Weekend Plans: March 26th 2011

Will this be the last weekend to enjoy Husky basketball this season? Let’s hope not. Both the men and the women are still alive in the Big Dance. I’m just glad that nobody will have to be “sick” this week in order to catch all the action since the games start after 7pm. Events & Activities This weekend is the Home Builder’s Show at the Connecticut Convention Center, the annual extravaganza featuring everything home-related that

101 Kenyon Street, Hartford’s West End

This West End Victorian has charming original details and nice entertaining spaces. It offers 4 bedrooms and 1.5 baths over 2,861 square feet. An enclosed front porch welcomes you into an open foyer with parquet floors. The oversized living room has a wood burning fireplace and built-ins and leads to a lovely heated sunroom. The formal dining room is a nice space for entertaining and has original details with a bay window and stained glass

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold!

Five bank owned properties were auctioned off yesterday afternoon in Hartford. We learned about the auction a couple weeks ago thanks to a tip from a loyal reader about one specific home (thanks, Michael!). The property had been on the market with a realtor for a couple months, and we had even shown it a few times. We knew the bank was trying to get rid of it, but switching over to the auction format

The Middle

We’ve been assisting buyers and sellers with negotiating a lot of contracts lately. One of the things we’ve noticed is that people tend to gravitate towards “The Middle.” What that means is, the middle between the buyer’s starting point and the seller’s listing price. For example, if a house is priced at $350,000 and the buyer starts at $320,000, you’re probably going to end up right around $335,000. The problem with The Middle is that

I Also Can Predict the Future!

Kyle’s such a braggart. I also can predict the future, but in more of a sixth sense kind of way. No, I don’t see dead people, but I do seem to have a keen knack for spotting houses that will be listed soon. This is how my sixth sense usually works, and it has happened more times than I can count on two hands, so I feel it’s blog-worthy at this point. Particularly after Kyle’s