Home Guru

By Bill Primavera In an age when the wealth of human knowledge and culture can be accessed through a tile-sized tablet, many people would assume that we no longer have any need for a library in the home. This does

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I show homes that have various types of yards and gardens. Especially when a client is from the city, I am always sure to point out the care and maintenance that is required outside.

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I find that some home sales can be particularly interesting, as much for the small details as well as the big issues. A case in point is the subject of fixtures in a house

By Bill Primavera Recently I read a reference to a “Sears home” and was reminded of my experience with this bit of nostalgia in the American home sketchbook. As a realtor who works very much in the present, I nevertheless

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I always look for special features a home might offer in attracting a buyer and I’m sure to include them in the listing’s descriptive remarks. As I opened the door to my kitchen pantry

By Bill Primavera Am I terminally weird or is everybody like me in wanting to surround ourselves in our homes with highly personal things that remind, motivate and inspire us to achieve certain goals? As a realtor, I know well

From time to time, The Home Guru picks out snippets from columns that readers have enjoyed. Here is a sampling from past Home Guru articles.  By Bill Primavera  Bathroom Reading I’ve never understood the practice of placing reading material next

By Bill Primavera You’d never know it to meet me today, but I was born with some kind of neurological condition that resulted in my reaching the age of five without speaking a word. That was in the days before

By Bill Primavera How many times, I wonder, have my wife Margaret and I targeted the next Monday to start a new diet? It would be impossible to calculate, but this time around, as I ponder all the reasons that