West Hartford Sales Trends

One of my favorite real estate statistics is the number of homes sold. It is a simple metric that is not influenced by the purchase price of properties. Only the seasonality of the real estate markets needs to be considered. I like to look at the trailing 12 month number of transactions so that I am always getting data from each month of the year. Previous posts have shown that prices in West Hartford have

Bringing Back More Sunlight

Last weekend we turned our clocks ahead an hour for Daylight Saving Time. This week it might be taking you a little bit longer to get out of bed in the morning, as you try to catch up on the hour “lost” and readjust to the renewed morning darkness. But I think most of us are more than willing to trade a few sleepy mornings for the additional hour of daylight in the evening hours.

Hartford Housing and Neighborhood Tour, Saturday April 4, 2009

I live in Hartford. These people live in Hartford. So do these people. So do lots of other people. Thinking about living in Hartford? Want to learn more about the different neighborhoods that comprise the city? Want to see some homes for sale in the various neighborhoods? Then get on the bus! On Saturday April 4, 2009, LiveHartford, an initiative supported by the MetroHartford Alliance staff and Housing Committee, will sponsor a bus tour of

Home Equity Lines – They're Alive!

Who says there is no money out there to borrow against home equity? After doing a little business with Bank of America in downtown Hartford the other day I was surprised to see a big sign in their lobby announcing Home Equity Lines with rates of 4.24% for $50,000 and $100,000 lines. The gentleman at the info desk assured me that not only was it still possible to get a home equity line, but that

Bring Back Cheese & Stuff

Word on the street is that the Dollar World on Farmington Avenue in the West End of Hartford is moving. Actually it’s the sign in the window that says they’re moving, but word has spread through the neighborhood like the flu through daycare. The locals aren’t upset with Dollar World, it just had the misfortune of leasing the storefront that previously housed the West End organic food institution of Cheese & Stuff. About ten years