Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
Many of my clients are fairly tech savvy. They enjoy looking up property data on their own and telling me how much sellers paid for properties. They’ll use Bing.com’s Birdseye views to check out locations before we actually go visit a property. And they Google people’s names to see what they can find on the web about them. That’s right, several of my clients, both buyers and sellers, use the Internet to find out more
Just north of Downtown Hartford, behind a wrought iron fence, a red stone tower rises from a grassy field. It serves as a reminder of the Keney family’s presence in 19th century Hartford and stands guard over the busy six-way intersection that historically formed the northern gateway to the city center. The Keney Memorial Clock Tower was built in 1898 with funds from the will of Henry Keney. Although the structure appears as though it
We’re past the Fourth of July holiday and agents have entered in the last of their closings for June, so it’s time to take a look back at how we fared with real estate sales in the Greater Hartford area during the second quarter. All data was compiled from the CT Multiple Listing Service for single family homes only and is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. My observations… 1. The number of closed sales for
While riding my bike past The Beacon Light and Supply Company’s Walnut Street facility on the day it didn’t rain, I noticed their fantastic sign with the vintage-modern lettering. But the official sign is not nearly as interesting as the mural that Quirk Middle School students have drawn on the lower portion of the wall. Very creative – a modern version of the painted ads that used to be common on the side of city
Work continues on the future Hartford Public Safety Complex on High Street. These pictures show the progress as of Saturday, June 27, 2009. The current schedule calls for the project to be complete in April 2011, and look something like this. The roof of the former Hartford Board of Education building has been removed as crews work to preserve the historic brick facade. Looking into the structure, the second floor railing and spindles are visible