Happy Birthday Greater Hartford Real Estate Blog! Today you turn a whopping 4 years old! Once again, we made you a cake. Spice cake with cream cheese frosting this year. Your requests for some new shoes and a spring hat were granted, but you’re going to need to sell a few more houses before we can get you that iPad. The blog wishes to thank all of its loyal readers and commenters. You’re what keeps
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Looking for a smaller home with a great location in the historic West End? Here’s your opportunity! This classic brick Colonial is 2,304 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths on .37 acres. The formal living room has built-in bookcases and a wood burning fireplace. Adjacent to the living room is a bright family room with a picture window overlooking the private backyard. There is a nicely sized dining room for formal entertaining. The
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Will this be the last weekend to enjoy Husky basketball this season? Let’s hope not. Both the men and the women are still alive in the Big Dance. I’m just glad that nobody will have to be “sick” this week in order to catch all the action since the games start after 7pm. Events & Activities This weekend is the Home Builder’s Show at the Connecticut Convention Center, the annual extravaganza featuring everything home-related that
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This West End Victorian has charming original details and nice entertaining spaces. It offers 4 bedrooms and 1.5 baths over 2,861 square feet. An enclosed front porch welcomes you into an open foyer with parquet floors. The oversized living room has a wood burning fireplace and built-ins and leads to a lovely heated sunroom. The formal dining room is a nice space for entertaining and has original details with a bay window and stained glass
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Five bank owned properties were auctioned off yesterday afternoon in Hartford. We learned about the auction a couple weeks ago thanks to a tip from a loyal reader about one specific home (thanks, Michael!). The property had been on the market with a realtor for a couple months, and we had even shown it a few times. We knew the bank was trying to get rid of it, but switching over to the auction format
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