If you’re looking for a nicely updated 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom home with an impressive garage space and loft, located in a tranquil setting, you must schedule a visit. An open floor plan greets you as you walk in. The living room features a lofted shiplap ceiling and handsome fireplace. It leads to the kitchen and dining room. The updated kitchen features built-in seating, plenty of storage and workspace, and a breakfast bar. The sizable dining area
37 Wells has been lovingly brought into the 21st century and compares very favorably to homes of any era. Fireplaces, wide-plank flooring, exposed posts and beams, and other historical details are skillfully incorporated into a comfortable and modern home. The kitchen is a bright space that would fit right in on HGTV with stone counters, stainless appliances, apron sink, and island. The adjacent great room has a wood stove and space for both dining and
It’s been a few months since we published an update on contract activity, and the local markets were rather active over that time. Hartford County finished September with 739 single-family contracts, an increase of about 17% over September of 2014. It was the fourth month in a row of strong outperformance. On a year-to-date basis the County is about 800 deals and 13% ahead of where it was at this point of last year. Year-over-year
Last week we published some charts showing the direction of the overall single-family market in Hartford County for 2013. The quick summary was that sales activity has been increasing nicely for two years, but median prices have been stuck in a protracted valley. The data tells a variety of different stories when we zoom in to the individual towns. Before we get there though, a quick disclaimer. It’s difficult to take too strong a position
Most of the year we avoid looking at prices when we analyze market statistics. Considering only a month’s (or even quarter’s) worth of data is risky because the sample size is too small, while making a more sophisticated model to account for the small sample size is beyond our abilities. However we are comfortable looking at a full year of data, and now that the calendar has turned over to 2014 we can look back
