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I really enjoy my dictionary.com word of the day (can you tell I also like the thesaurus option on that site).  I've really become smitten with not only knowing the word, but from whence it came, or its origin. I really do have a point here, and that is, that as a Realtor articles come across my ...

Semper Paratus...   The old boy scout saying is true, be prepared.   When the time is right to buy you need to be prepared.  Don't wait until you have found your dream home to speak to a mortgage broker and to get your finances in order.   Remember, getting a pre-qualification can take time, time...

My heart skips a beat when I see a red CLEARANCE sign.  I don't go into a store without my coupons.  It's not like I believe I should get something for nothing (although I do play the lottery), but why pay more when you don't have to?  I never come home and tell my husband what I spent.  I come h...

I love the home!  If that's how you feel, tell your agent.  Too often buyers will take the stance that 'if it's meant to be, it will be' or 'it's ok if we don't get it'.  Every agent has had this happen.  A client loses a home, either in a bidding war or by not moving on it fast enough or waiting...

If you watch the news, read the paper, or talk to just about anyone you have probably heard that now is the time to buy, but is it really? With June being the National Homeownership month it is important to remember that the process of buying and selling a home is different for everyone.  If now ...

  Just when you thought you had an understainding of the current mortgage regulations FNMA has come out with new guidelines regarding the level of documentation required to close a loan. These changes are effective June 1, 2010 and have been adopted by Secondary Market Investors. Here are the key...

 Pristine 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath Colonial $399,900.00  121 Captains Walk, Stratford, CT 06614 13 Photos 4 Bed, 2.5 Bath2338 SF Tour # 2217625 Open House: Sun Jun 1312:00pm to 2:00pm   Fabulous views abound in this 8 room, 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath Colonial. Open floor plan offering family room with f...

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There is still time to take advantage of the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit!Time is ticking away for potential homebuyers hoping to take advantage of an $8,000 federal tax credit. This weekend the first-ever REALTOR® Nationwide Open House Weekend will be held giving sellers an opportunity...

  The Kasey Group will be participating in the first-ever REALTOR® Nationwide Open House Weekend April 10-11!  On April 11th, 18th and 25th William Raveis Real Estate and The Kasey Group will welcome spring with open houses in Trumbull, Stratford, Milford, and Monroe. Be on the lookout for Willia...