35 Timrod Road, Manchester CT

I recently listed this nicely updated 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath Ansaldi-built colonial in Manchester. The home is located in the Martin elementary district and is less than a mile from the Case Mountain Recreation Area. This home offers 1,997 square feet of living space, plus an additional 350 square feet of finished basement space. The kitchen has been thoughtfully renovated with generous amounts of cabinet space and a large eat-in area with vaulted ceiling. There

Greater Hartford January 2009 Real Estate Market Statistics

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

Manchester, CT: 2008 Real Estate Market Statistics

Recently I wrote a post covering 2008 real estate market statistics for the Greater Hartford area. This post focuses on data specific to Manchester, Connecticut. All information came from the CTMLS and is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. All data is for single family homes only. Median sale price for 2008 was $195,000 compared to $219,950 in 2007. The Average Days on Market for 2008 was 62 days, versus 50 days last year. The Average

Greater Hartford's 2008 Real Estate Market Statistics

So, just how bad was the 2008 real estate market in the Greater Hartford area? The numbers are in. They’re not necessarily pretty, but they’re not as ugly as they could be either. The data below is from the CTMLS and is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. All information is for single family home sales only… My observations… 1. The number of closed sales was down in every town but one. Newington saw a 1%

Greater Hartford Real Estate Market Statistics- November 2008

November and December are traditionally slow months for real estate sales. People would rather focus on the various holidays, rather than think about buying and selling houses. Well, this year things appear to have slowed a little bit earlier than usual. Based on the towns I’m tracking below, the number of closed sales for single family homes was down 31% overall when comparing November 2008 to November 2007. That’s fairly significant. Here are the monthly