On the Fourth Day of Cancelled School

Oxford Street, Hartford on Sunday

Today is the fourth day that the City of Hartford has cancelled school due to the recent blizzard. As the cleanup has progressed (or not, depending on your point of view), there has been discussion about how the whole thing has been handled. I am not privy to inside information, or a big picture view of the entire operation. But I am a City resident, have a child in the school system, and live within

Walking to Work

Maybe you noticed. We had a large snowstorm come through on Friday. Hopefully by now you and your street are shoveled out. Many people remain stuck though. Help them if you can. Be neighborly. There was plenty of advance warning that the storm was coming, but of course no one really knew just how much snow we would get. Most agents realized that showings on Saturday would be a waste of time, so if they

January Contracts: Strong, Very Strong

January contracts were up nearly 19% over the same month last year. The market appears poised for a strong spring season, and to extend the increase in activity that we saw in 2012. Can 2013 outperform 2012 in each and every month in the same way that 2012 outperformed 2011? That would be exciting for the market, and going back to a chart from January showing that the region is about 30% below market activity

308 Barbour Road, New Britain

308 Barbour Road New Britain

This charming Cape is close to CCSU and lives like a Colonial, with all 3 bedrooms located upstairs. The first floor offers a formal living room with wood burning fireplace and formal dining room with built-in hutch. The kitchen is updated with stainless steel appliances and a tile floor and has 2 pantries. It opens to a family room with sliders out to the yard. There is also an updated half bathroom. Upstairs there are

Ode to the Hanger

We have had a branch hanging over our back yard for years. Last summer Ellen and I tried to pull it down. We put a weight on the end of a rope, threw the rope up there, and got it wrapped around the main part of the branch. But even that was not enough to bring it down – it was too well balanced. I am pleased to report that the recent wind storm has