Calcagni Associates Real Estate is excited to announce another enhancement to the suite of technology services it offers its agents, assuring they remain at the forefront of the real estate market. Beginning this week, Realtors on the Calcagni team will be able to manage their open house marketing promotion, using a prototypical online program. Remote access from the company’s extranet will allow the...
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Is this a Seller’s Market or a Buyer’s Market? As REALTORS, we are often asked, "What market are we in?" The answer is somewhat simple, but it really depends upon the market conditions. Right now for instance, there are many homes for sale, including foreclosures and "short sales." On average this equates to about a 10-month supply of housing, which would classify this market scenario as a “buyer’s...
Relay For Life of Meriden-Wallingford was held this past weekend, May 29-30, 2009 at Platt High School in Meriden. Our Wallingford office had a booth there and a group of our agents & staff walked to raise money for cancer. The event was fun and the booth came together very...
RISMedia has released its annual "Power Broker Report", and Calcagni Associates is ranked nationally as being a leader in the industry! This not only shows that we are still heavy-hitters, but that we are nationally ranked for being so. Additionally, Calcagni Associates is only 1 of 5 Connecticut brokerages (out of 600!) that makes the grade in this survey. This year, although everyone...
On Saturday, May 9th, several of our agents and staff volunteered their time (and muscles!) to the first of 5 Habitat for Humanity Sleeping Giant "builds" at 40 Edgecomb Street, Hamden. The meetings for this charitable organization are held at our Calcagni Hamden office. Our hard-working, hammer-wielding crew, spent the day framing walls that will later be used on the site. For progress on the build,...
We can’t escape the news headlines. The casualties from our ailing economy are all around us - companies are closing, workers are losing their jobs and foreclosure rates are on the rise. As a result, many pet owners have been forced to give up their beloved family pets because they can no longer afford to keep them, or because their new housing accommodations will not allow pets. I have been...
With the warmer weather comes the luxury of sitting outside in the sunshine with a great new book; whether it's at the beach or in your own backyard, there is something so relaxing about opening those pages as the sun warms your skin & the breeze ruffles your hair. This summer, I'm really looking forward to delving into some books that have come highly recommended from dear friends of mine. These avid...
Every once in awhile we need reminders that we all have, what I would call "ghost energy drains." You know what they are, but we all forget about them, which is why I refer to them as the "ghost energy drains." Such items include toaster ovens, portable microwave ovens, dryers, hair dryers, computers, printers, fax machines, cell phone chargers, even electric toothbrush chargers all "drain" our...
Back in the day, early mattresses were made of simply hay or straw covered with ticking. Under the mattress was roping, woven through the bed frame (usually 4-poster) and at the footboard, the rope would be visible and it could be tightened with a stick. Hence the origin of the old nursery rhyme instructing the sleeper to "Sleep tight (tighten the ropes), and don't let the bed bugs bite (breeding in the...