Would You Walk Away From Your Home?

Have you heard of the term “jingle mail?” It’s hipster lingo for someone mailing their house keys back to the bank and walking away from their home. A less amusing term is “ruthless default.” Calculated Risk has an interesting blog today that consolidates a few articles that cover a rising trend of people abandoning their mortgages and, subsequently, their homes. I saw an article last week that claimed that 10 to 15 million households may

Condo For Sale: 782 Asylum Avenue in Hartford

Loyal readers and lurkers, I have a new listing that I’d like to tell you about. It’s located at 782 Asylum Avenue in Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood. If you know anyone that’s looking for a nice condo near Downtown, please tell them about it. I’ll be having an Open House this Sunday, March 2 from 1:00-3:00. Feel free to stop by and learn more about it. It’s a 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath townhouse style, listed

Open House Happenings in West Hartford

The past two Sundays I have hosted open houses at two different homes in West Hartford. One was in Bishops Corner, the other was in the Elizabeth Park area. They were both fairly busy with 15 and 19 groups of people, respectively. The amount of pedestrian traffic was somewhat surprising given the fact that they occurred on both ends of the February school vacation week. The listing prices were in the ranges of $290,000-$330,000, right

West Hartford Dog Park?

Libby here. I like car rides but, frankly, I’m tired of going all the way to Wethersfield to play at the Dog Park. Why can’t there be one closer to my home? Parks are plentiful in Hartford and West Hartford. Couldn’t we section off an acre or so for dogs to run and play in a safe, legal environment? I have heard that a group of proactive dog owners have gotten together to explore the

Will West Hartford's Property Tax Phase-In End?

There have been rumblings around the West Hartford community recently that the 5-year phase-in for property taxes may be phased-out for the 2008-2009 budget year. Two weeks ago I called the town’s Assessor’s office about this, but they claimed they had no indication that the 5 year phase-in would end. Well, today the Hartford Courant published an article about the possibility that West Hartford would end the phase-in, accelerating the tax increase, which would presumably