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Posted on 03/29/2020
Tackle Home Selling Challenges
Home sellers may encounter problems as they try to get the best prices for their residences. Fortunately, there are lots of things that sellers can do to reduce or eliminate hurdles that otherwise may slow down the house selling journey. Now, let's take a look at three tips to help you tackle various home selling hurdles. 1. Analyze the...
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Posted on 03/22/2020
Creative Benefits of Clutter
Photo by Zhanzat Mamytova via Pexels Many of today's fashionable life coaches tell us that cluttered environments mess with our sense of peace and calm, our focus, and our productivity. Plenty of gurus and television hosts urge us to declutter our desks and homes. And overall, they're right. Research does support the concept that a having a tidy...
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Posted on 03/15/2020
Which Home Improvements Add the Most Value to a Home
Photo by bidvine via Pixabay Some home projects and improvements can't wait - a leaking hot water heater or a water damaged floor need to be replaced right away. Other, planned renovations and upgrades are optional. Consider not only your current needs, but the potential impact of any large planned upgrade on your home's value before you proceed....
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Posted on 03/08/2020
What To Know About Mortgages As A First-Time Buyer
If you’re buying a home for the first time, you have a lot to learn. There are so many decisions that need to be made and new terms to be understood. While you may have been saving up for a downpayment, you’re most likely going to need t finance the majority of the cost of your home. Knowing how...
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Posted on 03/01/2020
Painting: How to Prep for Wood Panel Removal
Photo by Gerd Altmann via PixabayForty years ago every house had some paneling. Some more than others. Paneling can bring the look of natural wood and the great outdoors into a home. But unless your home is a cabin in the woods, chances are that's not what you're going for. Just like many home trends, paneling has fallen...
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Posted on 03/25/2020
182 Ray Road, New Haven, CT 06515 is now new to the market!
Conveniently located Westville center hall colonial abuts Yale Golf Course. 1,710 square feet includes 4 bedrooms, & 1 & a half bathrooms. Solid hardwood floors throughout. Open concept living room & dining room with gas fireplace & updated eat-in kitchen with granite counters & stainless-steel appliances. Cozy family room adjacent to the kitchen ideal for everyone to be together when preparing meals. Over-sized mudroom in the back leads to a raised rear deck & below is the 1 car garage. Bonus offerings include main level laundry & efficient natural gas heat. Move right in & start enjoying close proximity to major routes & highways, public...
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Posted on 03/24/2020
135 Curtis Drive, New Haven, CT 06515 is now new to the market!
Meticulously updated & move-in ready! This cherished & charming home offers, 1,809sqft between the main two living levels & an additional 1,200+ square feet in the finished lower level. Seven total rooms include four bedrooms & there are two full & one half bathrooms. New owners will benefit from many updates done within past seven years such as interior painting, roof, mechanicals, driveway, rear patio & privacy fence, & much more! Enter via the covered porch to the foyer with beautiful, black granite tile extending through the remodeled kitchen as well. The kitchen boasts granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances, & two pantry...
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Posted on 03/21/2020
155 Ford Road, Woodbridge, CT 06525 is now new to the market!
Fall in love with this beautiful builder’s home, presenting a one-of-a-kind, open and spacious design. This solidly built 2,983 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2 and one half bathroom cape cod features an impressive great room with towering cathedral ceiling, a floor-to-ceiling brick chimney with gas fireplace, & natural light streaming throughout the house from 4 sets of over-sized slider doors to a blue-stone patio on one side, and Trex deck on the other. Over-sized sliders in the generous, formal dining room & adjacent eat-in kitchen also lead to the patio, making entertaining absolutely ideal. Equally convenient & remarkable on the main level is...
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Posted on 03/21/2020
913 Green Circle, Orange, CT 06477 is now new to the market!
This distinctive designed, custom home of uncompromising quality blends warmth & sophistication in one. Just drive in the stunning paver-stone driveway, lined by beautiful stone walls, & walk up the stone pathway w/ adjacent Koi pond, & you’ll see this home is one of a kind. A grand 2-story portico welcomes you into the large entryway, wide open to the formal LR & DR w/ brilliant natural light from 2-story windows in the LR that overlook the rear stone patio & professionally landscaped yard. The upper lvl w/ catwalk is also open to the LR & a floor-to-ceiling stone FP, flanked by shelf archways, accents it all. The spacious, gourmet kitchen...
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Posted on 03/06/2020
2115 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06515 is now new to the market!
Delight in the substantial space afforded in this distinctive colonial, on a corner lot, set among other fine homes in a desirable Westville neighborhood. The East-facing, unique L-shaped design sets this grand home apart, but entails all the classic architectural details you would expect in a Colonial built circa 1920. Enter via a circular, blue-stone walkway to a vestibule and welcoming foyer with a beautiful, wide staircase, one of two. The foyer flows into an enormous, formal living room with handsome stone fireplace and an adjacent family room, surrounded by windows, illuminates both rooms. The large dining room will impress for any...
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Posted on 02/28/2020
Another Property Sold - 74 Mumford Road, New Haven, CT 06515
Custom-built, single owner cape has been lovingly maintained with major updates to benefit new owners. Offering a substantial 3,731sqft floor plan, this 4 bed, 3.5 bath gem has new siding, windows, & roof in the past 7 years & kitchen floor & appliances new within the past 3 years. The generous interior living spaces include the open concept living room with fireplace, 1 of 2, & formal dining room, both brimming with natural light from over-sized picture windows. The kitchen, with lovely breakfast area, is also lit up with daylight & shiny new stainless-steel appliances. A charming den with wet bar provides access to a rear screened porch &...
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Posted on 02/28/2020
Another Property Sold - 35 Knollwood Drive, New Haven, CT 06515
Single-level living on a low-maintenance property, just steps to Hopkins School! This well-maintained, 1,676 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom ranch enjoys a freshly painted interior & refinished hardwood floors throughout. The generously-sized living room has a lovely bow window for plentiful daylight & a cozy, mantled wood fireplace, flanked by built-ins, to appreciate by night. Formal dining room with crown & chair rail moldings & double doors to the eat-in kitchen. All 3 bedrooms have hardwood floors, including the Master bedroom with full en-suite & his & hers closets. A partially finished lower level recreation room or home office...
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