Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
Hartford County’s housing markets saw an increase in the number of closings in the first quarter of 2010 versus the first quarter of 2009. This continued the positive momentum from the second half of 2009, but is still well below the sales pace from the early and mid 2000s. Median sales prices were up slightly, while median days on market fell sharply. Single-Family Homes First quarter sales of single-family homes increased 16.4% compared to the
The West Hartford real estate market feels like it’s moving very quickly these days. We’re especially noticing it since we have many buyer clients looking in the town and because the town is traditionally the most active real estate market in the county. It is common to see new listings sell in a couple of days if they are priced right, and we’ve been seeing multiple offer situations on a regular basis. Despite the bidding
Another spring Sunday has passed, and with it another round of open houses. We have been hosting them regularly over the past month and have noticed that as soon as people get inside, they begin to have memory problems. Everyone that comes to our open houses is asked to sign-in. Our goal is to have an accurate count of the number of people that visited the property, and a way to follow up if needed.
After attending the MetroHartford Alliance Rising Star Breakfast this morning, I took a couple minutes to snap some pictures of the major construction projects around the Convention Center. It was exciting to see crews hard at work improving Downtown Hartford. Much of the structural work appears to be complete at the Front Street project… Supports are in place for the pedestrian bridge that will connect the Convention Center to the Science Center and the rest
On Monday we highlighted the key data from the Year End 2009 Hartford County Property Report. The data definitely tells a story – sales in the fourth quarter are dramatically higher than last year – but there are other factors that are also important. The complete report, with statistics and charts for all the towns in the county, is available here. Overall Environment The housing market is influenced by the state of the local economy