Government Intervention in the Real Estate Market

Tax Credit - Trailing 12 Month Sales

While reviewing real estate transaction data, the following chart caught our attention. It shows the number of single-family home sales that have closed in Hartford County over rolling 12 month periods. Said another way, each data point is the number of total sales over the previous 12 months. Note that this chart has nothing to do with values, only transaction counts. The line in the chart bounces around in the 8,000 deals-per-year range from the

West Hartford Stats: Closing Time

2013-06 West Hartford Transactions by Month

The West Hartford single-family real estate market continues to outperform 2012 in a year-over-year comparison. Closings in June jumped up to 106, which was the best individual month for the town since June 2006 (with 114 closings). Many buyers like to close on their new homes in the summer months. June is usually the peak for closings, with July and August showing modest declines from a June peak depending on the overall strength of the

West Hartford Stats: Continued Strength in May

West Hartford Transactions by Month

West Hartford continued to see a strong real estate market through the month of May. Below are the four main charts we track to keep in touch with the overall market in town. Closed transactions were down slightly in May compared to May of last year, 66 versus 70. Despite that, 2013 has outperformed 2012 in deal count over the first five months by about 11%, with 238 closings compared to 214 closings. Looking at

A Decade of Hartford County Real Estate Transactions

Yes, we know we are dorks. You know we are dorks too and it doesn’t hurt our feelings if you call us that. And we also know that you like these data posts, so you are at least a little dorky too. Don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone… The local MLS that we are members of has been collecting data electronically since 2000. We thought this would be a good opportunity to do a data

Hartford County Property Report Q4 2009

In an effort to be timely and transparent with real estate data for Hartford County, we are excited to launch our first Hartford County Property Report. By clicking on this link, you’ll have access to our report, analysis, and Hartford County real estate data by town for the fourth quarter of 2009, as well as 2009 overall. Going forward, we’ll publish this information and analysis on a quarterly basis. If you have interest in a