By Bill Primavera This past Sunday in The New York Times was an article entitled “Clutter is Good for You,” which I suppose illustrates that an argument can be made in favor of anything you can imagine.  The case for

By Bill Primavera You never know where you’re going to find useful information to help with that glorious (and sometimes challenging) job of being a homeowner.  As I coast the internet, sometimes I find the most useful information, mostly from

By Bill Primavera You’d never know it to meet me today but I was born with some kind of neurological condition that resulted in my reaching the age of five without speaking a word. That was in the days before

By Bill Primavera This time of year, I always become more aware of fire safety. The U.S. Fire Administration reports that the number of open-flame fires on Christmas Day is more than double the average, and New Year’s Day runs

By Bill Primavera Readers of this column have probably, like me, been spending a lot more time at home than before the outbreak of COVID-19 two years ago. While there have been few positive points and a lot of low

By Bill Primavera Real estate experts will tell you that the single most important factor to homebuyers is location, over and above the home itself. And logic will tell you that you can change anything about a house, but its

By Bill Primavera Almost every day, on my way home in my car, I pass a property with a big “For Sale by Owner” sign, (known in the real estate game as a FSBO – pronounced FIZZ-bo) – and it

By Bill Primavera In real estate, love letters have an entirely different meaning and purpose.  Rather than seeking to win hearts, love letters in this case are drafted and sent from prospective buyers to sellers to try and win preference

By Bill Primavera It’s almost too late in the season to write about the consideration of exterior paint colors, but with some unseasonably warm weather, it’s not quite too late.  House painting experts say it should be at least 50