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2014 

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Home Staging Works → Great Photos = More Traffic + Sales! Home staging is an art where the stager will transform and present the home into what today’s buyers want. They can either use your existing furnishings and rework rooms, change colors and de-clutter for showing or they can start from a bl...
01/30/2014

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14 Home Projects Fairfield County with 100% + Return ~ Cost vs Value 2014. 2014 Cost Vs Value Report by Remodeling website show both nationwide and for the New England that cost recouped on home improvement projects are up for the second year in a row. For the New England section the report is br...
01/28/2014

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 Cost Vs Value Real Estate Remodeling & Trends ~ 2014. Remodeling.com has published its 2014 Cost Vs Value & Trends Report and for the second year it is showing that the value of remodeling is up for ALL 35 projects in the survey. The 3 projects that had the largest gains out of the 35 nationwide...
01/27/2014

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If you are planning to sell a home in Fairfield County, Connecticut here is a list of the biggest mistakes home sellers make. With the internet buyers are doing their due diligence and are more informed than ever.  Planning to buy or sell a home in Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, Rowayton, Norwalk, ...
01/23/2014

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Easy NO-Cost Ways to Save on Your Heating Bill at Home. Baby it’s cold outside, here are some easy to do, no cost ways to save on your utility bill at home this winter. Turn Down Your Thermostat a Few Degrees ~ For every degree you lower your heat in the 60 to 70 degree range will save you up to ...
01/22/2014

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Fairfield County, Connecticut LEEDing the Way in Green Buildings.   Many of the Fairfield County, Connecticut new construction projects are being built under the LEED Green & Sustainable Standards. LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design is a third party verification system for the d...
01/21/2014

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Stamford, Ct. Year End Real Estate Report 2013 Shows Upward Movement. January 21, 2014. Stamford, Connecticut is following the real estate market trend of lower Fairfield County in that more single family dwellings have sold in 2013 to that of 2012 with an increase of 18% at a total of 706 homes ...
01/20/2014

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Cove Island Beach and Park, Stamford, CT. One of the best secrets for Stamford residents is Cove Beach and Park that is made up of 83 acres surrounded by Long Island Sound and Holly Pond. The park has two sandy beaches, a small salt marsh estuarine, BBQ and picnic tables. Other facilities include...
01/15/2014

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Living in Rowayton, Ct. 2014.  “Where Norwalk and Darien Collide”, January 14th, 2014 is a detailed N.Y. Times article by Lisa Prevost about the 1.4 square mile coastal village of Rowayton, Connecticut. Rowayton is a beach, sailing and boating community on Five Mile River and the Long Island Soun...
01/15/2014

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The 5 Types of Values of Your Home. Depending on whom you talk to and in what context you home can have up to FIVE different dollar amounts assigned to it. Here is a brief explanation of them. Appraised Value ~ Usually done by a trained and state licensed Appraiser who will develop a non-bias opi...
01/13/2014
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