43 North Beacon, Hartford’s West End

A fantastic Scoville-designed home presents West End charm at its best. This Victorian has been thoughtfully updated and impeccably maintained throughout the years. Original features abound with numerous stained glass windows, marble sinks, canvas ceilings, 4 fireplaces, and yellow ironspot brick exterior. The welcoming foyer is flanked by an office and the formal living room with fireplace. An oversized dining room features another fireplace and built-in hutch and is perfect for entertaining. The tastefully renovated

18 Robin Road, West Hartford

Blue Back Square and the Center are a short walk from this move-in ready condo. Hardwood floors throughout, high ceilings and architectural moldings provide classic 1920’s charm. The unit has a formal living room with a fireplace and an oversized formal dining room. A remodeled kitchen has eat-in space, as well as access to the back deck. Both bedrooms are generously sized and share the full bathroom. Laundry is located in the unit and there

Things Left Behind

Houseplants

When a seller leaves their house for a buyer at closing, they are supposed to leave it empty and in broom clean condition. Fixtures that were agreed upon during the contract signing remain. Items like kitchen appliances, attached lighting, sometimes draperies. The buyer has a chance to do a final walk through before their closing to make sure the house is empty other than what should remain and that no damage has occurred since the

West Hartford Stats: The Summer Season

2013-07 West Hartford Transactions by Month

July was an active month in the West Hartford single-family real estate market, but not quite as exciting as June. There were 86 closings in July, which was modestly above the 2012 count, and on a year-to-date basis we are about 12% ahead of 2012 in the total number of closed deals. The statistics can shift a lot over the summer months. Buyers that put properties under contract in the spring close on those deals

July Contracts: Reinterpreting the Summer

Hartford County Single Family Contracts in July 2013

There were 766 single-family contracts written in July in Hartford County. This is an 11% increase over July in 2012, and about a 6% decrease from last month. One important point to note is that we have revised the June contract count upwards by a significant number – see the original June post here. While working on the July numbers we found a spreadsheet error that had caused 67 contracts to be omitted from the