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Andover, CT Market Report: 2011 In Review

Minna Reid, CT REALTOR®, Short Sale Agent: Real Estate Agent in Berlin, CT

2011 was a slow year for home sellers in Andover, CT. Andover is a small town and in 2011, just 20 homes sold. Should the trend continue, just 8% of the 22 homes currently on the market in Andover will sell in any given month.

Another telling figure is the amount of homes that expired in 2010. An expired home is a home that goes on market, but ultimately just does not sell at all and ends up going off market again. In 2011, 13 homes in Andover expired – meaning there is a 40% chance a home seller in Andover will go on market and fail to sell.

Pricing on listed properties may offer some clue as to the reason so many fail to sell. The average listing price of all homes on market in Andover is currently $291,517, while the average price of all homes sold in the last year is only $216,500 (which is also down 4% from the average sales prices of 2010).

Interestingly, while the DOM (days on market) of the average home currently listed for sale in Andover is 207 days – the DOM for homes that have sold is just 31 days.

What does that mean to you as an Andover home seller? If you are considering going market, you will have to be very realistic about the value of your home. You only have a 60% shot at selling your home at all. How do you make it happen in this market? By offering the buyers the best value available on the market. An experienced CT realtor can guide you through this.

Short sales and foreclosures in Andover in 2011: Out of all sold homes in 2011 5% were short sales and 20% were bank owned (foreclosed). Out of current listed market inventory 5% of all homes on market are short sales, while 5% of homes are bank owned – making distressed inventory in Andover 10% of the current inventory.

What will 2012 hold? Only time will tell.

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REFINANCING AN 8% MORTGAGE IN TOLLAND, CONNECTICUT

Joe  Petrowsky: Mortgage Company in Manchester, CT

“Refinancing an 8% Mortgage in Tolland CT”

That’s right 8%! You would be shocked how many 6% to 8% mortgages are still out there. Bill was referred by his neighbor, actually for over a year. Here was a 6' plus imposing figure of a man, when asked why have you not refinanced before this, he answered “THE PROCESS SCARES ME TO DEATH”. He also distrusted anyone in the mortgage business, also mentioned he didn’t have much use for the banks, as they are in the news every day, for something shady.

interest rates between 6-8% still exist

He told me that in 2006 he had some financial difficulty and needed to take some equity out of his home to pay for some medical bills. Because his credit was not perfect, he had to get one of “THOSE” mortgages. He of course was referring to a subprime mortgage. Not willing to take and adjustable option at a lower rate and refinance, he opted for an 8% fixed rate. This option also had a 5 year prepayment penalty.

He saw himself paying this mortgage for the remaining 24 years, but the neighbors just kept pestering him, as he put, for over a year.

I spent an hour, before even opening my computer, just talking. We talked about how a “telemarketer”, called him one night and got him into this mortgage. He said the process took 4 months, when it was just about over, two people came to his house for him to sign the mortgage papers. This was not uncommon. We talked about his son, who was handicapped and lived at home. He was very proud of his son and his many accomplishments. Politics and football were also topics we covered. He made it very clear he disliked the current administration and how he would love another Patriots championship. How do you not like this guy?

WOW, I needed to fix, what was done 6 years ago. When I ran his credit, the mid score was 752. He had been at the same job for 19 years. Besides the old mortgage, 2 credit card (both nearly 30% interest), plus a tractor loan were all included in the mortgage. His new mortgage was $162,000, at 3.5% for 15 years. His new payment was $694 less than he was paying and will save $108,000 in interest, going from the 24 remaining years, down to 15 years.

Bill wasn’t the kind of person to share much emotion, but he looked like tears would start any moment, but he got up and said, “Thank You”. He said he was going to see his neighbors and thank them as well. He had told them, he would stop by after our appointment.

I love what I do for a living! I love what I do for a living!

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Simply Irresistible, Pristine and Stunning Home in VERNON CONNECTICUT-28 Bancroft Rd.

Maria Gilda Racelis-"Realtor in CT" "Connecticut Lakefront Specialist": Real Estate Agent in Bolton, CT

THIS DORMERED CAPE HOME in Vernon, Connecticut WILL SURELY WOW YOU.

SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE. PRISTINE & STUNNING $219,900.00
28 BANCROFT RD., VERNON, CT 06066
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4 Bed, 1.5 Bath
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SHEER PERFECTION & DELIGHT. DORMERED CAPE THAT WILL SURELY WOW YOU. SHOWCASE-LIKE CONDITION.CRISP & TASTEFUL PAINT COLORS.GRANITE COUNTER TOPS. STAINLESS APPLIANCES. IST FLR. WASHER/DRYER. LOCATED IN AN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD ON A CUL-DE-SAC. HEATED PARTIALLY FINISHED BASEMENT W/WORKSHOP & EXTRA STORAGE. THREE OUTBUILDINGS, HUGE KITCHEN W/SLIDER TO THE PATIO FOR OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT CONVENIENCE. FIRST FLR. WASHER AND DRYER. EXTERIOR CAN BE DECEIVING.INTERIOR IS DEFINITELY BIGGER.A MUST-SEE HOME. For more information, please contact:
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Sold! Gorgeous home in Hebron CT!

