Holy House Batman!
50 (pronounced Fitty) Cent’s digs in Farmington can’t hold a candle to these houses…
Category: Housing Prices
Inventory's Up. How Do You Differentiate?
The Greater Hartford Association of Realtors recently released their statistics for July. For the year (and July), the number of listings is up and closed sales are down. Add to that the shrinking number of available buyers due to the mortgage industry troubles. So, to put your home sale in business terms, you now have more competition and fewer buyers. Time to differentiate! 1. Most importantly, price your house right. Be sure the agent listing
Rising Mortgage Interest Rates
Mortgage rates have been on the rise over the past couple of weeks. They have been the subject of numerous articles, but authors rarely take the time to translate the increase to something we can all understand – an actual cost in dollars. Let’s fire up Excel! We’re going to look at homes at two price points; a starter home at $250,000 and a mid-level home at $500,000. Both are very common in Greater Hartford.
Hartford's West End Market Statistics
I’m a big fan of market statistics and a big fan of the West End. So for your viewing pleasure, check out my latest market report on the neighborhood.
But My House is Worth More…
My in-laws, who currently live in VT, recently purchased a new primary residence in VT. Now they need to sell their current primary residence. They had a very reputable local Realtor come in to give them a suggested list price. The price came back as $X, which they seemed happy with. I offered that they might want to get another opinion, just to be sure that the price was realistic. So they had another reputable