Call Before You Dig

Thinking about doing some landscaping in your yard? Putting in a fence or deck? Before you dig one hole in Connecticut, please call 811 or Call Before You Dig. Not only is it the smart thing to do, but if you’re using power or mechanized equipment, it’s the law. Even though you can’t see them, utility lines are feeding in to your house below ground. You potentialy risk injury to yourself and others, inconvenience to

Greater Hartford Real Estate Blog on WFSB's Face the State

I got a call last week from WFSB’s Dennis House. He said he reads my blog. Huh, okay. Then he asked me if I’d like to be a panelist on his Sunday show, Face the State. He was interested in interviewing Hartford bloggers about the state of Hartford, mainly the major issues and how to improve the city. Random. I’ve never been on TV before. Well, I was briefly on ESPN back in my undergrad

Hartford Multi-Family Opportunities

I was just messing around with some data in the Multiple Listing Service. If you’re a real estate investor, toying with the idea of becoming a real estate investor, or a home buyer that would consider purchasing and living in a multi-family- you should take a very strong look at Hartford right now. Year-to-date, multi-family homes sales are down 24% in Hartford, compared to the same timeframe in 2007. The median price for multi-families in

Short Sale Searches Coming Soon

Short sales are becoming more common these days, whether we like it or not. A short sale occurs when the sale of a property will not generate enough proceeds to cover what the seller owes their mortgage lender(s). Offers on short sale properties must be approved by the seller’s lender before they can be officially accepted. And when a short sale property is listed in the Multiple Listing Service, the agent must call out language

Exploring Old Wethersfield

If you’re headed to the Connecticut Deparment of Motor Vehicles in Wethersfield, you’ll most likely find yourself driving through a picturesque part of town known as historic Old Wethersfield. Dating back to pre-Revolutionary War times, this historic district has architectural examples from the past three centuries. There are a few museums to tour including the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum and the Wethersfield Museum, run by the Wethersfield Historical Society. You can also enjoy browsing in small shops