The Incurables

I recently received showing feedback for one of my sellers. The buyer didn’t like the layout of the house. All I could conclude from the feedback was that the buyer didn’t like that very typical house style. There was nothing my seller could do to improve this objection for future showings. Which brings me to the subject of issues with a house that cannot be fixed. Some houses are cursed with in-cure-able conditions. Here are

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Greater Hartford Real Estate Market Statistics- 2nd Quarter 2008

With the end of June came just about the end of the spring real estate market. So how did we do in the Greater Hartford area when comparing single family home sales in the second quarter of 2008 to the same time period in 2007? Take a look for yourself… All data came from the Multiple Listing Service for the time period of April through June (2007 and 2008) and is deemed reliable, but not

Staying Put

I make my living by helping people move. But at times, I have to advise them that it may make more sense to just stay put. Here’s a recent example… A few weeks ago, I met a nice, older couple at an open house. They have been thinking about moving from their house to a condo. Right now they have one floor living, a garage, and central air. They have around 1,100 square feet and

Why Are They Moving?

Here’s why the sellers are moving… 1. They are getting married, or 2. They are getting divorced, or 3. They were re-married and one of the spouses wants a new house to make their own, or 4. They have outgrown their house, or 5. They are downsizing, or 6. They want to lessen commute time to work, or 7. They are moving far away for work, or 8. They want a different school district, or