Welcome Back West End Buyers!

After a long and quiet winter, the West End buyers have re-emerged to get the neighborhood real estate market rolling. Over the past couple weeks we’ve seen a number of homes go under contract, including properties on North Beacon, Cone and Elizabeth Streets. The significant difference between the winter markets in the West End and West Hartford has been interesting to watch. While the West End has been hibernating, homes continued to sell at a

Open House Happenings in West Hartford

The past two Sundays I have hosted open houses at two different homes in West Hartford. One was in Bishops Corner, the other was in the Elizabeth Park area. They were both fairly busy with 15 and 19 groups of people, respectively. The amount of pedestrian traffic was somewhat surprising given the fact that they occurred on both ends of the February school vacation week. The listing prices were in the ranges of $290,000-$330,000, right

West Hartford Dog Park?

Libby here. I like car rides but, frankly, I’m tired of going all the way to Wethersfield to play at the Dog Park. Why can’t there be one closer to my home? Parks are plentiful in Hartford and West Hartford. Couldn’t we section off an acre or so for dogs to run and play in a safe, legal environment? I have heard that a group of proactive dog owners have gotten together to explore the

Will West Hartford's Property Tax Phase-In End?

There have been rumblings around the West Hartford community recently that the 5-year phase-in for property taxes may be phased-out for the 2008-2009 budget year. Two weeks ago I called the town’s Assessor’s office about this, but they claimed they had no indication that the 5 year phase-in would end. Well, today the Hartford Courant published an article about the possibility that West Hartford would end the phase-in, accelerating the tax increase, which would presumably

Seller's Market for Homes in West Hartford?

If you live in West Hartford and are thinking about selling your home, now might be a great time to put it on the market, depending on the price point. Am I off my rocker? You thought the sky was falling on the real estate market? Well, that doesn’t appear to be the case in West Hartford, for certain price ranges. Let’s take a look… As of today, there are 169 properties available for sale