93 Lancaster Road, West Hartford

Welcome to a charming Colonial that is centrally located in West Hartford, and is in the Bugbee school district. The enclosed porch is an outdoor room with space for a table, seating, and even a swing. Inside, the foyer opens to a large living room with fireplace. Pass through a wide opening into the spacious dining room with built-in cabinet and chair rail. The kitchen includes eat-in space, newer appliances, and a comfortable layout for

March Contracts: Bouncing Back

Hartford County finished March with 984 single-family contracts, a 2.3% increase over March of 2016. The slight outperformance brought the year-to-date contract total to within one deal of the first quarter of 2016. The market continues to be very active, with strong demand from buyers. The County-wide market is on the verge of being a seller’s market, which is traditionally defined as having less than 3 months of inventory. In general, sellers have an advantage

WH Real Estate News: Mar 2017

The West Hartford real estate market continued its strong start with 66 closed single-family sales in March. On a year-to-date basis, the 156 closed sales in the first quarter were the most since the height of the real estate boom in 2004. Growth in sales activity over the past 12 months has been broadly distributed through the Town’s many price points. Only two segments of the market showed a decrease in activity, but for very

WH Real Estate News: Feb 2017

The West Hartford real estate market performed well through the first two months of the year. The number of closed sales totaled 90, which was about 9% more than 2016’s total through February. It was strongest start to the year since 2007, which also had 90 deals in the first two months. The Transactions by Price chart shows that over the past 12 months most of the increase in sales activity was between $200,000 and

Video Surveillance in Progress

Video technology has advanced considerably over the past 10 years. Cameras are smaller and cheaper than ever, with very high quality video. Homeowners frequently have surveillance video at, and in, their homes. Home security monitoring companies now offer video that is accessible directly from a smartphone. Cable TV providers offer video cameras as part of a security add-on to their core data and entertainment services. Some owners install dedicated video surveillance systems to keep an