We advertise on the main national real estate websites that buyers use to look for homes. This results in a steady stream of “leads” … potential buyer clients. Although we’re happy to get clients from internet advertising, it is a small part of our business. Our goal in responding to these leads is to provide good service by answering questions, and pointing people in the right direction. We don’t give them the hard sell and
Below is something that I came across in the garage of a bank owned home. For those who can’t quite make out what the picture shows, it’s a wooden bear statue with an ax embedded in its head. The bear is a small version of the sorts of bears that are made by chainsaw, while the ax appears to be rather standard in size & design and well used. Is the ax original to the
This Ives townhouse unit at Quaker Green is nicely appointed with three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms over 2,641 square feet. The open concept plan on the first floor incorporates the living room and dining room space into the kitchen, all with hardwood floors. The kitchen offers maple cabinets, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and eat-in space. You’ll also find a powder room and access to the attached one-car garage. Upstairs the master
The Hartford County single-family market continued its strong 2012 performance with an October that was more than 26% ahead of October of 2011. Year-to-date, the County is about 24% ahead of last year in terms of the total number of deals. The Contracts Written by Month chart shows a gradual decline in market activity since the spring. Every year is different, with its own unique pattern, but this one seems pretty easy to interpret. Activity
The Hartford County single-family market kept on marching right through September. You’ll notice in the chart below that it was the 7th most active month this year. You’ll also notice that it was a busier month than every month in 2011 except May – the peak of the spring market. There’s another interesting stat that you can’t see in the chart. The number of contracts put together in the first nine months of 2012 has