Seller's Market for Homes in West Hartford?

If you live in West Hartford and are thinking about selling your home, now might be a great time to put it on the market, depending on the price point. Am I off my rocker? You thought the sky was falling on the real estate market? Well, that doesn’t appear to be the case in West Hartford, for certain price ranges. Let’s take a look… As of today, there are 169 properties available for sale

Rebuilding Together- Hartford, April 26, 2008

Many people are familiar with the efforts of Habitat for Humanity, working in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. But you may not be as familiar with Rebuilding Together Hartford. RTH’s purpose is to help low-income homeowners through home renovation and repair, which results in warmth, safety, and independence, while building better neighborhoods in Hartford. Once a year, on the last Saturday in April, they organize a major Rebuilding

Love Thy Neighbor…Or Not

Hey, want to see your house value plummet faster than, well, the national housing market decline? Then start logging nasty comments on Rotten Neighbor, the national website where you can post nice and not-so-nice blurbs about the people next door.   Launched in July of 2007, the premise of Rotten Neighbor is “helping you find troublesome neighbors before you sign the paperwork on your new house, condo or apartment.” So how do people in the

Blue Back Part II? Redeveloping Bishops Corner

Just what is going on in the West Hartford neighborhood of Bishops Corner? First, Barnes and Noble closed and opened a new chapter at Blue Back Square. Then, Petco (Supplies & Fish) ran away. Finally, the Macaroni Grill said ciao after their lease wasn’t renewed. You don’t need to have a PhD in development to surmise that someone has plans for the area. Why else would you turn away a productive, paying tenant when you