Life and Real Estate in the Greater Hartford Area

Before I left on a week-long vacation to South Carolina, I took this picture of the baby birds that hatched in a nest in my Christmas wreath. They had grown so fast over the previous few days that I was sure they would be gone by the time I got back.     I'm glad I took the picture because the ne...

Congratulations! Bloomfield Girls Win State Open Track Meet!   The Bloomfield High School Girls' Track and Field Team won the CIAC Outdoor State Championship! Bloomfield scored 65 points, followed by Hillhouse with 50, Windsor with 49, Glastonbury with 34, and Norwich Free Academy with 32 in the ...

The Ever-Changing Landscape Life is an ever-changing landscape. People who don't anticipate change may find that they will suffer when change does occur. We can plan for change so we are better prepared, but sometimes change just happens. Then we just have to deal with it. That's life.   The ever...

South Windsor CT Market Report for April 2012     During April 2012, there were 11 closed sales in South Windsor CT with a median price of $270,000 (average price was $312,195).  During April 2011, there were 17 closed sales with a median price of $220,000 (average price was $303,153). So althoug...

7 Boxwood Circle, Bloomfield CT ~ $239,900   This beautiful three-bedroom, two-bath split-level home in Bloomfield has just been reduced to $239,900! If you are looking for a home in Bloomfield CT, you must check out this home. It's located in a desireable neighborhood on a cul-de-sac on .79 acre...

About a week ago, I posted a picture of three bird eggs that I found in a nest in the Christmas wreath that I left up too long. I was surprised to see the nest and the eggs.   The only reason that I saw the nest was that every time I opened my front door, a bird would fly out of it. When I went t...

Manchester CT Market Report for April 2012     Real estate activity was clicking along in Manchester CT during April 2012, with 27 closed sales. While this was down somewhat from March 2012 (32 closed sales), it was up from the previous April (23 closed sales).    On a positive note, however, wer...

Advantages of Home Ownership       One of the most over-looked advantages of homeownership is that yardwork is a great workout! If you are a homeowner who does all the yardwork in the spring, you certainly don't need a gym membership!     After working all day on Sunday and Monday (feeling quite ...

Is the Condo Market Heating Up in South Windsor CT?     I keep track of what sells in all areas I serve, and I have been noticing that there were quite a few recent condo sales in South Windsor CT compared to prior activity. I haven't reported on condo sales in a while because the numbers were so...

I admit it. I still have my Christmas wreath up. In all fairness, it doesn't look like a Christmas wreath--there is no red bow, just a few pine cones. But still, I should have taken it down a while ago.   But today I was doing yardwork, sprucing up the yard for spring (I do some things at the rig...