Summer's Leftover Listings

A few of my buyers are complaining. They want to know why the houses we’re looking at are sad and why no new houses are coming on the market. Much of what’s available has been on the market for many weeks. We are in the doldrums of summer. People are away on vacation, many of the “fabulous” houses sold in the earlier spring and summer months, and sellers are now waiting until after Labor Day

Call Before You Dig

Thinking about doing some landscaping in your yard? Putting in a fence or deck? Before you dig one hole in Connecticut, please call 811 or Call Before You Dig. Not only is it the smart thing to do, but if you’re using power or mechanized equipment, it’s the law. Even though you can’t see them, utility lines are feeding in to your house below ground. You potentialy risk injury to yourself and others, inconvenience to

West End Sidewalk Update

This morning I visited the Hartford Department of Public Works to get the latest on the city’s sidewalk review. The bottom line is that a new round of sidewalk notices are on the way. We’ll start with a quiz – can you spot the violation in this section of sidewalk? As a quick recap, Hartford homeowners are responsible for maintaining the sidewalks on their property. The city is responsible for ensuring that homeowners maintain their sidewalks

Greater Hartford Real Estate Blog Gets a New Design

My blog is in the process of being redesigned. The purpose of the redesign is to give the site a more professional feel, display pictures in a larger format, and still make it easy for you to find things and contact me. No more pictures of Amy on the blog site, but lots of pictures of the surrounding areas in Greater Hartford. Please be patient, as some design features will be changing in the upcoming

West Hartford Dog Park Coalition's Dog Swim a Splashing Success

Really, I can’t remember a time lately that was so much fun. I love dogs! First one in the pool! More join in… Racing around… Shy guy… Two balls at once. Impressive! Splashing around… Marco! Polo! Congratulations to the West Hartford Dog Park Coalition for running a fantastic event at the Kennedy Pool! There were probably at least 30 dogs in attendance and many more people. The dogs had a great time and their people