We're very excited for our Calcagni "Open House Blitz", Sunday, September 12th... featuring lots of houses with great values & at great prices! Look for our display ad in Sunday's papers! Also, be sure check all of our Open Houses at...
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The New Haven Register recently featured an article on one of the New Construction projects Calcagni Associates represents; located in Cheshire- Platt Plane. Two homes to be built.. an outstanding value for superior craftsmanship, high quality finishes and amenities, located in the heart of Cheshire... Click on the following link to view the article: NHR Article To view all of our new construction...
U.S. borrowers can get the cheapest mortgages this year, thanks to worries over European debt, and that could keep homebuyers active even after the expiration of a tax credit designed to lift sales. Mortgage rates fell to their lowest level of the year this week as yields on U.S. government securities fell, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Fixed mortgage rates tend to follow the yield of 10-year Treasury...
We were pleasantly surprised to see New Haven, CT, featured in a segment on the TODAY Show, as one of the top 10 cities where you can find a good value on a home. Real estate expert Barbara Corcoran talks to TODAY's Ann Curry about the top 10 cities where you can get the most bang for your buck. Check out the video link...
It's no secret that home staging can play a huge role in how much you get for you house. Sometimes it feels like you have to renovate the whole place to make it presentable, but it's not true! I know I've had great success with these three simple tips. 1. Get Rid of Your Clutter The best thing you can do for your home isn't in buying fancy new things, it's about getting rid of some. This includes...
Two of our Cheshire agents, Carol Loehmann & Chris Baillie, are participating in the "99.1 WPLR Radiothon" to benefit The Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital. Radiothon is going on Wednesday, August 5th and Thursday, August 6th. Call 877-87-TOMMY (877-878-6669) to donate or go online http://wplr.com/radiothon Carol & Chris, you Rock! Posted by:...
It's time for this year's "Record-Journal Reader's Choice Awards!" Don't forget to vote for your favorite Real Estate Agency and Real Estate Agent. :-) http://readerschoice.myrecordjournal.com/ (All entries must be received by...
Earlier this month I had a real estate counseling session with a young couple looking to purchase their first home and the term “PITI” came up in our conversation. We’ve all grown accustomed to asking our buyers to speak directly with a lender first to get “pre-qualified” for a mortgage and we’ve gotten away from having to explain this acronym, which stands for principal, interest, taxes and...
I am currently working with a wonderful couple who are first time buyers. They entered the Real Estate market thinking that they would quickly find their first home. What a surprise they had when they were out-bid on 6 different houses! . You might think this is because they "low balled" each offer they put in, and in fact they did on the first one, but they quickly realized that the homes for sale in...
If you've asked yourself lately, ”What can my country do for me?" ask no longer and call your Calcagni Associates REALTOR to make that home purchase you have been putting off. President Obama’s American Recovery and Investment Act signed into law on Feb 17, 2009 provided first time home buyers a unique opportunity to receive up to $8,000 in the form of a credit when purchasing a home between Jan 1 and...