How to Avoid Risk in Real Estate & In General

Photo’s with the Easter Bunny at the Danbury Fair Mall in Danbury, CT!  Easter is early this year, March 27th and preparations are in full swing. If you’d like a photo of your child with the Easter Bunny, visit the Danbury Fair Mall anytime between now and March 26th. Please see details below:  E...

  INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY  MARCH 8TH, 2016  When I was growing up in Europe, Women’s Day was always “religiously” celebrated on March 8th, but there was no Mother’s Day. Here in the U.S., we celebrate Mother’s Day in a big way and only sort of acknowledge International Women’s Day. Being a moth...

March 8, 2016 is World Tennis Day!   March 8, 2016 is World Tennis Day! This event has been celebrated every year since 2008, usually at the end of February or in early March. At local tennis clubs, various tennis activities are organized to mark the day. On a more grand scale, New York City is c...

FISHIN’… ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON… ALMOST LIKE GROOVIN’ ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON?   Photo by Olga Beautiful, leisurely Sunday afternoon. Seems to be a good time for men and birds to be out fishing on lovely Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida, right by the Julia Tuttle Causeway.  Note the difference in fish...

I’VE HAD THESE HIKING BOOTS FOR OVER 40 YEARS!   Does that make me a hipster, a hoarder, a miser or a prudent investor in value?  These are sturdy, good quality, “real” hiking boots that I got for the great outdoors at my week-end/summer home by Candlewood Lake in Connecticut… years ago, when I w...

I love my grasses! Ornamental grasses are most satisfying even to an amateur gardener, they rarely disappoint. With minimal care, these forgiving plants tend to come back year after year in full glory. Each season offers a slightly different presentation. Even in colder climates, throughout the w...

  HOME SALES AND PRICES IN NEWTOWN, CT for February, 2016 Real estate market data for Newtown, CT provided by Olga Simoncelli, Broker-Owner of Veritas Prime Real Estate. Here’s a brief look at the state of the real estate market in Newtown, CT as of today, February 23, 2016 as it pertains to SING...

February 23rd is National Play Tennis Day! Tennis is an Olympic sport, yet it can be played by all ages and at all levels, unlike ski jumping, for example. Children can start at around age 3 or 4, with special small rackets, train with smaller nets and now even many regular courts are lined with...

TENNIS COURTS IN CONNECTICUT  Tennis people are always looking for tennis courts and for strong hitting partners. If you’ve played tennis, you know it’s fun, athletic, good stress-reliever and… it’s somewhat addictive, in a good way. Tennis is certainly never boring as there are always new levels...

CONDO SALES IN DANBURY, CT WHAT’S SELLING AND AT WHAT PRICE?  Condo Prices and Sales in Danbury, CT  January 2015 - January 2016  Real Estate data for Danbury, CT provided by Olga Simoncelli, Broker-Owner of Veritas Prime Real Estate.  During the period of January 2015 to January 2016 a total of ...