Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
Hartford County finished May of 2014 with 907 single-family contracts, a late spring spike in activity after a slow start to the year. The 907 May total is a 6% increase over the count in May of 2013. It also begins to close the year-to-date gap that had build up over the first four months of the year, leaving us only 3% behind through May. This month’s total is also the highest count for an
Nice homes are always in demand in Greater Hartford. Despite what we hear reported about a wholesale exodus from the state, fully updated properties tend to sell. There are people who want to live in this area, and many of those people would prefer to buy a home in which they don’t have to make many repairs. We recently wrote about a decrease in buyer demand in core price points. The buyer pool doesn’t seem
Take advantage of all the space in this large split level home with an open feel and numerous oversized rooms. The main floor begins with the formal living room, featuring a fireplace, vaulted ceiling and a picture window. It opens to the bright dining room and kitchen overlooking the back yard. Down half a flight of stairs, at ground level, is the entrance from the attached two car garage. The floor includes a large family
Hartford County registered 780 single-family contracts in April of 2014, compared to 845 during April of the previous year, a more than 7% decrease in activity. Four months into the year, the chart appears to be showing a typical seasonal distribution with simply fewer deals than in 2013. This suggests that there is nothing unusual going on in the market, it’s just slower than it was last year. As previously discussed, there has been a
I really enjoy watching a creatively placed set of dominoes fall down piece by piece. There’s a rhythm and organization to it all that is very appealing … I find it calming. Mind you, I’m not the one to set them all up, but that’s a different story. Real estate can be like knocking over dominoes. When people want to move within a town, they often will have to sell their existing home in order