Although the frequent snow and ice storms may suggest otherwise, spring will be here soon enough and bring with it the outdoor construction and renovation season. Towns in the Greater Hartford area and the State of Connecticut have a number of ordinances in place that homeowners need to be aware of as they plan this year’s projects. Whether you’re a weekend warrior or planning to hire a crew, make sure that you comply with any
Is this the year you think you’d like to buy a home? Maybe you are just curious to learn more about the home buying process in general? Then you should come to my Home Buying Workshop on Saturday, February 28 from 1-3 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. I’ll be giving an overview of the home buying process and will be joined by a local mortgage broker and home remodeler to round out the
Yesterday the weather was perfect for a winter open house. Pretty much a spring day in February. My sellers in the West End of Hartford had some good traffic come through their homes, with lots of people seriously looking. I had some good conversations with the various buyers and I noticed an interesting trend emerging. Of the 23 groups of people that visited my open house, 8 were from West Hartford. Every one of them
One month ends and another begins, so that must mean it’s time for some more real estate statistics for the Greater Hartford area. As always, data comes from the CT Multiple Listing Service, is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and is for single family homes only. Here is the data and let me just say the results are not pretty. My analysis follows after the chart… My observations… 1. First off, let me just warn
It’s been a big day for real estate in the national news. The Wall Street Journal had three articles that caught my eye. And then Case-Shiller data was also announced this morning. First was the front page piece titled Price Cuts Spur Home Sales. December existing home sales data was released on Monday. The market had expected another month-over-month decrease after November’s 9.4% drop in the number of transactions. However, the December report showed a