Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
The Hartford County single-family market finished December with 529 contracts, an increase of 23% over the 429 observed in December of 2014. For the full year there were 8.980 total contracts, which was an increase of 14% over 2014. The above chart shows that 2015 outperformed every month of 2014 except January. In general, the first quarter got off to a bit of a slow start because of the regular snow storms. The weather was
The Hartford County single-family real estate market finished November with 574 contracts. The total was 7% higher than November 2014, and was 13% ahead of 2014 on a year-to-date basis. Trends that we have discussed throughout the year continued to hold. Activity grew more strongly at the lower price points, and the inventory of available homes increased as the price point increased. The only price band that experienced fewer deals than in 2014 (on a
Hartford County finished May with 943 single-family home deals coming together. The month was 4% more active than May of 2014, and it took over from April of this year as the most active month since we began tracking contract data in 2009. May is traditionally the peak month for contracts in the cyclical real estate market, so we expect that the sales pace will begin to slow as we enter the summer months. Not
Hartford County just completed the most active month in years, narrowly edging out May 2014. The single-family deal count represented a 17% increase over the number of deals observed last April, and on a year-to-date basis the County was about 10% ahead of 2014. Earlier in the year we noted that people seem more interested in real estate than they had in quite a while. These numbers begin to quantify the anecdotal observations. Closings, as
The 515 single-family contracts observed in Hartford County this January put the market in line with recent history. There were 519 deals that came together last January, and 544 the year before that. A new year always feels like a fresh start. For us as agents, it’s a clean slate and fun to get back to work after the holiday season. Buyers also seem more engaged in January, even if they are hoping to make