A young couple entered the office lobby with a spark of excitement in their eyes. You could sense that the prospect of an important new step in their lives was causing some measure of uncertainty, overshadowed by the exhilaration of knowing they had reached a place in their lives where this sort of venture was [...]

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Summer time… Even when there is no vacation in sight, summer calls forth that part of us that knows how to relax and how to dream. There is a fragrance to summer, not only in the air, but also in the sights and sounds it brings about. This fragrance revives us and often inspires the [...]

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     Our dreams are truly within reach. The details, fine print and red tape are but the texture woven into the fabric of the actions that link our first thought of something new to its manifestation.

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I asked Elaine Flynn, founder and president of Stowe Mountain Concierge, what sort of services she offers home buyers and sellers? Elaine – For prospective home buyers, I can arrange accommodations and logistics when folks come to town to look at properties, and can help answer many questions. Once they actually own a home, I [...]

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What was quaint and attractive and featured in Better Homes and Gardens? The 140-square-foot house Gregory Johnson, co-founder of the Small House Society, inhabited from 2003 to 2009. A WalletPop article makes an interesting observation: “As home values sink and utility costs climb, tiny houses have captured the imagination of devotees of diminutive living… Clutter? [...]

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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 [...]

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Step 2 How to skip a rock: Select a rock that is round, flat and smooth. Stand at the edge of placid water. Hold the rock flat side down, curling your index around the edge. Aim the rock as though you were going to make it fly across the surface of the water. Throw with [...]

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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 [...]

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While house hunting, we tend to place a lot of our attention on the details that pertain specifically to the dwelling. We want the kitchen to feel just right, the garage to be large enough for tools, perhaps even a workshop and the backyard to offer a sense of privacy. We might be concerned with [...]

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“I don’t think this recession is anywhere near over,” he said, “I was going to try to sell my house this year, but am afraid I won’t be able to buy again. You probably can’t relate to this so much since you’ve been renting for so long. I never liked renting. I don’t know what [...]

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