For people seeking a life-care community, taking a look at Duncaster in Bloomfield is well worth your time. This community, built in 1984, has aged very nicely - due in part to forward-thinking during the initial design process. The 189 residences range from efficiencies (500 sf) up to 3-BR units (1,600 sf) and each apartment has either a balcony or patio. There is also a 60-bed nursing home on the premises.
With my mother actively researching retirement communities, I visited this morning for a realtor luncheon to re-acquaint myself with this facility. I was pleased to see the pool/spa/physical therapy/fitness center addition (about 4 years young), which features an olympic length pool (kept at 83 degrees) and a large hot-tub (at 93 degrees). Both have ramps for easy access.
During snow and ice season, it is great to have everything under one roof--from post office to dining room to clinic to pool table to beauty parlor to library to greenhouse... The residents echoed sentiments we heard in exploring my mother's prospective community in Maryland--this lifestyle is great; we wish we had made this move two years earlier.
For more details on Duncaster or other retirement facilities in Greater Hartford, contact Brent Bell today at 614-8927. He has a copy of Duncaster's new DVD for loan with no cost or obligation!
There are currently 59 3-family homes for sale in New Britain. Depending on the location and condition of these buildings, the asking prices range from $84,900 to 309,900. The median-priced property is offered at $225,000 on the East side of town. 52 Belden Street has 4,513 sf and the rents appear to be below market average--$650, $750 &$750.
During 2008, there were 39 sales of 3-family homes in town. Prices paid by purchasers ranged from a low of $42,000 to a high of $286,000. The median-priced sale was $205,000 for 21-23 Wallace Street. This property has a 3-bay garage and the unit rents at the time of the sale (5/9/2008) were close to market--$700, $800, & $900.
For help in finding the best 3-family for your individual situation, contact Brent today!
If you want an approximate value of your 3-family home delivered to your email without any cost or obligation, visit www.MyHartfordAreaRealtor.com . Fill out as much detail as possible about your property. Brent will respond by email only (unless you request a phone call) with an estimate of the current value within 24 hours of your request!
The Glastonbury market median sales prices were virtually unchanged from 2007 to 2008, moving from $390,000 to $388,000. The number of houses closing decreased by about 15%, from 374 sales in 2007 to 316 sales in 2008 (based on Multiple Listing Service statistics as of January 31, 2009). For the successful sales in 2008, median days-on-market was just 43---well-priced & well-marketed homes continued to sell! The median list price of sold properties remained at $399,900 for both years. The range in prices buyers paid to live in Glastonbury in 2008-- $150,000 to $2,100,000.
As January 2009 comes to a close, there are 133 single-family homes available to purchase. The prices range from a low of $194,900 for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath (1,702 sf) home at 575 Goodale Hill Road to $5,999,000 for a 5 bedroom, 8.1 bath (12,872 sf) home at 392 Woodland Street. The median-priced property is new construction on the New London Turnpike: 4 bedrooms, 3 baths & 2,433 sf offered at $489,900.
Currently, there are 36 houses under contract in town. The highest-priced is lot 2, Charlton Drive, with an asking price of $982,100 (5 bedrooms, 3.1 baths, 4,522 sf). The median is 73 Woodfield Crossing, priced at $329,000 (3 bedrooms, 2.1 baths, 1,750 sf). The lowest-priced is 194 Weir Street, asking $199,900 (3 bedrooms, 2.1 baths, 1,128 sf).
For more information on the value of your home in this market, contact Brent today by cell (860-614-8927) or by email (brentbell@remax.net). You can find this blog directly by visiting www.MyCTRealEstateBlog.com.
If you want the approximate value of your home, and are not ready to be contacted by an agent, visit www.MyHartfordAreaRealtor.com . Fill out as much detail as possible about your house. Brent will respond by email only (unless you request a phone call) with an estimate of your home's current value within 24 hours of your request!
The West Hartford market had a slow start and a strong finish in 2008. There were 646 closed sales of houses recorded in the Multiple Listing Service for the year (down from 725 in 2007). One of the most encouraging numbers was the median Days on Market for these sales at 27 days. People in many other parts of the country would be amazed that half of the houses took contracts less than one month after their debut on the market!
For 2008, the median list price was $312,900 & the median sale price was $304,000. The range in sale prices for the year started at $120,000 and continued to $2,441,000; quite diverse housing stock in West Hartford!
Looking to the present, there are 205 houses available to purchase as of today (a fairly low inventory for a town of over 60,000 residents). The prices range from a low of $154,000 for a 2-bedroom, 1-bath (768 sf) home at 73 Meriline Avenue to a high of $2,100,000 for a 6-bedroom, 4 1/2 bath (6,941 sf) home at 118 Sunset Farm Road. The median-priced property is located at 17 Fernridge (3-bedrooms, 2-baths & 1842 sf).
Currently, there are 47 houses under contract in town. The highest-priced is 49 Pheasant Chase, with an asking price of $925,000 (5-bedrooms, 4.2-baths, 5,121 sf). The median is 46 Ledgewood, priced at $299,900 (3-bedrooms, 1 1/2-baths, 1,658 sf). The lowest-priced is 120 Grove, priced at $120,000 (3-bedrooms, 1-bath, 1,162 sf).
