05.07.08 REALITY PRICING
There is some evidence that pricing on new listings is coming into line with (my) current thinking on values as the real estate market stumbles into the summer.
04.24.08 SHORT TOPICS
The sudden, steep, cost increases at the gas pumps and heating oil billings are going to change a lot of ideas about home ownership, as well as costs of year round rentals.
04/10/08 FOR SALE or LEASE TO BUY
To me, it potentially invites only (lots of) potential trouble for an owner.
04.03.08 THE FORECLOSURE MESS
This problem is one that fortunately has not hit this area in any big way, however it has spawned a new business that seems to make money out of other peoples' woes.
03.27.08 GLIMMERS OF HOPE?
Monday's news on the real estate front brought a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) that real estate sales were up after 6 straight months of decline.
03.20.08 ARE THERE BARGAINS?
In summary, the market in the NW corner is very uneven and only the experienced, principals, and long standing LOCAL real estate agents really know how to maneuver through it, not to mention explain it properly to those who need to know.
02.28.08 BUILDING INSPECTIONS REVISITED
While some complaints might be legitimate, it is my opinion that most inspections, when criticized by the “client”, are mostly due to a misunderstanding as to what they are supposed to accomplish.
02.21.08 PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS
There has been a lot of talk, much of it grumbling, about high heating costs this season.
02.14.08 RIGHTS TO SUN LIGHT!
NPR had a news story this week about a property owner who won a decision that will require an abutting property owner to cut down at least 2 trees that had grown up and blocked sunlight from reach photovoltaic solar panels on the complainant’s property.
02.07.08 WAITING TO BUY
However many real buyers there are currently out there, those who are actively out looking to buy now are indeed making some intelligent decisions.
01.31.08 GETTING AREA INFORMATION IN NORTHWEST CORNER
Aside from news about real estate, there is often a lot going on in our NW CT corner and there are four main venues through which this information is available.
01.25.08 ECONOMICS & NW CT REAL ESTATE
Believe it or not, owning property around this part of the country, although not quite like gold, will be a good, long term investment in my opinion.
01.17.08 WORKING IN THE CURRENT MARKET
Believe it or not, while slow, it just is not that bad around here, in my opinion.
01.03.08 FINAL COMMENTS FOR THE YEAR
As the old year ends and the new one rolls in, here is some trivia to leave you with, concerning mostly current real estate activity in Connecticut.
12.20.2007 LOOKING BACK-AND FORWARD
Prior to early-mid 2007, we, and much of the rest of the country, were engaged in terrific activity in the real estate business.
12.13.2007 SOME BASIC MOLD INFORMATION
With cold, damp weather here for the Winter, and your homes closed up to keep out the cold, here are some things which you may wish to know about mold.
12.04.07 NEWS BITS
There is nothing like attending a high quality real estate meeting to confirm that all is not horrible in this business
11.29.07 NW CORNER MARKET-DEFINITELY BETTER
I am happy to report that the market around here definitely has improved since the middle of October
11.22.07 STATE OF THE MARKET - A BETTER OUTLOOK?
Recent sales, although fewer in number, show transaction prices to be holding up fairly well against asking prices.
11.08.07 OUTDOOR FURNACES EQUAL AIR POLLUTION
Should these units proliferate in our area significant pollution may occur, and respiratory issues could arise.
10.18.07 LOWERED PRICING-SMALL CONSOLATION IN NW CT REAL ESTATE MARKET!
There have been numerous price adjustments, that is reductions, on properties throughout the NW corner over the past months, and they continue almost weekly, but that is proving to be of little consolation for sellers.
10.20.07 Northwestern Connecticut
A scene from the town of Salisbury in Northwestern Connecticut
10.04.07 Salisbury CT Real Estate
THE TOWN OF SALISBURY, incorporated in October of 1741, is located in the very Northwest corner of the State of Connecticut.
9.27.07 A BEAUTIFUL FALL...
...is in "progress" all around our area. Color is beginning to infiltrate the trees, both in the valleys where there is water, and in some of the hills.
9.13.07 THE BUZZ HAS STARTED!
The oldest Grist Mill in Western Massachusetts is being transformed into a stunning, unique residence
9.06.07 QUIET, QUIET, QUIET!
Let's hope this is a premature headline! There is a lot of Brokers’ concern with the market as this is written.
8.30.07 40,000+ JOBS - GONE
The fallout from the turmoil in the financial services industry has resulted in the loss of over 40,000 jobs at mortgage lending institutions since the start of the year (25,000 this month alone), according to one news report I heard last week.
8.23.07 DECISION TIME?
The turmoil in the financial markets continues although the Fed is trying to calm some aspects of it with money injections and interest rate moderation.
8.3.07 WHERE ARE THE BUYERS?
Although "penned" over two weeks ago, prior to my disappearing for a couple of weeks off myself, it is possible that the market it still looking for (a lot of) buyers. Before leaving (me that is), we had just come through a very rocky stock market week with ups and downs steeper than most roller coaster rides!
8.2.07 UNKNOWN REGULATION
A little known, and even less often followed or enforced, Connecticut regulation is one that requires water softeners, especially in new construction, be hooked up to drain their discharge into a completely separate dry well or other similar depository, outside of the main septic system.
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