Millie's Blog

This is not grim news. Instead it is meant to help people who may have fallen behind on their mortgage payments. This Saturday, Valentine' s Day, The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is sponsoring a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop at the Hartford Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bankers and...

In this week of romance, I want to remind you that something powerful and undefinable happens when we agents match the right house to the right buyer. I call it "hearing the violins". The buyer's face takes on a misty and dreamy countenance. There is this sense of urgency to run back to my office...

This past week, the United States Senate passed a bi-partisan amendment to the Economic Stimulus Bill, proposing up to a $15,000 tax credit to individuals who purchase a principal residence. This amendment  would sunset the $7500 housing tax credit originally proposed. It would also extend the el...

If you like an old fashioned community with quaint homes, apartments, and small shops, you will love Whitneyville in Hamden, CT. Whitneyville is home to Home & Hearth Realty, so I spend a lot of time here. It's flurrying lightly today - we expect heavier snow later. The weather, however, isn't as...

This afternoon, I had the pleasure to meet with a building designer in Branford, Connecticut to talk about real estate and design trends. Like all small business owners, we are both being impacted by the  economy, both local and national. Rather than having a gripe session, we had fun thinking cr...

To survive in this business of real estate in 2009, we agents have to embrace technology. Not grudgingly, not kicking and screaming, but enthusiastically! That means more than periodically updating the gadgets  we carry around. More importantly, we must become virtually visible to our tech savvy ...

Let's face it, this is a buyer's market. So, how do we deal with dismayed sellers in this economic climate? Education. Sellers hire us because we are real estate experts, and we need to share that expertise at the first meeting with our sellers. Selling a house today is like entering a beauty pag...

How many of our prospects made a new year's resolution to buy or sell a home this year? I'm sure there are many, and now is the time to contact them. Ask them, "Is this the year for a change of address?" I had two people call me today, saying they are ready to make a move. They realize that while...

Interesting times indeed. Interest rates are at their lowest level in over 30 years. There is a first time buyer tax credit through June 30th. Prices are down an average of 15% in Connecticut, and more so in other states. Do you see the opportunity here? It's time to get on the phones and call al...

As a child, growing up in rural Plattekill, NY, I would listen to the top 100 hits of the year on radio, writing this information down, as if it had huge significance. This was always a fun end of the year activity. Today, in Hamden, Connecticut, I create my own Top 100 list in December, as part ...