Demo Day
We mentioned in our December blog a couple of local businesses with live demonstrations—Laughing Moon Chocolates and Ziemke Glassblowing Studios. In our quest to introduce you to all Stowe has to offer, we’re taking a closer look at these fine local businesses. Situated on Main Street, Laughing Moon Chocolates is a small business that produces … Read More
Posted onPenny Saver
We’re back after our December break and are rested up for a new year of fun. After all the frivolity of the holiday season, you may be feeling a financial pinch and wondering about ways to tighten your belt (figuratively) so you can still get a start on buying that house or fixing the one … Read More
Posted onThe Snowman Cometh
My back is sore—for good reason, mind you—but sore nonetheless. It’s not the annoyingly pointless Sisyphus-pushing-the-rock-up-the-hill type sore. Oh no. This is I’m-accomplishing-something-and-am-ready-for-more-please-ma’am type; the we’re-learning-new-skills-excited type, if you will. With the appearance of snow last week, it has now officially become time to get the house ready for winter. Not that it hasn’t already … Read More
Posted onRenting Vs Buying
Recently read an article on CNBC that talks about the Buying a home vs renting a home as an investment. Regarding Professor Rich Arzaga comments as to renting vs. Ownership, while renting may appear to be a more efficient use of your money, ownership is clearly the big winner for individuals( most of us) who … Read More
Posted onHow About Higher Standards for Lenders & Borrowers?
“Loose lending practices seen during the housing bubble allowed 5 million renters to become homeowners …the market is in the protracted process of evicting this group.”- Bloomberg Businessweek This statement offers much to think about. While it is true that all of us, at some point in our lives, make decisions that are not necessarily … Read More
Posted onMemorabilia, Clutter & Things
Real Estate is a fascinating industry, rich with lessons about economic and social trends, lifestyle, choices, transitions, priorities and values. Just as each of us seeks a career path that matches our skills and interests, so do we seek living spaces that match our vision of what it is we need around us in order … Read More
Posted onAll Aboard!
When asked how they would feel about seeing public transportation become a part of their rural community, Vermonters react in various ways. Some welcome the idea. Others, mostly former city-dwellers who do not wish to encounter vestiges of the city life, boldly announce, “If I see one public bus on my road, I’ll hop on … Read More
Posted onEvery Good Citizen
“Where liberty is, there is my country.” – Benjamin Franklin “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.” – John F. Kennedy “Liberty is the great parent … Read More
Posted onReal Estate Bites
Let’s say you are contemplating buying your first home ever. So you made yourself your favorite tuna sandwich, with the homemade bread you get every Sunday at the local Farmers’ Market. There is something grounding and comforting about those hand-carved slices, the dark green lettuce that spills out from every side and the tall glass … Read More
Posted onMosaic
She had always known this: Some day, it would happen to her. She would be walking up to a home with prospective buyers, and everything would stop. At that precise moment, the professional suite pant, the brand new, state-of-the-art Netbook tucked under her arm, and her natural talent for making sense of details and numbers … Read More
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