Win a $100 for Submitting Your Holiday Tip to The Burns Real Estate Group!

We Will Make a $100 Donation to Your Favorite Charity Too!

Everyone is invited to share great holiday tips to help all of us get through this fast-paced season.  The winner will receive a $100  gift card, and the runner up will win a  holiday gift basket including coupons and gift cards to get you through the holiday season!  The Burns Real Estate Group will also make a donation to the winner’s favorite charity. Your chance to win starts November 10!

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Cynthia Van Zelm, Executive Director of the Mansfield Downtown Partnership, wanted to  invite everyone to the Festival on the Green planned for this weekend in Storrs, CT! Here’s the information:

Festival on the Green in Mansfield Storrs, CT

“The Mansfield Downtown Partnership invites everyone to “Celebrate Mansfield” at this year’s Festival on the Green which will be Sunday, September 13 from noon to 5:00 pm behind the Storrs Center commercial plazas.  In the event of rain, activities will move inside E.O. Smith High School.  (more…)

I love this upcoming weekend! We are one of the sponsors of the Mansfield Downtown Partnership’s  ”Festival on the Green”  which is taking place this Sunday, September 13th from noon to 5PM. 

Festival on the Green Weekend in Storrs, CT

The entire weekend is filled with activities in Storrs CT, and Tom and I will have a booth set up on Sunday at the festival. Look for our banner – “The Burns Real Estate Group”  as we will be  handing out free popcorn and holding a contest with a $100 gift certificate to the winner!  

The festival will be kicking off with a parade and the UConn marching band. Don’t you just love them? I grew up going to every UConn event imaginable and loved it when the UConn band played at  football games. How DO they play and march perfectly like that?  (more…)

With Connecticut summertime unofficially upon us (the solstice isn’t until the 21st), all kinds of activities are kicking off summer fun tonight throughout the Mansfield Storrs area with a wide array of activities:

• Need a laugh? Jim Breuer from SNL is at Catch a Rising Star at the Marriott in Stamford.
• Need a musical? The Connecticut Repertory Theatre presents “Crowns” – part of the Nutmeg Summer Series in Storrs. Kicking off tonight and running through June 21st in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre. Call 860-486-4226 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu for tickets & additional information.
• Need schnitzel? The semi-annual German Night Dinner at La Trattoria in Canton is the place for you with Helmet Goetz (formerly of Edelweiss in West Hartford) crafting culinary delights! Reservations & more info: 860-673-5000. 
• Need a cause? AND enjoy a good time out & about in Hartford? The festivities begin at 6 PM tonight at Spris with a fundraiser for Mercy Housing and Shelter. Portions of drink proceeds and a raffle help Mercy Housing and Shelter fight homelessness. (Bonus – no cover charge.)

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Take a Swing  at Real Estate in CT!

Spring is really in full swing! We sponsor  Mansfield, CT Little League,  AAU Team Connecticut Baseball, and sell a lot of homes throughout the year, but Spring is typically the busiest real estate (and baseball) season. It seems like hundreds of CT kids are swinging bats and yelling “heads up” when the ball goes flying!  The CT real estate market is in full swing, too…and what about the similarity between a pitcher trying to get a batter to take a swing and a home seller “pitching” to a buyer hoping they take a swing!  

CT Real Estate Optimism?

For real estate, we have a cautious and yet optimistic outlook by the National Association of REALTORS economist, Lawrence Yun. He states:  ”Housing affordability conditions have been at historic highs, but now the $8,000 first time buyer tax credit is beginning to impact the market.  Since first-time buyers must finalize their purchases by November 30th to get the credit, we expect greater activity in the months ahead and that should spark more sales by repeat buyers.” (more…)

On June 9th, the Four Corners Sewer/Water Advisory Committee will be holding an informational meeting to get community input on for the proposed improvements for the Four Corners area (Route 195 & Route 44) to resolve long-term water and sewer environmental issues. The public Q&A session begins at 7 PM at the Audrey P. Beck Municipal Building.

Complete details are available on the Mansfield town website.

Accomplished Real Estate Team Attend, Present at Summit for North America’s Real Estate Trend-Setters

CKG International Summit 2009 was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

STORRS MANSFIELD, CT (May 2009) – Tom and Elaine Burns recently returned from the 2009 CKG International Summit held in Toronto, Canada where the top producing agents and brokers across North America converged to share cutting-edge marketing strategies for the evolving residential real estate industry.

CKG International, an internationally recognized company specializing in working with the world’s most successful agents, recently held a ground breaking conference for the most elite REALTORS® in the industry. Tom and Elaine Burns, and all other attendees, have met the rigorous standards required of CKG’s Mastery Program and places The Burns Real Estate Group among real estate’s premier professionals. Qualification to this exclusive group is based on their track record, sales volume and a constant and never ending commitment to their clients. (more…)

Why Living in Storrs - and Pretty Much Anywhere in Connecticut - is Waaayyy Better…and Other News

I love where I live, I admit it. Really, compared to most other places in the country, the changing seasons are beautiful, the people are great, and we all know our mascots are better.  Do you know anyone with a better mascot that the UConn Huskie?!  And of course, real estate in my beloved Connecticut and the home of the Huskies, Storrs Mansfield, is a lot more fun than anywhere else. (more…)

New Licensing for Veteran Agent Tom Burns

STORRS MANSFIELD, CT (January 2009) – The Burns Real Estate Group | Keller Williams is excited to announce that Tom Burns recently sat for the Connecticut Brokers examination and now is a licensed real estate broker.

“Taking the additional real estate classes so I could sit for the broker exam was one of the big events for me in 2008,” said Tom Burns. “Acquiring this new licensing level is another way The Burns Real Estate Group ensures our clients the best real estate services possible. Continuing education – and in this case, additional specialized courses for becoming a broker – keeps us at the top of the Mansfield Storrs real estate profession.”

The Burns Real Estate Group has consistently been an industry leader in Connecticut real estate. Successful marketing in the real estate market has changed as the Internet has become the leading resource for both buyers and sellers. The Burns Real Estate Group has custom designed, cutting-edge websites that give both buyers and sellers the information they need to help them succeed. To work with the area’s leading professionals in real estate, call The Burns Real Estate Group at 860.429.2853 or visit www.ConnAreaHomes.com.

We at The Burns Real Estate Group want to extend our wishes for a bright 2009 filled with love, laughter and success!
~ Tom & Elaine Burns