I went out for my run this morning and zipped past this sign down the street from my house. It wasn’t there a few days ago. The homeowner of the house is making a request to the Zoning Board of Appeals in Hartford, as they must want to modify the use of the home in some way. My guess is that they are petitioning to turn the 2-family home into a 3-family home. So when
Another month has ended, so it’s time for real estate statistics in the Greater Hartford area. The data you see here is a result of houses that mostly went under contract in August, September and maybe early October. The sentiment among the majority of Realtors right now is that the market is very slow. There is a lot of uncertainty with the economy and the election. Hopefully after today, Buyers will have one less thing
Today I was making election night plans with a friend. One option included going to their house and when this came up the person said “no criticizing the crappy yard or myriad of half-finished home improvement projects inside.” I chuckled at this because earlier this summer I went to another friend’s house for a picnic and when I walked in they said “Hey, don’t Realtor my house!” It’s amusing that friends always assume my house
There are various ways agents arrive at a recommended listing price range for sellers. One check we will typically use is the Average Sales Price per Square Foot for the specific town (or even specific neighborhood within a town). Here’s a chart of towns in the Hartford area and the Average Sales Price per Square Foot for the last two years… A couple of thoughts about this data… 1. Keep in mind that smaller houses
NOTE: Non-real estate related blog follows. Kyle and I recently realized that we haven’t been on vacation in 2.5 years. We’ve decided to go to Paris, France for 6 days in January. We’ll be staying in the Latin Quarter, thanks to a helpful recommendation from another blogger. Just wondering if any of my readers have suggestions on must sees or must visits in Paris? All of the major sites will be visited, so we’re looking