Holidays

You Ask, We Answer: How Should I Clean for Last Minute Guests? The holidays are wonderful in so many ways, but last minute guests can turn even the most festive mood into a stressful situation! Luckily, we here at Calcagni Real Estate know a few things about staging a home to look its best–and cleaning for last minute visitors is basically staging your home for your loved ones. The goal here is to...

You Ask, We Answer: How Can I Make My Holiday Guests Feel Welcome? The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and if you’ve got out-of-town guests staying in your Connecticut home this season, you may be feeling a little overwhelmed at the prospect of keeping everyone comfortable. No need to panic, however! At Calcagni Real Estate, we’re well acquainted with making others feel right at home. Here are...

You Ask, We Answer: How Can I Throw a Stress-Free Holiday Party? You’ve received the RSVPs to your holiday party–great! Entertaining is one of the best parts of the holiday season, but it can also be one of the most stressful. Between readying your home to prepping food, before you know it, the fun of having people can get lost in the shuffle. This year, take the pressure out of hosting your gathering...

You Ask, We Answer: How Do I Create a Chic Tablescape for the Holidays?   Here at Calcagni Real Estate, we can’t wait to gather with our loved ones in the coming months. With autumn’s chill blanketing our Connecticut homes lately, we’re reminded that the holidays are right around the corner! Before we know it, we’ll be trading ghosts and witches for turkeys and cornucopia, and that means...

Our Calcagni Wallingford REALTORS have been working hard getting their Christmas “shoebox” gifts ready to donate to the Wallingford Emergency Shelter. Each box consists of various toiletry items, gloves, hats, snacks, etc. Pink boxes will be given to women and blue for men...Just a little something to make this holiday season a little warmer for those down on their luck. The shelter has been filled...

If your property has languished on the market since summer or fall, we have some good news... Here are the top 10 Reasons to list your home during the holiday season: There is less inventory competition during the holidays. Winter prospects are more serious Buyers. Your home looks more inviting during the holidays. The conversion rate for houses listed to houses SOLD is much higher during these...