By Bill Primavera Sometimes when two people decide to get married or live together, the going can be tough in combining tastes for furnishing and decoration, especially among those who have lived … [Read more...]

By Bill Primavera When it comes time to sell a house, there are many issues to be addressed to make it attractive to prospective buyers, from curb appeal to functionality of all systems. Realtors … [Read more...]

By Bill Primavera Our homes are where we eat, sleep, play, sometimes work and store things we’ve finished using but somehow can’t bear to throw away. There are many reasons we may want to hold … [Read more...]

By Bill Primavera It has always been my firm belief that all of us require a refuge for quiet time, for meditation or prayer at home. While enjoying a wine tasting one evening with some realtor … [Read more...]

By Bill Primavera Many years ago, I wrote a column with the long title, “The Raised Ranch, Love It, Leave It or Change It.” I described how since its explosive development in tract housing, … [Read more...]

By Bill Primavera Can the name of your street influence the perception of your home and its value? The thought occurred to me a while back when I read a newspaper report about a complaint among … [Read more...]

By Bill Primavera “Don’t even bother to show me anything that doesn’t have a new kitchen…you’d be wasting your time and mine,” said the wonderfully assertive woman who called my real estate … [Read more...]

By Bill Primavera Depending on which statistics are to be believed, perhaps more than 50 percent of us today decide not to heed the Bible’s warning in Matthew: “What God hath joined together, let … [Read more...]

By Bill Primavera Recently I was made aware that I’m probably a noisy person. Not to myself so much, but maybe to others. More and more, if I’m watching television in one room and my wife is in … [Read more...]