Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
There were 509 single-family contracts that came together in Hartford County in February of 2014. This is slightly fewer than last month, and slightly more than February of last year. Like February of 2013, the winter weather influenced the real estate market. This time it was a couple snow storms and severe cold. Sellers have been reluctant to list their homes for sale, for a couple reasons. They worry that the it’s not quite spring,
I have learned a secret for changing the light bulbs in those huge chandeliers that hang over the grand stairway of big houses. All you have to do is install a winch directly above the fixture and wire the light with a plug. You can then disconnect the electrical and gently lower it down to a comfortable level to replace the bulbs, or to clean it. Here is an example of such a system from
Building houses in the shape of an octagon was apparently fashionable in the 1850s. The promoter’s arguments didn’t connect with the masses, however, so most of us live in rectangular houses instead. Some historic octagons are still present in Connecticut, but there are also some newer vintage octagons in the area. Here are two that we have come across in the past few months. Both were built in the 1980s. Note: These homes are
I always enjoy seeing this home as I drive by – the accents give it a little something extra. It would still be a very handsome home without the details, being a brick structure from 1923 (according to the town). The accents give it a slight Victorian vibe that I usually don’t see done in this area. There are other homes out there with accent bricks, you just have to be on the lookout for
The Hartford County single-family home market began 2014 with 519 contracts in January. The total was more than 4% lower than January of last year, though still higher than any other year since our data began in 2009. January was the longest cold stretch that we can remember in Greater Hartford. There have been brief deep freezes, but our experience in the area is that the temperature rarely falls below 20 degrees for long. This