Category: Insights

  • Home Pricing

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    Future of Home Price Appreciation and What It Means to YOU Many consumers are wondering what will happen with home values over the next few years. Some are concerned that the recent run-up in home prices will lead to a situation similar to the housing crash 15 years ago. However, experts say the market is…

  • Loggers are busy

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    Loggers are working to chop away at the nation’s pandemic-spurred timber shortage, while also cashing in on record lumber prices. And, they are making progress: U.S. wood production just hit a 13 year high. While wood production is at a 13 year high, the cost of lumber remains at record levels. As of the week…

  • How to Renovate Your Kitchen and Not End Up in Tears!

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  • 5 Reasons to Sell This Winter!

    5 Reasons to Sell This Winter!

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    Here are five reasons why listing your home to sell this winter makes sense. 1. Demand Is Strong The latest Buyer Traffic Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer demand remains strong throughout the vast majority of the country despite the winter. These buyers are ready, willing and able to purchase… and are in the…

  • What a Pleasant Surprise

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    Newtown! You’ve Come to the Right Place! A gentleman stopped by my office on South Main Street in Newtown, last week, looking for directions to Hattertown Road. I asked some pertinant questions about his destination, and understood he was looking for Holcombe Hill Wildlife Preserve. It has the highest elevation point in the area, he…

  • Smart Home: Where to Begin?

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    Using nothing but the sound of your voice, you can enjoy the benefits of a smart home! But why make your home a smart home? There is little doubt that having a fully connected home is the future of home safety, entertainment, and real-time information. Additionally, many home insurers are providing significant discounts for having…

  • Cabin Fever Relief Part 3: Get off the Fence

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    Robert Frost famously mused in verse about why his New Hampshire neighbor was so determined to fence his property off when natural forces and common sense conspired against the idea. His neighbor simply states, “good fences make good neighbors.” That’s not entirely true though is it? It’d be more accurate to say that good fences…

  • Cabin Fever Relief Part 2: Add Colorful Accents To Your Curb Appeal

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    Remember we’re planning ahead for spring. Let’s try to stay excited through the winter months ahead. Lawns can be expansive and impressive, but boring by themselves. To add interest and the curb appeal that always is demanded by a buyer color is important. The simplest addition is to add strategic accents with cottage gardens. Be…

  • SALT Talks, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Snow (Part 3)

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    Salt kills plants. This has been known for as long as man has hated fellow man. The act of “salting the Earth” to prevent the growth of crops has been around since the dawn of war. However enemy warlords aren’t the only people who are killing your expensive landscaping. The de-icing salt that is scattered…