by Barb Bottitta | Dec 30, 2011 | Featured Stories, For Buyers, For Sellers, Home Ownership, Region
As 2011 draws to a close and we are ready to ring in 2012, home buyers and sellers are wondering how the real estate market this year compared to last year. Are we better off than this time last year as a whole? Were home sales up over last year? Were more first...
by Barb Bottitta | Dec 23, 2011 | Featured Stories, For Buyers, Home Ownership
5 Ways to RAISE Your Credit Score and LOWER Your Payments Watch on your mobile device Pay Off YOUR Debt, NOW! The only way to raise a credit score is to pay off your debt or at least reduce it to an acceptable level! I recommend paying off high interest rate credit...
by Barb Bottitta | Dec 19, 2011 | Featured Stories, Home Ownership
Just as the housing-boom spurred home builders into adding square footage and opulent features to homes, so has the economic downturn caused big home builders and small architecture firms to re-evaluate their designs and opt for a more practical modern home. You can...
by Barb Bottitta | Dec 16, 2011 | Featured Stories, For Buyers, For Sellers, Region
As 2011 comes to a close, I’m reminded of the quote from the Dickens classic “Tale of Two Cities” – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The news media pummeled us with doom and gloom about the local and national...
by Barb Bottitta | Dec 12, 2011 | Entertainment, Family, Featured Stories, Outdoors, Region
The year 2011 brought many “firsts” to many people’s lives. Maybe you got married for the first time, had your first child, bought your first house, or found yourself in a sticky financial situation for the first time. Well, in the hopes of...
