Most importantly today, please go vote. You have until 8:00PM to get to your local polling place. So get a move on if you haven’t already… Now, back to real estate topics. If you saw the lead article in the Hartford Courant today, you might think the sky is starting to fall on the local real estate market. This September was a slow month historically for sales and it’s going to take several months to
Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate in a waitstaff training exercise at the new Cheesecake Factory restaurant located in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square shopping area. The restaurant will officially open for dinner on Thursday, November 1 at 5:00pm. I’ve eaten at Cheesecake Factories in the Boston, DC, and Denver areas before (the last time being about a year and a half ago) and the West Hartford establishment carries along the traditional decor and
The warm weather is SO over. It’s about time to turn the heat on. Some of you may use your fireplace for ambiance, some of you may use it for warmth. Whatever its purpose, please make sure your chimney is inspected on a yearly basis if you plan on using your fireplace. The chimney professional will tell you if it needs to be cleaned or if more extensive corrective work needs to be done. The
This is my friend Grant. He is a West Hartford resident and likes the whole Blue Back Square concept. A lot. So, when Grant approached me about being a guest writer and reviewing the new Crate & Barrel at Blue Back Square, I said “Sweet! I can take a day off!” And without further ado, here are Grant’s ramblings… The newest addition to West Hartford Center has arrived…say hello to Crate & Barrel. As one
My favorite mantra in residential real estate is “the market is local.” You can read all of the national news reports you want about how foreclosures are overwhelming Ohio and Michigan and how housing prices are dropping faster than Britney’s fan base. But if you live in an economy like Connecticut with a stable job market and reasonably paced home construction, you shouldn’t expect the sky to fall on the housing market. And after doing