November Contracts: Election 2016

November 2016 finished with 656 single-family home contracts in Hartford County. It was a 5% increase over the November 2015 total, leaving 2016 about 9.5% ahead of the the 2015 pace through eleven months. As a County that voted for Ms. Clinton by a sizable margin (58% to 31%), the election of Mr. Trump could have been disruptive to the local real estate markets. We’ve been told in the past that real estate activity slows

October Contracts: Mirroring Last Year

There were 752 single-family contracts that came together in Hartford County during October 2016. The total was virtually identical to the October 2015 deal count. Activity in the county is 10% ahead of 2015 on a year-to-date basis, though essentially all the gains were made in the first half of the year. When breaking down the year-to-date deal count by price band, the trends have evened out considerably. There were three price bands with gains

September Contracts: Up and Down Fall Market

The Hartford County single-family market finished September 2016 in a virtual tie with September 2015. There were 735 contracts signed over the past month. On a year-to-date basis, 2016 is about 11% ahead of 2015. After strong outperformance through May, this year’s monthly deal totals have bounced around the previous year results. There is still a nice amount of activity, so we’re not seeing any major imbalances in the markets. The supply of available homes

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August Contracts: Hot Summer

Hartford County finished the month of August with 855 single-family contracts. The total was an increase over the prior month, and a return to significant outperformance over the prior year. On a year-to-date basis, 2016 is about 12% ahead of 2015 in terms of the total number of contracts signed. The August result makes the July data point look like the outlier. This year had been consistently more active than last year beginning right away