Broker Liane Lombardi has earned the Five Star Real Estate Award for the 8th time, including the past 7 years. This client service award is based on interviews with past year clients and her photo and info are in the March Connecticut Magazine, with a circulation of over 220,000, available in stores now. If you’d prefer that a...

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With the right preparation, you can host a comfortable outdoor gathering any time of year. Whether you live somewhere that gets a lot of rain or just cold temperatures, there are many ways you can adjust your porch and patio to accommodate guests. Here are some simple tips for weatherproofing your next outdoor gathering: Invest in Heat Lamps...

On Saturday March 1st, the skating competitions of the 2025 CT Special Olympics Winter Games were held in Simsbury. From CT and surrounding states, figure skaters performed excellent programs. A figure skating judge was Liane Lombardi, Broker/Owner, of Borden-Lombardi Realty, who was an ice dance skater. A judge at this competition for ~15 years, Liane is happy to...

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Latin for "according to value," the term "ad valorem" is...

This photo was taken at the UCONN game on Thursday night when our lady Huskies received a trophy for winning the Big East Conference Season Championship. Both Brokers at Borden-Lombardi Realty - who are UCONN grads - are so excited for the upcoming March Madness tournaments and we are hoping our ladies to go very deep into NCAA...

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Refinancing your home can have major benefits: a lower...

According to GOBankingRates research of “20 Housing Markets Where Homes will Skyrocket in Value Before the End of 2025”, which started with the 200 largest US Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), all 4 of CT’s MSAs were noted in the ranking of increases which follow: 4th highest was the Hartford/East Hartford/Middletown area, where ‘23-‘24 home values increased 9.4% or...

Welcome to Candlewood Village - near shopping, restaurants, and I-91. This home is one of the few ranch style homes (no upper level), which is also an end unit. It's a very large unit with over 1550 sq ft, including large rooms and a full unfinished basement with a tall height for possible finishing into a rec room, plus plenty of room for storage on the other side. The spacious eat-in kitchen has maple cabinets and all the appliances convey. The dining room and living room - with a wood burning fireplace and sliders to the back yard - are open to each other with just one step down to the living rm. There are 2 bedrooms, each with a wall of...