Recent discussions in Tolland CT regarding the potential siting of a state-operated juvenile detention facility have sparked community interest and raised important questions about land use, transparency, and local [...]
The Town of Mansfield, CT has completed its 2024 property tax revaluation, and new home assessment notices will be mailed out by March 10, 2025. These updated assessments determine your property taxes, but what if your home’s value has been [...]
I recently read about a CT homeowner who discovered that a $1.5 million dollar home was being built by a developer on a vacant lot that he owned for 70 years after a forged deed prompted a fraudulent sale. The developer, who claims he was unaware he was not buying the land from the real landowner, may be out hundreds of thousands of [...]
Coming in Hot! How to care for your paved driveway in the summer
I recently had the top part of my driveway replaced in front of the garage and because the remainder was still in excellent condition after 20 years, had an “overlay” over the remainder. Not once in the 12 years I have lived here have I thought about the driveway or [...]
“I am really disappointed and quite frankly a little angry. My husband and I went to go look at 27 Snipsic Lake Road in Ellington, CT. We were going to make an offer, but thankfully my husband did some digging and found out the house has a foundation issue. I think it is sneaky and probably illegal not to disclose that information to
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As a local real estate company in Mansfield we are experiencing increasing contact with homeowners new to the pending claimant status at Connecticut Foundation Solutions Idemnity Company (CFSIC). Confusion abounds about the meaning of this status and the implications for sellers and buyers.
Although CFSIC has been very clear about what a pending claimant is and is not, it seems people are either not reading or failing to grasp the concise and plentiful information that flows [...]
In the most simplified of terms a Hubbard Clause means you make an offer on another home contingent on finding a qualified buyer for your existing home. In other words, you need to [...]
Sellers are facing life changing decisions as they navigate the crumbling basement epidemic plaguing their homes and their neighbors. Many homeowners with homes just 10-15 years old are testing positive for pyrrhotite via a core test or a visual inspection and are undecided about what to do next. Some owners can stay and hope for more [...]
The annual report and audit report for Connecticut Foundations Solutions Idemnity Company (CFSIC) was published recently on the CFSIC website and it is chock full of information and some great infographics that convey the information in a concise and easy to read format. Here are some takeaways:
40 Number of Northeast CT towns affected
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