by Michelle Cipriano | Jan 19, 2024 | Sellers
There’s a reason why people love looking at photos of homes for sale — it’s rare that we get to see a place look it’s very best, and scrolling through gorgeous room after room helps serious buyers see themselves settling down in those very rooms.But as any...
by Michelle Cipriano | Jan 4, 2024 | Home Ownership
There comes a time in every home owner’s life when he or she realizes: “I am not the same person I was when I bought this place.” Maybe your lifestyle or your family configuration has changed, or maybe the house just isn’t as appealing as it was when you signed...
by Michelle Cipriano | Dec 19, 2023 | Buyers, Sellers
Most people don’t buy a home every day — it’s a once-or-twice-a-decade activity for many of us as opposed to a day-in-day-out activity. So when you start getting serious about buying, whether it’s your first home or your fourth, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed...
by Michelle Cipriano | Nov 16, 2023 | Buyers
Buying a home can be an anxiety-ridden process, and that potential anxiety gets amplified for anyone who’s embarking on homeownership for the very first time. There’s so much to do and so much you don’t know that “being overwhelmed” hardly seems like an appropriate...
by Michelle Cipriano | Jun 15, 2023 | Home Ownership
As the heat of summer approaches, having ways to stay cool at home is especially important. Installing new air conditioners or HVAC units can be expensive and may add significantly to your ongoing cooling costs as well. In many cases, a major cooling system upgrade...
by Michelle Cipriano | May 25, 2023 | Home Ownership
As we are approaching summer and we will all be enjoying time at the pool, it is good to review basic pool safety tips. It is important to remember that each year there are over 200 young children that drown in residential swimming pools and hot tubs which can turn...
by Michelle Cipriano | Jun 15, 2022 | Home Ownership
We are having one of the hottest starts to summer with the promise of even more heat in the coming months. Keeping your home cool during the hot summer months can be an expensive prospect. This is especially true if you have large windows or rooms that have...
by Michelle Cipriano | Jun 24, 2021 | Buyers, Sellers
With a low supply of homes for sale, sellers are finding quicker sales and fetching higher offers. Eighty two percent of homeowners who sold in the last six months accepted offers at list price or above, according to a new survey of about 1,600 homeowners conducted by...
by Michelle Cipriano | Jun 10, 2021 | Buyers, Home Ownership, Sellers
With a low supply of homes for sale, sellers are finding quicker sales and fetching higher offers. Eighty two percent of homeowners who sold in the last six months accepted offers at list price or above, according to a new survey of about 1,600 homeowners conducted by...
by Michelle Cipriano | Jun 3, 2021 | Buyers, Home Ownership, Sellers
WHAT IS AN EXCHANGE? Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code allows a party in a qualified transaction to sell real property held for business, trade or held for investment purposes to defer capital gains by purchasing “like-kind” property with in the applicable...
