtors® Help Defeat Transfer Taxes

Good news for all Realtors®. The Realtor® lobby was once again successful in defeating a proposal to tax home sales on Martha’s Vinyard and Nantucket. Under SB2544, home sales over $750,000 on the Vineyard and $2 million on Nantucket would be assessed a 1% transfer tax.

Click here to read why Realtors® oppose transfer taxes.

Georgetown Historic House Tour on Sept. 27th

The Eagle Tribune reported that the Georgetown Historical Society is sponsoring a Historical House Tour on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10am to 4pm. Tickets will be available mid-August for $20 at Sedler's Antiques, Theo's Restaurant, Meader's General Store all in Georgetown and Kay's Interiors in Groveland. All proceeds will benefit the continuing restoration of the Brocklebank Museum. For further information, call the Brocklebank Museum at 978-352-8526 or e-mail at info@georgetownhistoricalsociety.com or visit their website at www.georgetownhistoricalsociety.com

Read the entire Eagle Tribune article.