Where Do You Buy Your Plants?

The other day we wrote a post about a new garden we’ve built this spring. That garden was built with a lot of sweat, and a lot of visits to various garden centers, markets and a local farm. I thought our experiences might help you with your gardens. Here’s where we went to get our supplies… First, we had to dig up a good portion of the yard and deploy that “sod” elsewhere. We have

193 Milton Street, West Hartford

This neat and clean Colonial is a short walk to West Hartford Center and Blue Back Square, located in the Morley school district. The home offers 2 bedrooms and 1 full bathroom over 1,152 square feet. The formal living room has a wood burning fireplace and built-in bookshelves. A formal dining room leads to the kitchen which has eat-in space and granite counters. Upstairs there are two nicely sized bedrooms and a full bath. A

March Market Stats from West Hartford

The other day we wrote about the high levels of activity in the Hartford County market during the month of March. West Hartford really stood out on the chart because 83 homes went under contract, which dwarfed the next highest town – East Hartford with 53 contracts. Part of the model we built to analyze MLS contract data allows us to look at trends in individual towns. Here is the number of West Hartford contracts

March Contracts: Rolling into Spring

Single-family homes in Hartford County continued to be snapped up in March. The month continued the very strong pace from January and February, with a 30% increase in the number of homes that went under contract compared to March 2011. The month was only slightly behind the tax credit fueled binge that we experienced in March of 2010. Each town is a little bit different, but the hot towns are super hot. Just look at

Homebuyer Event on Monday April 9, 2012

Have you ever thought about buying a home? Whether you are considering a search this spring or not planning to look for years, this informational session will help you understand the basics of buying a home in the Greater Hartford area. It will be more of a conversation than a lecture, and questions will be strongly encouraged. We will be leading the HYPE Homebuyer Seminar on Monday, April 9th, 2012 at 6:00pm. It will be