Category: Insights
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Builders Are Building Smaller Homes
There’s no arguing it, affordability is still tight. And if you are trying to buy a home, that may mean you need to look at smaller houses to find one that’s still in your budget. But there is a silver lining, builders are focucsed on building these smaller homes right now and they are offering…
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Perks of Downsizing When You Retire
If you are about to retire, or just did, downsizing can be a good way to try to cut down on some of your expenses. For Buyers: Smaller homes typically have lower energy and maintenance costs. Plus, you may have enough equity built up to fuel your move. For Sellers: If you are thinking about…
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Ways To Use Your Tax Refund if You Want to Buy a Home
Your Tax Refund Can Help Pay for Some of these Expenses Have you been saving up to buy a home this year? If so, you know there are a number of expenses involved – from your down payment to closing costs. But did you also know your tax refund can help you pay for some…
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Remodel With These Materials for an Easier To Clean Home
A Clean House is a Happier House! Some surfaces and materials are easier to clean (and keep clean) than others. Keeping a home clean isn’t easy. The average person spends about five hours cleaning their home each week. Keeping a home tidy can take so much time and effort due to the materials and design…
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Six Cheap (Or Free) Ways to Increase Your Home’s Value!
You Don’t Have to Spend a Fortune to Increase Your Home Value Owning a home is an investment. Although owning a house will never give you a better return on other investments, the combination of building equity in a large asset that reliably appreciates and not pouring money into the black hole known as “rent”…
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Should I Move with Today’s Mortgage Rates?
Time To Move? When mortgage rates spiked up over the last few years, some homeowners put their plans to move on pause. Maybe you did too because you didn’t want to sell and take on a higher mortgage rate for your next home. But is that still the right strategy for you? “Listings are up…
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Best Decorating Tool for Your Home
Paint is the best decorating tool for your home! There are many ways to change a room through the design of its walls. Sometimes it’s just a fresh coat of paint in a new color that gives a room a new look. A change in color, pattern and texture can aid in changing the dynamics…
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Make Connecticut Safer for Migratory Birds
Why Lights Out? Twice each year, millions of birds pass through Connecticut on their way to and from their nesting grounds. Many birds use our shorelines and green spaces to rest and refuel during their trip. Some stay in the summer. Most migratory birds pass over our state at night, when temperatures are cooler and…
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The Newest Home-Buying Puzzle
What to Pay Your Real Estate Agent A settlement that stands to do away with real estate commission rules is rewriting the playbook for home buyers. Home buyers have long been told they have one way to work with a real estate agent. Starting this summer, they are poised to have many. Buyer Options One…