120 Terry Road, Hartford’s West End

120 Terry Road, Hartford

You’ll love this perfectly sized Garrison colonial, located on a stately West End street, just steps from Elizabeth Park. The first floor has an excellent functional floorplan for both everyday living and entertaining. Off the front foyer is a den/office, perfect for working from home. The open living room/dining room connects to an updated kitchen. With granite counters, white cabinets, and white appliances, the kitchen flows to a breakfast room with vaulted ceiling. This space

Buying in a Hot Real Estate Market

2021-02-27 Buying in a Hot Market

The 2021 Greater Hartford market is extremely hot. Buyer demand is very high, and seller inventory is very low. In fact, we are so concerned about the imbalances that we discussed the possibility of going to Inventory Zero later this spring. If you want to buy a home this spring, here are some suggestions… Accept that you are going to be competing for every home. There are many more buyers looking for a home than

What Kind of Home Do You Want?

Houses that are for sale

Some buyers set out to find a Complete and Total Disaster when they are shopping for a new home. Is that what you’re looking for? Because we come across them periodically and can point you in the right direction. Most buyers don’t want to do quite that much work on their new home, so they stick to the upper half of the quality chart shown above. The real challenge is knowing whether the home you

The Missing Domino: First-Time Buyers

Red House

I really enjoy watching a creatively placed set of dominoes fall down piece by piece. There’s a rhythm and organization to it all that is very appealing … I find it calming. Mind you, I’m not the one to set them all up, but that’s a different story. Real estate can be like knocking over dominoes. When people want to move within a town, they often will have to sell their existing home in order

How Long Does it Take to Close?

Days to Close

The amount of time between the contract date and the closing varies greatly – every situation is a little different. However, after looking at all of the single-family deals that closed in Hartford County in 2013 we can see some trends. The peak of the curve is between 35 and 55 days. This is the range that we usually see with our clients. It allows the buyer enough time to secure a mortgage, and the