73 Randal Avenue, West Hartford

This two bedroom, one bath ranch is conveniently located near shopping, restaurants and highway access. The exterior is low maintenance with classic brick. Inside, a formal living room with fireplace leads to the dining room with arched doorways. The kitchen is fully remodeled with maple cabinets, new appliances and a breakfast bar which looks into the dining room. An office rounds out the common space. Down the main hall you’ll find an updated full bath

195 North Beacon Street, Hartford’s West End

This striking stucco Colonial is located on a popular block in the West End, close to Elizabeth Park. The home offers 7 bedrooms, 3 full and 1 half bathrooms over 4,131 square feet. Mature perennial gardens and a blue stone walkway lead you to the home with its freshly painted exterior. Inside, an open foyer leads to the formal living room which features French doors and a fireplace with gas insert. A heated sunroom with

The Appraiser is Coming!

We are refinancing our home. Again. For the third time in eight years of ownership. Does that tell you anything about what mortgage rates have been doing? Dropping, dropping, dropping. Oh yeah, and also that we have no intention of moving. In 2004 we started with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. In 2005 we refinanced to another 30-year mortgage because we originally had a NINJA loan (No Income, No Job or Asset- hey, we were

293 Castlewood Drive, Bloomfield

This conveniently located townhouse-style condo is tucked away in a quiet community. The unit is light and bright with an open floor plan. It offers 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms over 1,544 square feet. The first floor offers a living room with fireplace and opens into the dining room. The kitchen has eat-in space, sliders to a deck, a vaulted ceiling and skylights. A half bath finishes off the first floor space. Upstairs there are

I Am Not a Parasite

Dear Closing Attorney: I hadn’t met you before last Friday, but my client’s mortgage lender recommended that she use you because they have a “closed list” of attorneys they allow buyers to use. I understand this simplifies things for the bank because they can get you to follow certain processes which streamlines their operations. So she went with it. At the closing table you seemed nice enough, making the usual pleasantries and closing jokes as