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Dec. 9, 2021

Don't Believe Everything You Read: The Truth Many Headlines Overlook In Connecticut

Don’t Believe Everything You Read: The Truth Many Headlines Overlook In Connecticut

Don't Believe Everything You Read: The Truth Many Headlines Overlook | MyKCM

There are a lot of questions right now regarding the real estate market as we head into 2022. The forbearance program is coming to an end and mortgage rates are beginning to rise.

With all of this uncertainty ...

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Nov. 1, 2021

If Housing Affordability Is About the Money, Don't Forget This In Connecticut

If Housing Affordability Is About the Money, Don’t Forget This In Connecticut

If Housing Affordability Is About the Money, Don’t Forget This. | MyKCM

There are many non-financial benefits of buying your own home. However, today’s headlines seem to be focusing primarily on the financial aspects of homeownership – specifically affordability. Many articles are making the claim that it’s not affordable to ...

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Oct. 8, 2021

Fall and Holiday Décor Listing Tips In Connecticut

Fall and Holiday Décor Listing Tips 

 

If you have your home on the market, it’s natural to want to create the perfect environment for potential homebuyers. This includes not only professional staging services but also time-honored tips like freshly baked treats and seasonal décor. As we transition from summer ...

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Sept. 20, 2021

5 Tips for Making Your Best Offer In Connecticut

5 Tips for Making Your Best Offer In Connecticut

5 Tips for Making Your Best Offer | MyKCM

In today’s sellers’ market, standing out as a buyer is critical. Multi-offer scenarios and bidding wars are the norm due to the low supply of houses for sale and high buyer demand. If you’re buying this fall, you’ll want every advantage, especially ...

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Sept. 13, 2021

Hunting for a New Home In Connecticut?

Hunting for a New Home In Connecticut?

House hunting has become a contact sport over the past year. The idealized vision of a leisurely Saturday morning reviewing open houses and plotting the day’s tours over lattes and croissants is a thing of the past. While popping into the local open ...

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Sept. 10, 2021

Understanding Your Options To Aviod Foreclousre In Connecticut

Understand Your Options To Avoid Foreclosure In Connecticut

Understand Your Options To Avoid Foreclosure | MyKCM

Even though experts agree there’s no chance of a large-scale foreclosure crisis, there are a number of homeowners who may be coming face-to-face with foreclosure as a possibility. And while the overall percentage of homeowners at risk is decreasing with time (see ...

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Sept. 8, 2021

5 Reasons Today's Housing Market Is Anything but Normal In Connectiuct

5 Reasons Today’s Housing Market Is Anything but Normal I Connecticut

5 Reasons Today's Housing Market Is Anything but Normal | MyKCM

There are many headlines out there that claim we’re reverting to a more normal real estate market. That would indicate the housing market is returning to the pre-pandemic numbers we saw from 2015-2019. But that’s not happening. The market ...

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Sept. 6, 2021

Pre-Listing Renovation Packages In Connecticut

Pre-Listing Renovation Packages

One of the first things most potential home sellers do is view their home with a critical eye to determine what, if any, changes or renovations they should make before listing. Buyers love a turn-key home and often a few simple changes can mean thousands of dollars ...

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Sept. 3, 2021

What Buyers and Sellers Need To Know About the Appraisal Gap In CT

What Buyers and Sellers Need To Know About the Appraisal Gap In Connecticut

What Buyers and Sellers Need To Know About the Appraisal Gap | MyKCM

It’s economy 101 – when supply is low and demand is high, prices naturally rise. That’s what’s happening in today’s housing market. Home prices are appreciating at near-historic rates, and that’s creating some challenges when it comes ...

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Sept. 2, 2021

Why 2021 Is Still the Year To Sell Your House In Connecticut

Why 2021 Is Still the Year To Sell Your House In Connecticut

Why 2021 Is Still the Year To Sell Your House | MyKCM

If you’re trying to decide whether or not to sell your house, in Connecticut this is the time to think seriously about making a move. Fannie Mae’s recent Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) reveals the number of ...

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