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By Bill Primavera Around this time of year, I start to see large paper bags filled with leaves parked by the roadside, and I have two thoughts. First, I regret that I no longer have the occasion to rake leaves,

By Bill Primavera It’s been almost five years since I gave up two-story living in a colonial single-family house for a one-floor luxury condo. The most noticeable difference during that time is that I’ve gained weight! For most of my

By Bill Primavera Last week, I got really ticked when my heating and air conditioning system suddenly went on the fritz after only five years of service. I’m always impressed when I learn about how homeowners get long-term service from

By Bill Primavera Judy Garland (as Dorothy Gale) said it best in “The Wizard of Oz:” There’s no place like home. Never has that rung truer than during the past few months when all of us have been quarantined in

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I am very aware that many of our city neighbors are traveling north to seek housing that is more distanced from the teeming crowds that make Manhattan one of the most exciting cities in

By Bill Primavera My homebuying history involves three purchases. The first was a wonderful town home in the historic neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. The second was a large historic home in northern Westchester and my current residence is in a

By Bill Primavera The intended headline for this piece contained that short, sweet word that always catches our attention, especially when it involves the foibles of some of our politicians. But my wife suggested that I not use that word

By Bill Primavera After enduring the “blues” of a battered economy for the past few years, enduring “black” moods because many of us find ourselves in the “red,” or  perhaps we’re “green” with envy of those doing better than we,

By Bill Primavera How well I remember criticism once from someone that at first I took badly, but was later flattered by it. The comment was, “He thinks he knows everything about everything, but he only knows a little about