Buyer tips

Buying a home can be intimidating if you are not familiar with the terms used throughout the process.  Let’s Connect so you can have an expert guide you through every step and trusted advice for any questions that may come up along the way. Hello, my name is Steve Schappert.  I am the Connecticut Real Estate Broker.… Continue Reading Key Terms For Connecticut Home Buyers

For the first time in a long time, the number of newly listed homes is beginning to rise. In their latest monthly release, realtor.com reveals the number of existing homes entering the market has increased for two months in a row (this comes after six months of declines). Here’s a graph showing the monthly new listings going back… Continue Reading Did Your Connecticut Dream Home Just Come on the Market?

Click Above For Instant Access. Some Connecticut Millennials still believe they will never be able to afford a down payment. This isn’t true! Let’s get together to talk about homeownership- it isn’t as much of a stretch as you may think!  Millennial Home Buyers! Millennial Home Buyers. People born between 1980’s and early 2000’s… Continue Reading Connecticut Millennial Home Buyers Guide For Spring 2022

 Ever wonder why so many songs mention “home”?  Everyone wants to go home, Back to the place where they belong, And where their love has always been enough. Are you in the market to buy a home in Connecticut. Connecticut has been home to me for over 50 years. East, west, north and south,… Continue Reading Home, back to the place you belong

Don’t give up the search just because you haven’t found a home that checks every box. Let’s connect to see which of your “must haves” can be accomplished after you purchase. The saying “Your perfect home is the one you perfect after you buy” underscores an important concept in homeownership – that making a house… Continue Reading Your Perfect Home Is the One You Perfect After You Buy

Rents have increased significantly this year. The latest National Rent Report from Apartmentlist.com shows rents are rising at a rate much higher than the three years leading up to the pandemic: “Since January of this year, the national median rent has increased by a staggering 16.4 percent. To put that in context, rent growth from January to September averaged just 3.4… Continue Reading Connecticut Renters Missed Out on $51,500 or More This Past Year

 15 15UTC julio 15UTC 2021  Mitos sobre la compra, Compradores de vivienda por primera vez, Para los compradores, Tasas de interés, Compradores de casa mas grande, Precios La semana pasada, Fannie Mae publicó su índice ‘Home Purchase Sentiment’ (HPSI por sus siglas en inglés). Aunque la encuesta mostró que el 77 % de los encuestados creen que es un “buen momento para vender”, también confirma… Continue Reading Profundizando en las mayores preocupaciones de los compradores de hoy

Are you clamoring for extra rooms or a more functional floorplan in your house? Maybe it’s time to make a move. If you’ll be able to work remotely for the long-term or your overall needs have simply changed, it’s a great time to sell your house and move up. Why? With mortgage rates in their… Continue Reading Dreaming of a Bigger Connecticut Home? Why Not Buy It This Year?