Maybe you have been in the market to buy a new home for a while now, however, you keep coming upshort with your offer. After all, the market to buy a house can be a competitive place, offers above asking price with minimal contingencies seem to be a win for sellers. When sellers win, a buyer can be left holding the bag on what …

Upstate New York News Note to black bears in the Hudson Valley: don’t mess with our farm animals. An amazing video recently showed exactly what happens when a predator attacked the wrong pigs. While it’s not necessarily out of the ordinary for a bear to attack a domestic animal, it is unique for the animal to fight back. Just a few months ago, for example, a hungry …

The Rome Chamber of Commerce successfully completed the fourth annual Bowling Bonanza at Kingpin Lanes. This year’s event was held in honor of the late William Gugliemo who recently passed after 50 years of service to the Rome Chamber of Commerce. Teams of four to seven bowlers competed for an hour in a friendly competition. The Bowling Bonanza was made possible due to the …

Visualizing the dream for a new home build or remodel can be difficult. Many times, it comes down to a hand drawing by a professional, an expense many have difficulties affording. The downside is the hand drawing often doesn’t capture the vision meaning returning to the artist’s board and starting over. 3D interior rendering has some great benefits, like being able to see a space …

A Chamberlain Group survey found that 69% of homeowners worry about their package deliveries going missing during the holidays and 74% of homeowners take extra measures to ensure they are home when their packages arrive. Following are four ways to protect your holiday packages from porch pirates without having to reorganize your day: 1. Get deliveries inside your garage  Smart garage door openers by …

There are millionaires and there are billionaires. Then there is the latest definition of wealth that is beyond the millions and the billions.  Prillionaire is the new term for wealth in different forms, not counting the zeros, but rather the multiple facets of wealth.  A “prillionaire” is someone who has several bank accounts in the country or across borders and has some different forms …