The Northwest Vermont REALTOR® Association (NVRA) has released their Real Estate Market Report for December 2023. This includes three northern VT counties. The Northern VT report covers total listings, pending sales, days on market, closings and more. In short, sales are down for the month 36.4% over this time last year for closed property and […]
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Nov 2022 Real Estate Market Report for NW Vermont
The Northwest Vermont Realtor Association has released their November 2022 VT Real Estate Market Report for Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. In short; real estate inventory, pending sales and closed sales are down from this time last year for both single family homes and townhouses/condos. However market inventory for single family homes is minimally […]
Top 5 VT Potable Water Testing Mistakes to Avoid
Top Five VT Potable Water Testing Mistakes to Avoid Northern VT properties typically have their own private water supply, either a well or spring, and sometimes shared. Realtors help Vermonters with water testing. This may be for their buyer’s loan requirements. Or it may be for a seller who wants to ensure their property is […]
Franklin County Barn Quilts – Take a Sunday Drive!
Need to get out of the house? Take a drive of Franklin County Barn Quilts. First, no; they are not quilts keeping cows warm. The Franklin County Barn Quilt Trail consists of 300+ painted quilt blocks on structures in Franklin County and beyond, mapped for you to drive by. They are all visible from public […]
Sellers-Ditch the Dog Couch
Sellers. Yes, ditch the dog couch before listing. Seriously. Sure, most dogs prefer a human-size couch to a dog bed. And so, at some point, you got them their own. And floor space got smaller. Yes, that lumpy, beautiful, well-loved hair-ball couch is the best. Fast forward to now; you are selling your house. That […]
8 Good Reasons to Buy VT Property in Winter
8 Reasons to Buy VT Property by End of Year. The end of the year is a great time to buy a home! Here are eight reasons why: 1. Save on Taxes. Closing on a new home by December 31st allows you to deduct costs. Like closing fees, mortgage loan interest, property taxes and loan […]
Lamoille County Covered Bridges – A Sunday Drive!
“Truss me!” Driving Lamoille County VT Covered Bridges Lamoille County has twelve working covered bridges, the most of any Vermont county and most US counties. They offer examples of four truss systems over water bodies, including the Howe and the Burr. In Cambridge, you can drive through the Grist Mill or “Grand Canyon” covered Bridge, […]
Getting Ready to Sell Your #VT property? 5 Pro Tips
Getting Ready to List Your VT Property? Five Pro Tips. It’s hectic and demanding, this selling thing. So, if you are planning to list your VT property soon, consider these five things to make your adventure smooth. Edit all decor now. Let buyers see the rooms and the surfaces first, not your stuff. Live as […]
Garage Purge? Basement Clean out? Recycle it all properly in VT
Garage purge? Basement clean out? Vermonters may be basically familiar with VT’s 2014 Universal Recycling Law. The law covers everything you may ever want to get rid of, and diverts much from landfills, with a purpose. The law started addressing recycling cardboard, white paper, plastics, leaves and clean yard waste, metal, cans and glass bottles. […]
June 2022 Market Report for NW Vermont
The Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors has released their June 2022 Market Report for Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. Results include total listings, pending sales, days on market, closings and more. In a nutshell; new listings, pending sales and inventory are all down from a year ago. New buyers will nod knowingly as Listings […]