As the market picks back up, you may be thinking about finally listing your home. With this major decision comes another difficult choice: should you use a real estate agent? Agents are paid by commission and you might be tempted to list your home on your own with the intention of saving a little money. However, the advantages to using a trained professional outweigh the disadvantages—and they may...
Pending home sales rose in January, and have been above year-ago levels for the past 21 months, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. There were healthy monthly gains in all regions but the West, which is constrained by limited inventory but was slightly improved. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, increased 4.5 percent to 105.9 in...
Cheshire, CT (February 1, 2012) - More than 44 pints of blood were donated at the Patricia Uvino Memorial blood drive, held Wednesday, February 1 at Calcagni Associates’ Wallingford office, located at 924 North Main Street Extension. "To get 44 people to come out for a blood drive is a great thing," said Steven Calcagni, President. “ It’s a testament to how much Patty touched all of our lives, and...
Our Calcagni sponsored Softball Team recently became the the 2009 Woman's B Softball Champions!! Our own Kristin Daly-Murphy made the winning catch in the top of the 9th with bases loaded!!! Way to go...
Earlier this month I had a real estate counseling session with a young couple looking to purchase their first home and the term “PITI” came up in our conversation. We’ve all grown accustomed to asking our buyers to speak directly with a lender first to get “pre-qualified” for a mortgage and we’ve gotten away from having to explain this acronym, which stands for principal, interest, taxes and...
I am currently working with a wonderful couple who are first time buyers. They entered the Real Estate market thinking that they would quickly find their first home. What a surprise they had when they were out-bid on 6 different houses! . You might think this is because they "low balled" each offer they put in, and in fact they did on the first one, but they quickly realized that the homes for sale in...
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