Your private, top floor retreat combines the architectural details of the early 1900s with modern updates to create a bright, comfortable, spacious and interesting home. Enter through the foyer into the oversized living room, which features a working fireplace and built-in shelving, in addition to crown molding and hardwood floors. Quadruple windows overlook the tree-filled courtyard and the building’s intricate roofline. An open double doorway leads to the generous formal dining room, with more tree-filled
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This nicely updated ranch is in move-in condition and offers an open floor plan with plenty of natural light. The open porch is a nice space to sit and relax. Inside, the remodeled kitchen leads to the combination living room and dining room. The living room has a tiled fireplace and a large picture window which overlooks the backyard. There is a remodeled half bathroom in the living space. A tastefully remodeled full bathroom and
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As those actively looking for a home can tell you, mortgage rates have risen sharply in the past two months. The chart to the right shows the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate loan since the beginning of the year. The chart is from the Bankrate.com site. From January through the beginning of May, mortgage interest rates bounced around the 3.5% level. But then, over the course of a little more than a month they
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Pool season is relatively short in New England, so this is prime time for the area’s municipal pools. Here are a few in West Hartford, Hartford and Glastonbury that are beckoning as we sweat through a hot and humid summer. (Note: Each town has their own rules about pool access and hours, so be sure to check for the details.) West Hartford: Beechland, Eisenhower, Fernridge, Kennedy Hartford: Colt, Goodwin, Keney, Pope Glastonbury: Addison, Grange, Eastbury
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The West Hartford single-family real estate market continues to outperform 2012 in a year-over-year comparison. Closings in June jumped up to 106, which was the best individual month for the town since June 2006 (with 114 closings). Many buyers like to close on their new homes in the summer months. June is usually the peak for closings, with July and August showing modest declines from a June peak depending on the overall strength of the
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