Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
Hartford County single-family contracts edged up in May to 855 deals, a 1% increase over April of this year. More impressively, the month was more that 14% more active than May of last year. The active season extended later into the spring before the deal count plateaued. Through May, the market is more than 7% ahead of the 2012 market in terms of deal count. Drilling down into the individual towns, the numbers bounce all
This classic West End Colonial is in move-in condition and just a few short blocks to Elizabeth Park. A double door entry vestibule opens to a gracious foyer and sitting area with parquet floor. Adjacent to the foyer is the formal living room, formal dining room and an updated powder room. A remodeled kitchen offers plenty of work and storage space, as well as an eat-in area. Upstairs there are four large bedrooms, each with
We had a very successful tomato growing season last year on our little plot of land in the West End of Hartford. Not being one who likes to take steps backwards, I geared up for another year of productive tomato plants. Kyle even made a new garden bed just for this vegetable. Our hopes were high. Three weeks ago we attended the seedling sale at Urban Oaks Organic Farm in New Britain. They have a
A few weekends ago I was running an open house in West Hartford. The traffic was pretty steady and most people seemed to react positively to the home. About a half hour in, a buyer came up to me and asked me if they could give me money to hold the house for them. Excuse me? A deposit. They wondered if they could give me a deposit to hold the house for them. There seemed
There is a vacant lot at 510 Farmington Avenue in Hartford’s West End that I go by all the time. It used to be a gas station once upon a time, and back in the mid 2000s there was talk of putting up a building with residential over retail. I unfortunately can’t find any links related to the proposal that are still active. Here is the site as of yesterday. This picture is taken from