Linda Edelwich: Real Estate Agent in Glastonbury, CT

Hebron CT homes for sale

This home sold after 3 short weeks on the market in Hebron CT! If not for the crazy snow storm we had the first 9 days, we may have sold it even sooner!!

The house was perfectly prepared for the market and home was in move in condition.

Clearly the buyers saw VALUE in the home since we listed it at $489,900 and it sold for $490,000.

Hebron CT homes

The transaction was a flawless one with professional and experienced Realtors on both sides of the transaction.

If you are looking to buy or sell in Hebron CT, make the right choice and choose a professional realtor that knows how ot get the job done!

How to REBOOT for 2012

Matt Listro Your Credit Repair Expert: Mortgage Company in East Hartford, CT

I love this time of year. I live in a rather cold area, so you do get the crappy weather, and the occasional cold.

But what I love about this time of year, is the opportunity to reflect, and look forward.

I am a big believer in painting your own future.

Holding a vision in your mind so strongly that *you* take the steps to make it a reality. (Not some mystical force, but you ;)

Today I wanted to share with you a simple way to REBOOT your brain for the new year.

Our minds are much like computers...

We have our conscious which is what we are aware of right now. Sort of like the app you have running right in front of you.

Our subconscious which is running all these processes in the background, just like a computer
running to many windows in the background.


Then we have our old memories of the past, much like a hard drive.

The problem is just like any computer, even the most efficient will get a little bogged down with too many processes, and a full hard drive.

The only good solution is a quick REBOOT.

So here's how to do it.

We have three periods of time we typically look to in our minds. The past, present, and future.

80% of your time should be spent in the present 15% of your time should be spent in the future and 5% or less in the past.

The past tells us where we have been, what we have learned, but it cannot be changed. So it is best left for reflection on lessons learned, or precious memories. Nothing more. I know this is tough if you've lost a loved one.

Now the next thing we need to look at is the present. This is where the subconscious really can slow us down.

You would be amazed at what your mind is chewing on right now, and you aren't even aware of it.

- A bill you need to pay.
- What gift to get your kids.
- Are you almost out of gas?
- on and on and on...

It is collecting so much data from all our sense, prioritizing all of our problems and pressures, and it's doing all this without you even know it.

In order to full REBOOT our minds we need to go to a quiet place. Get a big yellow legal pad, and begin to do a brain dump.

Get it all out on paper. Every little thing in your head.

Just let it flow.

* Need to schedule a dentist appointment in the new year? Write it down.

* Domains about to expire? Write it down.

Everything you are thinking about or have been thinking about. Write it down.

The goal is to totally and fully purge the system. To allow space for creativity. This leads us to the future.

In order for us to make 2012 the best year ever we need to get crystal clear how we want 2012 to turn out. This is one of the biggest skills you can develop in life.

The ability to paint the future.

I know that sounds crazy, but I believe we all have this ability within us. If we just would use it.

It's really simple. Think back to when you were a kid. When you would imagine you were playing on a spaceship, or maybe you were a princess in a castle waiting for your prince.

But remember how vivid you could see these fantasies play out in your mind. This is the same muscle that will allow you to have great success in life.

Plan to take some time and just day dream of what you want 2012 to look like.

Now don't just imagine big houses and fancy cars, and you hitting the lottery.

Because the vision you create you must be able to play it in reverse to you can see the steps it took to get there. This is the real secret.

So look at where you will be this time next year. Imagine what your business will look like, your relationships, your daily routine.

Now look to middle of 2012, what are you doing to make it happen?

Now look to January 1st of 2012, what are you doing day-by-day to make it happen?

All goals can be reversed engineered into tiny bite sized steps.

If you want to make 100k next year. Break it down into how many customers, how many visitors to my sites, etc. Until you know what you physically need to do each day to make this happen.

Then it becomes really simple.

You soon realize if I just do these 3 to 4 things per day, I know without a shadow of a doubt I will hit my target.

It just takes consistency.

Consistency is what matters more than anything else. In business, fitness, or anything else.

So here is your home work.

1) Be resolved to live less in the past in 2012.

2) Do a complete brain dump. Get all the stuff processing between your ears down on paper. Take the big to do's and put them somewhere you know you will look so you can free your mind from thinking about them.

3) Paint what you want your 2012 to look like. Reverse engineer it so you know on January 1st if you just do these steps it will happen.

Now I'm going to go begin my brain dump... uhg

This is going to take awhile. I have way to many cobwebs between my ears.

Happy Friday,


Matt

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