May Contracts: Peak Spring

2015-06-07 Hartford County Single Family Contracts in May 2015

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

29 Morgan Road, Canton

29 Morgan, Canton

This post and beam Cape offers dramatic soaring ceilings and a flexible, open floor plan. Tucked away on 1.6 acres, the house is a private retreat, yet close to Canton’s amenities. The living room and dining room spaces, with double sided brick fireplace, connect to the updated kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. The kitchen and an adjacent sitting room walk out to the tiered deck, overlooking the secluded backyard. The master bedroom

March Contracts: Solid Deal Count Growth

2015-04-09 Hartford County Single Family Contracts in March 2015

Hartford County finished the month of March with 726 single-family home contracts, an increase of 6.3% over March of 2014. There continues to be excitement and energy around the real estate markets. Buyers are out in force, and seem confident about bidding on homes. On a year-to-date basis, the price bands of $100,000s and the $200,000s have shown strong outperformance over the first quarter of last year. There have been 6.8% more deals for homes

20 Goodwin Circle in Hartford’s West End

20 Goodwin Circle

Move-in ready Ives unit that backs to the woods, featuring 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. An open living room/dining room connects to the kitchen with eat-in space, all with hardwood floors. A raised deck off the dining room area is great for entertaining. Upstairs the master bedroom suite has a walk-in closet and spa bathroom. Two additional bedrooms, a full bath, and finished loft space complete the upper floors. The walkout lower level is fully finished.

February Contracts: What Snow?

2015-03-04 Hartford County Single Family Contracts in February 2015

The winter weather did not stop home buyers from bidding on real estate during February. There were 578 single-family contracts in Hartford County during the month, more than 13% higher that last February. Some may have noticed that Greater Hartford received quite a lot of snow recently. Although there were no huge storms, like the one that shut everything down for a week in February 2013, the area received plenty of total accumulation. The weather