For more information on the value of your home in this market, contact Brent today by cell (860-614-8927) or email (brentbell@remax.net). You can find this blog directly by visiting www.MyCTRealEstateBlog.com.
If you want the approximate value of your home, and are not ready to be contacted by an agent, visit www.WestHartfordHomeValues.com. Fill out as much detail as possible about your house. Brent will respond by email only (unless you request a phone call) with an estimate of your home's current value within 24 hours of your request!
The Federal Housing Finance Agency just released November sales data & provided an update of both national sales price results and regions on a year-to-date basis. On the national front, the decline in October 2008 to November 2008 sales prices is 1.8% with the annual decline at 8.7%.
For all you positive-minded New England residents, our sales price decline of 0.7% for the month of November was the best result across the country! The second best was for the Middle Atlantic States (0.8%).
The regions most hurt over the past year are the Pacific Coast (down 22.1%) and the South Atlantic (down 11.1%), followed by the Mountain States (down 9.1%).
The areas least affected by the housing downturn to date are West South Central (down 1.1%), the East South Central (down 3.4%) and the Mid-Atlantic (down 4.2%).
With New England's declines of 0.7% in November and 5.6% from December 2007 to November 2008, we have experienced a relatively light loss of values to this point...
The states in the individual regions are:
New England: Connecticut, Maine, NH, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Pacific Census Division: Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California
Mountain Census Division: MT, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, N Mexico
West North Central: ND, SD, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas,
West South Central: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana
East North Central: Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
East South Central: Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
Middle Atlantic: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, DE, MD, DC, Virginia, WV
South Atlantic: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
For the full report, with data for all regions, visit:
http://www.fhfa.gov/webfiles/401/MonthlyHPI12209F.pdf
If you are ready to buy or sell real estate anywhere in the US, you need a strong, veteran real estate professional. Brent has many connections across the country (agents he has worked with & agents he has personally met). Call on Brent's expertise to make all your real estate transactions smoother and more financially successful!
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Coaching buyers, sellers & investors to Real Estate Success for 20 years! Choose an expert (CRS, e-Pro) to save your valuable time-RE/MAX agent in greater Hartford, CT! 860-614-8927
How to you decide which agent is right for you among the hundreds of licensees in Connecticut?
Despite all the changes in technology over the last 20 years, most people still ask a friend or relative with a recent positive real estate experience for a referral.
If I were looking for an agent, I would want someone with similar core values (honesty, ability to maintain confidentiality, sensitivity) who I feel comfortable with and trust.
I would want someone who takes the time to learn about me & my goals and care about me enough to give me honest, expert advice.
It would be critical that the Realtor use certain key skills and keep current with all the changes in this industry (expert active listener, strong negotiator, attention to detail, real estate expertise, marketing whiz, local & national market knowledge).
Although I have had 20 years to think about this, I am not you! You may have different "hot buttons" that are important to you in selecting an agent.
I invite you to interview me (in person or by telephone for relocating families). There is no cost or obligation on your part for this service. I am delighted to meet new prospective clients and look at our time together as an important part of being an ambassador for real estate, even if we do not decide to work together.
Unfortunately, too many of my clients have an unfortunate prior real estate experience with another agent because they were too busy or too stressed and chose the first agent they met.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Brent pursues education in his field. He attends national real estate conferences annually, keeping current with the newest technology, trends in negotiating & marketing, plus internet strategies. He has earned the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation which has only been earned by 2% of agents nationwide. He also holds the GRI designation and served as the President of the Connecticut State CRS Chapter in 2007. Brent earned the e-Pro designation in 2008, in recognition of his expertise on the internet, where over 80% of buyers begin their homesearch.
Brent is the father of two young adults who attended West Hartford Public Schools (Morley, King Philip & Hall) and an enthusiastic soccer & basketball coach. An avid reader, Brent just finished Mindset which offers timely advice on the praise/self-esteem challenges of parenting & coaching, with important implications for achieving excellence in business and politics. He enjoys walking, tennis and gardening in his spare time. Habitat for Humanity and the Nature Conservancy are two of his favorite "causes."
Without promising a rose garden, you can count on Brent's 20 years of real estate experience in Hartford County to make your housing transition easier! Brent has helped dozens of first-time buyers, eased the stresses of relocation for many families, & coordinated the challenge of sale coupled with purchase of another home for move-up and move-to-one-story living clients.
Home sellers have enjoyed having Brent be a fierce protector of their equity, yielding strong buyer offers and often multiple offers for their properties.
Investors have turned to Brent over the years for help in purchasing and selling their 1-4 family investment properties. He will guide clients through both lease-writing and 1031 tax-deferred exchanges.
Visit Brent's website for more information: www.OurNextCThome.com
I could not imagine a more qualified or better agent than Brent Bell. He was professional, knowledgeable and helpful throughout the selling process. He went well beyond to make the process easy for us. His local neighborhood knowledge allowed him to more accurately leverage our home's unique characteristics and location, and established a realistic asking price much higher than any of the other four realtors we interviewed. He created a unique sales and marketing plan that generated buzz and quickly led to a high volume of "real" buyers. His plan landed multiple highly-qualified offers within four days of showing. I could not be more satisfied nor recommend anyone more highly. ---Neil A.
Thanks for all your help - you are always so prompt to respond and have good information. I would not hesitate to recommend your services to anyone who was purchasing a home in CT. ---Karen M.
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