By Bill Primavera
How upset I was in early 2007 to witness the real estate bubble deflating at great speed and to be told by the experts that the bust would be deep and long lasting. “It may be 2014 before real estate
Read MoreBefore I married, I had a roommate named Tom who was an excellent artist and craftsman, a fellow who added more taste and style to our place than one normally would expect to find in an apartment with two bachelors.
Read MoreIt’s been a long time since I first heard and understood the meaning of the phrase “the devil is in the details,” which I really didn’t start to use until I became a homeowner. Since that time, I’m reminded of
Read MoreIn this week’s Home Guru column, the 200th written for The Examiner, I share some musings based on both practical and absurd observations made along the way. For an index of previously published articles, visit www.PrimaveraRealEstate.com and click on The
Read MoreNothing like a hurricane to get you thinking about things that normally are pushed to the back of the mind by the distractions of television, cell phones, Facebook and Twitter. Every home has a story, through good times and bad,
Read MoreThe memory I remember most vividly is Christmas when I was seven years old, living in a row home in Philadelphia. That was the year my parents suggested that I might have a holiday party and invite the neighborhood kids
Read MoreLife is full of coincidences and synchronicity that never cease to amaze me. Sometimes I laugh to myself when I find that something I learned or questioned a lifetime ago returns to serve me when I need it. For instance,
Read MoreAh, landlords, you gotta love ‘em. And tenants love ‘em, too. Considering some of the horror stories we hear, witnessed by the number of landlord/tenant dispute advisory websites, should they ever meet? Mostly, it would seem that landlords and tenants
Read MoreOne of my favorite quotes ever is that of John Kenneth Galbraith, the great economist who said, “The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology respectable.” Well, here’s a theory for projecting the housing/economic forecast that may have
Read More“Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” I am coming clean to reveal that I am in the latter category. Flatteringly enough, it has been suggested that I write a book as The Home Guru, but the prospect has
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