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Looking for investment properties to add to your portfolio? Contact DMK Realty in Darien, Connecticut for local knowledge and experience. DMK providing step by step real estate assistance for buyers, sellers, builders, landlords and tenants.  How To Calculate Real Estate Rates of Returns Calculat...

ActiveRain Members Make 2016 Best Real Estate Blog Award's List.  Congratulations to the ActiveRain members who made the top 87 Realtor Blogs of 2016 that was compiled by David Feldberg at the Coastal Real Estate Group in Newport Beach, California. Here are a few of the ActiveRain blogger that ma...

Greening Your Property Checklist There are many different checklists for greening your property be them commercial, residential or rental properties but they all have the same basic break down with such categories as: Solid Waste Reduction. Recycling Standards. Energy Conservation. Water Conserva...

January is National Radon Action Month and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages all Americans to test the air in their homes for the presence of radioactive radon gas.Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from the decay of uranium in the ground. Nearly all soils contain some ...

2016 Cost vs. Value Report by Remodeling Magazine.The 2016 edition of Cost vs. Value Report by Remodeling Magazine is out and it shows that there is a slight gain in remodeling project’s payback with an average of 64.4% of a projects cost getting recouped if the home sells in one year. The report...

Home Prices Up, 8 Out of 23 Towns in Fairfield County, Ct. - 2015.With data collected from the local Multiple Listing Services (MLS) of Fairfield County shows that average single family home sale prices have risen when compared to 2014 in 8 out of the 23 towns. Westport - 6.2% Darien – 5.4% Westo...

Great advice if you live in Connecticut or any other part of the USA. The Home Appraisal process of valuation is a long complicated set of procedures that is broken down into eight basic elements at Home Appraisal Process Step by Step.For answers to FAQ go to FAQ’s about Appraisals for Home Buyer...

Smartphone Repairs ~ Cracked Screen, Water Damage @ Device ERx.DeviceERx can repair your Apple or Android smartphones, tablets and IPod at reasonable rates with a quick day or two turn around. They can repair almost any damage device cheaper than it would cost to buy new with such repairs as: Wat...

Here in Connecticut and the East Coast there is a movement towards energy efficient homes that range from the Energy Star Home all the way up to Net Zero Homes. There are many programs to help you reach a goal where a home can use much less energy than current homes. One of the main program is ca...

“AgriHoods” ~ Farm to Table Neighborhoods. Agrihoods are a new type of neighborhood that brings farm-to-table living right to your front door. These neighborhoods are not being built around a golf course or pools but around working farms that are maintained by professional farm hands. These new c...