Blog & Inspection Insights

A new home has not had decades to age, but it still passes through a complex multi-trade construction process. Learn when an independent inspection is most useful and what buyers can evaluate before closing.

Buying a Massachusetts home with a private well? Learn what well-water testing covers, which contaminants may warrant testing, how local requirements vary, and why water quality and well performance must be evaluated separately.

Every home contains some radon. Stephen Gaspar explains what a 48- to 96-hour real-estate test actually measures, how to interpret the result and why long-term testing provides better context.