June Contracts: Bonus Spring

2015-07-02 Hartford County Single Family Contracts in June 2015

Hartford County had 994 single-family deals come together during the month of June. The total represented an 18% increase over June 2014, and a 5% increase over May of 2015. Last month we titled our May Contracts post “Peak Spring,” which was proven dramatically incorrect. Numerous towns throughout the county outperformed in June, while very few towns showed meaningful drops in activity compared to June of last year. On a year-to-date basis, most of the

April Contracts: Yeah, It’s On

2015-05-05 Hartford County Single Family Contracts in April 2015

Hartford County just completed the most active month in years, narrowly edging out May 2014. The single-family deal count represented a 17% increase over the number of deals observed last April, and on a year-to-date basis the County was about 10% ahead of 2014. Earlier in the year we noted that people seem more interested in real estate than they had in quite a while. These numbers begin to quantify the anecdotal observations. Closings, as

September Contracts: On Trend

Hartford County Single Family Contracts in September 2014

Hartford County finished September with 629 single-family contracts, matching the deal count from 2013 almost exactly for the second month in a row. We described September of 2013 as surprisingly slow when we wrote up the recap last year, and feel the same way about the month that just ended. There seemed to be very few buyers prepared to make offers despite fall traditionally being a popular time to buy homes. Inventory levels ticked downwards

June Contracts: Active into Summer

Hartford County Single Family Contracts in June 2014

Hartford County single-family home sales continued to be strong in June, with about 2.7% more deals than in June of last year. June is usually a transition month for the real estate markets. It is rarely the peak of activity, but it’s not a slow summer month either. Buyers continued to be engaged all the way to the end of June, and even into the first few days of July. At this point it’s not

May Contracts: A Late Spring

Hartford County Single Family Contracts in May 2014

Hartford County finished May of 2014 with 907 single-family contracts, a late spring spike in activity after a slow start to the year. The 907 May total is a 6% increase over the count in May of 2013. It also begins to close the year-to-date gap that had build up over the first four months of the year, leaving us only 3% behind through May. This month’s total is also the highest count for an