Home Selling Team logo

Eastern Connecticut Real Estate Specialists

HST Home Selling Team

home inspection

Stop Treating Me Like S&%$!   How to Give your Septic System Some Love

alt tag

Your septic system is in most cases, unseen, unclean, and unloved.  Septic repairs and replacements can be a huge expense that buyers and sellers are forced to confront after a septic inspection reveals issues that will need to be negotiated before a sale will take place.  If you have city water and sewer you should still observe the [...]

What to Expect When You're Expecting a Home Inspection

Congratulations, Your Home is in Tip Top Shape

If you are a seller, be prepared to vacate the home for the duration of the inspection.  A typical inspection will take 2-3 hours for an averaged sized (2,000 square feet +/-) home.  The buyer(s) will meet the home inspector of their choice at the home.  The home inspector must be licensed, registered with the state and [...]

Are You Getting Gassed? It's National Radon Action Month

Radon Can Cause Lung Cancer

Yes, the government is shuttered this January 2019 but thankfully that will not prevent us from  recognizing January as  National Radon Action Month.  In spite of the  roll backs of environmental protections, you can take your own action to protect the health of yourself and your family from dangerous levels of radon in your home. 

The EPA [...]

Concrete Heat: CFSIC Launch Date, Recent Court Cases, Amended Real Estate Disclosures, Traveler's Insurance Steps Up

Foundation Issues

The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company (CFSIC) has announced a new launch date of January 10, 2019 for claim applications for Type 1 and Type 2 repairs.  After a robust comment period there were changes made to the original underwriting and claims management [...]