By Bill Primavera
By Bill Primavera As I sit at home with all the comforts that make me happy, I am isolated from the outside world. With COVID-19 now ravaging much of the globe, there is no other option but to stay inside.
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Last week, I detailed a few ways that the coronavirus may impact the housing market. In the second part of this column, here are several more potential consequences. Rents will fall for some, but finding units that
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera A while back, I wrote a column about doorknobs that I thought was comical. It included one of my wife’s famous Lithuanian sayings, “I visited my friends only to kiss the doorknob,” which translates simply that they
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Long before I became a realtor, I was first and foremost a homeowner, beset with all the challenges of upgrading an old, historic home. Most of the projects I tackled as a young man gave me the
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Many years ago, when my wife and I discovered our dream home in the country, we were delighted that we could figure out a way to turn a one-and-a-half-story saltbox wing with all original 18th century details
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera After almost a half-century of living with my wife Margaret, we frequently like to reminisce about experiences we’ve shared and keepsakes we’ve gathered together. That included collectibles of all varieties, whether antiques, such as the 19th century
Read MoreWhile most people move an average of five to seven years, there are those who remain in the same home for the long term. Some might consider this situation dull and uneventful, but as someone who has lived most of
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Benjamin Moore has just announced its color of the year: First Light, a delicate pink. I don’t think my wife and I have ever painted any of our rooms a delicate pink, although I had always thought
Read MoreThis week’s Home Guru is an updated column from several years ago. By Bill Primavera You don’t have to be a realtor, as am I, to appreciate – or be perplexed by – a whole world of activities and terms
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera As a realtor, I take care to point out to buyer clients the various possibilities for that “extra” room that might be utilized as a den, office or guest room. If the luxury of a guest room
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