If you’ve ever walked into your garage, looked around, and thought, I don’t even know where to start, you’re in good company. I’ve heard that sentence more times than I can count over the last thirty-five years. Do you prefer watching? Here is a one-minute version of what I am about to say, but it […]
When Did Every Backyard Become a Homestead?
I’ve been selling real estate long enough to watch the language of marketing evolve. Every few years, a new word catches on, and before long, it seems to appear in every other listing. Kitchens become “chef’s kitchens.” Every floor plan is suddenly “open concept.” White cabinets and black hardware transform an ordinary colonial into a […]
America250: Stories from Home
When the Map Moved: The Joseph Moore House Imagine waking up one morning to discover that your address had changed. Not because you packed a moving truck or bought a new home, but because someone had redrawn the border. It sounds impossible today, yet for generations of the Moore family in Southwick, that was simply […]
What’s the Best Strategy for Selling Your Home? It Depends on Your Goals.
One of the questions I hear most often from homeowners is: “What’s the best way to sell my home?” After helping homeowners throughout Westfield, Southwick, Agawam, Granville, and the surrounding Western Massachusetts communities—as well as nearby towns like Granby, Suffield, and Simsbury in northwestern Connecticut—my answer is usually the same: It depends. The best strategy […]
America250: Stories from Home | The Kitchen Table at the Joseph Dewey House
Two hundred and fifty years ago, someone was sitting at a kitchen table inside the Joseph Dewey House on South Maple Street in Westfield. The house still stands today, quietly watching over a city that has changed in ways its first occupants could never have imagined. As our nation marks its 250th anniversary, I found […]
