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Real Estate Agent - Portfolio Properties Group
This blog draws on 30 years of real estate experience to provide a resource for prospective home owners and sellers of waterfront properties, country estates, and luxury homes in Litchfield County, CT.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
While lighting may account for only 25 percent of a home's electric bill, it is the type of energy homeowners can most readily see. As such, as a nation we are preoccupied with heightening light efficiency. There is an unexpected technology that can dramatically decrease lighting costs, but beca...
02/12/2008
Understanding a place's history is a tremendously important aspect of being a good resident of your particular town and enjoying the pride of place that accompanies living in lovely Litchfield County. In this light, every now and then I like to give a brief historical background of some of Litchf...
02/07/2008
As a complement to my recent post on green building, I´d like to take a moment to recognize the achievements of a Litchfield County Town that is doing its part to ensure a healthier, environmentally sounder future. I´d heard talk about the work being done in Washington, Connecticut, but didn´t k...
02/06/2008
Working as a Litchfield County realtor I am fortunate enough to be exposed to some truly spectacular homes. Though I see beautiful homes I every day, I most deeply enjoy brokering lakefront properties. As an avid waterfront property lover, take it from me--this elegant home located on Goshen´s W...
02/05/2008
As a real estate broker I spend more than half of my day thinking and talking about buildings. I am passionate about beautiful homes and commercial properties, so the time spent on buildings is a pleasure for me, and I hope in this blog, maybe for you! In this post I´d like to talk a little more...
02/04/2008
The recent sale of an estate in Kent may bode well for this year’s sale of lakefront homes. A 47-acre estate in Kent, Connecticut, situated on a 130-acre private lake, has gone for $11,099,999. This staggering figure is a record for a Litchfield County residential land sale. The property is well ...
01/28/2008
Last month The Intelligent Community Forum announced its Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year. To win the title of “Intelligent Community,” the site must prove a model for economic development in the 21st Century by providing broadband technologies and secure local government support as ...
01/28/2008
The National Association of Realtors has been busy, lately, and receiving a lot of good press from my friends at Realty Times, to boot! This week I read that thanks to the NAR’s fervent lobbying the White House and House leaders have agreed to include higher conforming loan limits in an economic ...
01/28/2008
Since it was first identified in a Southern Connecticut community in 1975, Lyme disease has become endemic. Most of the Northeastern United States has reported cases, and has begun to affect many regions in other parts of the country. Since 1991 reported cases have doubled and continued to rise a...
01/28/2008
At Portfolio Properties Group we are lucky enough to deal with exceptional properties every day. From time to time, I like to post particularly striking homes here on my blog. This airy contemporary in Harwinton is such an example. Situated on 37 acres overlooking Lake Harwinton, the property boa...
01/23/2008
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This blog draws on 30 years of real estate experience to provide a resource for prospective home owners and sellers of waterfront properties, country estates, and luxury homes in Litchfield County, CT.