Happy Anniversary 180 Oxford!

Six years ago today we bought our house. That’s me when we first found the house. I was pretty excited because we had been looking at disaster houses for a few days and this was the first place we came across that didn’t completely and totally suck. Ah, fond memories! This morning I asked Kyle to reflect on his feelings about our home. He said “The house has really shaped up nicely over the past

West Hartford Feeding Frenzy

The West Hartford real estate market feels like it’s moving very quickly these days. We’re especially noticing it since we have many buyer clients looking in the town and because the town is traditionally the most active real estate market in the county. It is common to see new listings sell in a couple of days if they are priced right, and we’ve been seeing multiple offer situations on a regular basis. Despite the bidding

Such a Nice Family

This weekend I received a voicemail from an agent telling me that they just emailed me an offer for one of my listings. They also asked that I give them a follow up call so that they could tell me a little more about their buyers. I went to my email and reviewed the offer before calling them back to see if I had any questions about the offer. I didn’t, everything seemed pretty standard.

West Hartford to Glastonbury

Many of the buyers I work with are hell bent on living in West Hartford. Well, at least they start out that way. West Hartford is attractive as a town for many reasons. It provides fairly good highway and major road access for commuting to Hartford and other towns. There are several shopping areas sprinkled throughout town that offer just about any store or restaurant cuisine you could want. There are lots of parks. The

Collaborating with the GHREB

We enjoy writing this blog. It’s an outlet to share our knowledge with a diverse reader base, exercise some creativity, and have a conversation with the Greater Hartford community about real estate. Lots of different people read this blog; folks curious about real estate in general, those thinking about buying or selling a home, newspaper and TV reporters, other real estate agents, and an occassional friend or relative. Most of the feedback we get about