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Are you ready to buy your own home? That may sound like a bit of a weird question; however, many homebuyers are just not prepared when it comes to buying their first or a new home. On the surface, it may seem that taking out a mortgage is going to be easy. Often, the opposite is true. There are many people out there who are poorly prepared when it comes to taking out a loan. It's essential to...

From dark and moody to vibrant and bold, colorful design is gaining favor among homeowners ditching safe, neutral palettes to create more daring, dramatic spaces. Decorating with deeply saturated colors can be intimidating. Explore these ideas to welcome more bold colors into your home and create inviting spaces for living and entertaining. Walls of color. Say goodbye to beige and embrace the bold...

Waking up your lawn can be challenging, and there is added pressure if you want to put a home on the market. Early spring is one of the best times of the year to make your home look great. This busy season coincides with an uptick in activity in the real estate market, making it that much more critical for you to get your lawn back in great shape. Here are a few helpful tips for reviving your lawn...

Another year, another long...

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We as a culture associate particular years with particular events and trends.  2018 was a year of social movements and hashtags, a royal wedding, the Winter Olympics, and major Avengers cliff hangers.  It was such a dynamic stretch of time that we ask aloud how 2019 will match it? Grand events and worldwide markers like these are important, but we see equal value in news stories that are a little more...

We celebrated the launch of our new Gardner model at Beecher Walk in Orange.  Of course, food was...

Two weeks ago, we celebrated Southington’s Heidi Matusik on her attainment of the Real Estate Broker designation.  Today, we celebrate Cheshire’s John Ramadei on this same accomplishment. John has been a member of the Calcagni team since 2012, when he transitioned from a forty-year career in accounting and finance as a licensed CPA. When I decided to earn my Realtor's license and begin my career...

As a local real estate company, we like to believe that we have developed a strong presence and a positive reputation within our core communities.  We also like to believe that the quality of our people grounds our brand and perpetuates the happy associations our neighbors have with the name Calcagni.  We’re picky when we add to our team, and we’re pleased with the results. Joel Grossman fits into...

This article about Calcagni's Doug Blackwood originally appeared in the New Haven Register on 30 December 2018. Click here for the original article. After working in many facets of construction at a variety of different levels, Doug Blackwood turned in his hammer for his real estate license. This knowledge translated well into a real estate career, with experience from which Blackwood’s clients...