Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
Through the first two months of the year, buyer interest in condos has been relatively mild. The February data on contracts in Hartford County show that 26% fewer deals came together this February versus last. Overall, there is 8.6 months of supply, which by definition makes it a buyer’s market (6 months of supply is the threshold). Despite the relatively high inventory levels, the supply is not always distributed in the same manner as the
The number of condominiums that went under contract in Hartford County this January trailed 2010’s total by just over 20%. The drop in activity continues the post tax credit trend from last year. Since this month’s deal count was actually in line with the January 2009 numbers, it appears that the market is simply returning to a more realistic activity level after being goosed by last year’s tax credit. Buyers and sellers successfully negotiated contracts
Our lawn is covered with leaves. We don’t really want to rake, but it needs to be done. And it needs to be done in time for the leaf truck to come through and vacuum them all away. Collection protocol varies by municipality. The three main techniques are sucking leaves off the curb with a giant vacuum, picking up bagged leaves at the curb, or letting residents drop off their leaves at the local transfer
Last week we gave an overview of the 2011 City of Hartford revaluation. Here’s the revaluation schedule for the rest of the towns in the County. 2010: none 2011: East Hartford, Enfield, Hartford, Manchester, Marlborough, Newington, Plainville, Southington, West Hartford 2012: Berlin, Bristol, East Windsor, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, New Britain, Simsbury, South Windsor 2013: Avon, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, Rocky Hill, Suffield, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks 2014: Bloomfield The process is basically the same everywhere.
We’ve been showing a lot of houses over the past few weeks. And it seems like there just isn’t anything out there for buyers. What do the inventory levels of single family homes in various towns in the Hartford area tell us? All of the data used to develop this chart came from the CT Multiple Listing Service and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. We looked at the number of homes currently for sale