Our 5 Year Homeownership Anniversary

This week marks a happy milestone for Kyle and me, our 5 year anniversary of homeownership. If you asked me 6 years ago, “will you own a home and work in Hartford, CT?” I would have given you a resounding “No!” After graduate school, I thought we most likely would move back to the Boston area. Homeownership would have been at least a few years out at that point, given that housing prices in Boston

West Hartford Flying Fish

So how well do you know your community? Do you know where you can find this flying fish in West Hartford? I took its picture earlier in the week, before the summer weather arrived, so we don’t have the brilliant blue sky background. And now it’s too nice to go take a replacement shot – enjoy the weekend!

B is for Broker

A few weeks ago I went to an indescript little office building in West Hartford Center really early in the morning. My task was to sit in front of a computer for up to 3 hours and pass 2 multiple choice tests. The room was about 90 degrees so that sped me along a little bit. Forty seven minutes later I received the good news from the glowing screen “Congratulations. You have PASSED the Connecticut

Happy Birthday GHREB!

The Greater Hartford Real Estate Blog turns 2 today. Kyle and I took a few moments to celebrate this milestone and even bought the blog a cake! The blog loves chocolate, and definitely appreciated the generous frosting and shavings. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers. Hopefully the blog is both interesting and entertaining. We both enjoy writing about real estate and are glad to have found an