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Get Ready for Winter!

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Its important to take care of your home.

This fall has been a balmy one, but winter is coming. For homeowners living in colder climates, the waning hours of daylight signal the time to start readying the home for snowy days and bitter nights [...]

Doubling the Standard deduction does not help most homeowners

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Why Doubling the Standard Deduction Won’t Help Most Homeowners

One of the most talked-about provisions in the tax reform framework that the Trump Administration and Republican congressional leadership released a few weeks ago is the doubling of the standard deduction. Of all the changes the framework would make, this one is presented as

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Growing Vegetables Indoors!

Many homes have a sunny window, sun rooms or patio where house plants can soak up the winter sun. Vegetable plants can grow as well as your potted plants if you give them a little extra [...]

Meet the new "She Sheds"!

Remember the Man Cave? Well move over, now its time for the She Sheds!  

It’s been said that sheds are the answer to men’s ailments. But why should men have all the sheds? Every woman deserves a shed of her own — somewhere to retreat for some solitude, to create or grow, to write or paint, or just to enjoy the [...]

Why its a good idea to buy a home in 2017

With interest rates still low, but climbing, house prices rising in price and inventory at a low, its smart to buy now before you have to spend more money for the same property! “With more than 95% of first-time home buyers dependent on financing their home purchase, and a majority of first-time buyers reporting one or more financial [...]

FSBO's yield 6% less profit

For-sale-by-owners tend to sell their homes for lower prices than homes sold through traditional agents via the MLS, and in many cases below the average differential represented by the prevailing commission rate, according to a new study [...]

Chittenden County market Statistics

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The July 2017 Market Statistics for Chittenden County has some interesting results. The sold price for single family homes is up by 14.5% from last year. The inventory is 5.1% lower than last year. This makes a market that is both good for buyers and sellers. Contact me to enter this fabulous market!

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