Dealing with Home Inspections in a Buyer's Market

You’re a seller and (finally!) someone wants to buy your house. You’ve got an accepted contract. Congratulations, you’re past the first hurdle in this slow market. Now it’s time to move on to, potentially, a more difficult phase- the home inspection. When inventory is high and buyers have a lot to choose from, the ball is in the seller’s court to try and keep the deal together through inspection. Here are a few hints as

Mark Twain Holiday House Tour

Who can pass up twinkly lights and festive floral arrangements, housed at some of the most impressive architectural gems in Hartford? Not me, and hopefully not you. For 27 years, The Friends of the Mark Twain House & Museum have been organizing a holiday tour of beautiful homes in Hartford. This year the tour takes place on Sunday, December 2nd from 11:00am to 4:00pm. The cost is $30 per person if you purchase your tickets

Free Residential Energy Audits

Last year I paid $3500 to heat my home for the entire year. Due to the fact that my house was built in 1910 and has no real insulation in the walls and 45 original windows, I know that my house doesn’t stand a chance at being energy efficient. You, on the the other hand, may be able to improve the energy efficiency of your home, and here’s a free way to find out… If

Time to Think of Others

I was at my monthly book club meeting last night and we got on the topic of what everyone was doing for Thanksgiving. I have some ambitious friends and a few are hosting up to 20 people for the upcoming holiday. I’m being a mooch and going home to Vermont to see my parents and in-laws for turkey day. I often take for granted the fact that I have a roof over my head and

Nifty New Market Data Tool on Raveis.com

Most importantly today, please go vote. You have until 8:00PM to get to your local polling place. So get a move on if you haven’t already… Now, back to real estate topics. If you saw the lead article in the Hartford Courant today, you might think the sky is starting to fall on the local real estate market. This September was a slow month historically for sales and it’s going to take several months to