Zone of Saturation defined by dictionary.com is: the ground below the water table.  Well for the sake of comparison, the housing market is in the “Zone of Saturation.”  There are currently more people selling their homes, than people buying homes.  But is this about to change? “The housing market is going to shock people.  Once we get the ball rolling it becomes easy to roll” stated Lieberman, former head of monetary analysis at the...

Most American make New Year’s Resolutions, many of us don’t verbalize these goals, but in the back of our minds we say “This year I’m going to…”  Have you ever noticed that resolutions tend to be the same or at least have a similar theme year after year?  Well, this year, I’m NOT going to have a New Year’s Resolution to start 2011.  I’m going to have a Year-End Review of 2010. New Year’s Resolutions are about what we want...

“Oh, today ain’t too bad. The sun is pretty warm as long as you’re moving around.  Now Wednesday, the wind! Man didn’t the wind blow!  We’d have the box all lined up, and the wind would gust and blow it a foot out!  You wouldn’t think the wind could move something that weighs 30,000 pounds…” On a winding road in the mountains in the heart of Maine, the Schiavi Home Builders crew works to button up a home we are building for a...

The summer to-do list for most homeowners is longer than the summer is.  While winter seems to drag on and on.  The cold winter months can be used to do several projects inside your home and free up some of your time in the summer. Painting/wallpaper.  Be sure to ventilate the areas you are working in. Flooring.  Contractors are typically slower in the winter months.  There are several types of flooring that handy homeowners...

There are many variables in the timeline of building a new home.  For the purpose of demonstration and discussion, let us lay out those variables in a mathematical equation if you choose to be the general contractor for your new modular home: You + Bank + Builder + Surveyor + Excavation Co. + Well Co. + Septic Co. + Concrete Co. + Crane Co. + Electrician + HVAC Co. + Plumber = New Home Now, let us lay out the variable in a mathematical equation...