Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
The City of Hartford told us that our house was built in 1910. It says so right on our property data card on their online database. Given that it’s 2010, we thought it would only be proper to throw our house a 100-year birthday party bash this year. I blogged about it a few months ago on our home ownership anniversary. I’ve been happily planning this party in my head for months now. It would
Economists are divided as to the direction of the national housing market. Some believe that the environment is stabilizing and that prices will increase from here. Others see further price decreases once the government support fades away. Barry Ritholz is one economist we follow regularly, through his posts on The Big Picture blog. Right now, he has a strong negative view on the future of the US housing markets. One of yesterday’s posts broke down
Michael Wilson, artistic director of the Hartford Stage, is going to be receiving that call quite often over the next year. Today’s Hartford Courant announced Mr. Wilson’s intent to leave the theater at the end of the upcoming season. Although news of his departure was probably enough to catch the attention of the more astute local real estate agents, the final sentence guaranteed that he will be one of the most popular people in Hartford
So who pays the most taxes in Greater Hartford? It’s not as easy to figure out as it might seem. All the talk of revaluations, budgets, and referendums got us thinking about how we could get at that question using the real estate data in the MLS. We decided to look at all the single family home sales in Hartford County that were input using the Grand List 2009 mill rates. The initial data set
Last evening Westside Property Management hosted a party to showcase their four new residential units at 487 Main Street in Downtown Hartford. The open house benefited the Hartford Preservation Alliance, was catered by Emily’s Catering Group, and featured staging by the interior designers of Chapter I. 487 Main is a mixed use building on the corner of Elm Street, across the street from the Downtown Branch of the Hartford Public Library. At street level, it