Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
The past two Sundays I have hosted open houses at two different homes in West Hartford. One was in Bishops Corner, the other was in the Elizabeth Park area. They were both fairly busy with 15 and 19 groups of people, respectively. The amount of pedestrian traffic was somewhat surprising given the fact that they occurred on both ends of the February school vacation week. The listing prices were in the ranges of $290,000-$330,000, right
Libby here. I like car rides but, frankly, I’m tired of going all the way to Wethersfield to play at the Dog Park. Why can’t there be one closer to my home? Parks are plentiful in Hartford and West Hartford. Couldn’t we section off an acre or so for dogs to run and play in a safe, legal environment? I have heard that a group of proactive dog owners have gotten together to explore the
There have been rumblings around the West Hartford community recently that the 5-year phase-in for property taxes may be phased-out for the 2008-2009 budget year. Two weeks ago I called the town’s Assessor’s office about this, but they claimed they had no indication that the 5 year phase-in would end. Well, today the Hartford Courant published an article about the possibility that West Hartford would end the phase-in, accelerating the tax increase, which would presumably
If you live in West Hartford and are thinking about selling your home, now might be a great time to put it on the market, depending on the price point. Am I off my rocker? You thought the sky was falling on the real estate market? Well, that doesn’t appear to be the case in West Hartford, for certain price ranges. Let’s take a look… As of today, there are 169 properties available for sale
Just what is going on in the West Hartford neighborhood of Bishops Corner? First, Barnes and Noble closed and opened a new chapter at Blue Back Square. Then, Petco (Supplies & Fish) ran away. Finally, the Macaroni Grill said ciao after their lease wasn’t renewed. You don’t need to have a PhD in development to surmise that someone has plans for the area. Why else would you turn away a productive, paying tenant when you