Leaf Pickup in Greater Hartford

Our lawn is covered with leaves. We don’t really want to rake, but it needs to be done. And it needs to be done in time for the leaf truck to come through and vacuum them all away. Collection protocol varies by municipality. The three main techniques are sucking leaves off the curb with a giant vacuum, picking up bagged leaves at the curb, or letting residents drop off their leaves at the local transfer

Refinancing Our House- Journey Completed

Like clockwork, about 45 days after our refinancing journey started, this morning it ended. We’ve officially and successfully purchased our house for the third time. You see, we bought it in 2004, refinanced in 2005 to a lower rate and refinanced again to an even lower rate and a 15-year mortgage today. The message? We must REALLY like this place. All in all, the process was pretty painless and easy. First, we had plenty of

212 North Beacon Street, Hartford's West End

Grand spaces and original architectural details await in this charming stucco and slate West End colonial. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths over 4,322 square feet. An open front porch and double entry door with leaded glass side lights welcomes you into the gracious foyer. The formal living room features its original woodwork, pocket doors, a working fireplace and bay window seat. The dining room has dentil molding, pocket doors and is wonderfully

38 Goodwin Circle, Hartford's West End

This pristine Harrison model end-unit at The Goodwin Estate, one of Hartford’s premier condo communities, offers it all. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths over 3,164 square feet. The open floor plan on the first floor has wonderful flow for entertaining and everyday living. The combination living room and dining room features a gas fireplace and opens to a modern kitchen with maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, a custom tile backsplash

HCPR: Muted Third Quarter Follows Tax Credit

Hartford County residential sales fell significantly in the third quarter of 2010 versus the third quarter of 2009 as buyers took a breather following the June expiration of the Federal Home Buyer Tax Credit. Median prices rose modestly over the year-previous quarter, while another measure of pricing, the median price per square foot, fell a comparable amount. Most noteworthy was the change in the mix of homes that sold as the Tax Credit phased out