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Prepare Your Home For Winter!

Today it was about 25 degrees when I woke up. It was a quick reminder that we are entering the cold months in Connecticut and that there are some basic things we can do to protect our homes.

1) Be sure your gutters are clear. There have been a lot of leaves blowing around and if your gutters are clogged they can create an ice dam. If the water freezes in the gutter in can crawl back up under the roof shingles and then melt and leak into your attic causing all kinds of problems.

2) Check Plumbing. First off, be sure you know how to turn off your water main in case there is a major leak. Double check that if you have any exposed pipes that they are insulated. If you do leave the home for an extended period of time, be sure you set the thermostat to at least 55 degrees.

Snapshot of Windsor CT Real Estate

Current Active Listings: 131

Current Average Listing Price: $274,184

New Listings This Week: 9

Current Properties Under Deposit: 42

Properties Closed In Last 30 Days: 20

Average Sale Price Of Homes Sold In Last 30 Days: $216,315

Average Sale Price Of Homes Sold In Last 365 Days: $242,412

It would appear that prices in Windsor continue to drop but still not as much as in some other towns. Selling a home now in Windsor, Connecticut or any of the surrounding towns takes a keen sense of the market to avoid overpricing or underpricing your property.

The Big Money Grab...

The whole "bailout" has been fascinating and depressing. American taxpayers are going to be paying the bills to support a political publicity stunt for generations to come.

The news also isn't good for the housing market. By the government falsely supporting housing prices through injecting federal dollars they are only interfering with a market system that self corrects when necessary. This is only setting us up for harder crash later on.

Also - the idea that the only homeowners eligible for assistance have to be 90 days behind. First, that is unfair to those that need help but have been doing everything they can to stay current with their payments. Second, it will inevitably lead to some people thinking they will automatically be eligible if they don't pay for the next 90 days only to be wrong and end up losing their homes.