Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
The Courant had an interesting article this morning about a family in Farmington that recently tried to sell their home as a short sale. They had an offer on their home and waited for 3 months for their bank to respond to the offer and authorize the short sale. The bank did not respond. The buyer eventually got tired of waiting and walked away. The house is currently in the process of being foreclosed upon.
It’s April and the first quarter of 2009 is behind us. That means it’s time for real estate market statistics for the Hartford area. I’m going to tell you that while I was compiling this information last night, it was not giving me the warm fuzzies. In fact, it was making me feel a little sick to my stomach. The numbers are less than stellar. But they are what they are, so let’s take a
I had an agent call me yesterday regarding a listing I have that recently went under contract. They had a client that was interested in seeing the home, but realized it was under contract. The agent was calling to get a sense of how solid the transaction seemed, wondering if they should show the home to their client. I mentioned that I felt the contract was fairly solid, but they would be welcome to show
Before the Elizabeth Park gardens reach their spring best, the greenhouse takes center stage. The Spring Flower Sale will be held on Saturday, March 21st between 10:00 and 2:00. Get there early if you’d like to choose from the best options. Here are a few shots from this year’s greenhouse show.
The next downtown residential project to begin renting is going to be the Hollander Foundation Center at 410 Asylum Street. The drywall is up inside and work crews are making steady progress towards their August 2009 completion goal. Common Ground, the project developer, is currently looking for retail tenants for six ground floor retail suites. Rental applications for the apartments will be available later in the spring. Plans for 410 Asylum have changed dramatically over