Wait! Not Fenway Park! Not Yankee Stadium! Take Me To Vintage Baseball At Colt Meadows!
Games expanded to weekly play!
The 2011 season of the Coltsville Vintage Base Ball League will begin on Saturday, April 30th at 10:30am and run through the middle of October, with back-to-back games of 1860s-era baseball that run 9 innings each. All games are FREE, fun, educational and family friendly. Bring your lawn chairs, blanket, picnic lunch and sunscreen for a great time. Check out the downloadable season schedule for dates and teams.
This season, a fourth team will be added to the Coltsville Vintage Base Ball League. The Alert Fire Hose Company is the historical name of a team that consisted of Hartford firefighters who played other local teams in Bushnell Park in the 1860s. While the modern team may not be all firefighters, its captain is a 25-year veteran of the force.
Please visit Friends of Vintage Baseball for more information on Coltsville's four Vintage Baseball teams.
There are a few open slots on The Charter Oak of Hartford, Billy Barnie's Blue Boys and The Nutmeg BBC. Recruitment is going on now for anyone interested in playing on one of Coltsville teams. A recruitment session will also be held on Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 10am-12pm at the Dutch Point Community Center in Hartford .
Baseball is America's favorite pastime. Roll back the clock and enjoy the game the way it was played in the 19th century. "For it's one, two, three strikes you're out, at the old ball game." I hope to see you at the ball games.
Maria Hagan
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It is never too early to get ready for boating season. After the record-breaking snowfall this winter, spring and summer cannot come fast enough. To whet your appetite, the CT Marine Trades Association is holding the 42nd Annual Hartford Boat Show at the Connecticut Convention Center this weekend.
Leave the snow, the shovels, and cold outside, and cruise to the CT Convention Center where spring and summer await you. There is something for everyone -
The show starts Friday, January 28 and runs through Sunday, January 30. Start your summ
er excursion early and "get away" to the Connecticut Convention Center this weekend.
May you have fair winds and following seas for all your boating adventures.
Maria Hagan
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The number of closed sales, and median and average sales prices in Rocky Hill have increased for single family homes in 2010 over 2009 while the average days on market decreased in 2010 versus 2009! As we saw with the Wethersfield single family home market statistics, the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit incentivized first time home buyers to buy their first homes which then enabled existing home buyers to "move up" and buy larger, more expensive homes at near historic low-interest rates.
Historical Snapshot of Rocky Hill Sales Activity as of 12/31/2010
| Year | # Units Sold | Median Sales Price | Average Sales Price | Average Days On Market |
| 2010 | 90 | $292,500 | $314,602 | 57 days |
| 2009 | 72 | $268,000 | $284,396 | 74 days |
| 2008 | 92 | $279,950 | $314,211 | 59 days |
| 2007 | 113 | $301,000 | $318,939 | 71 days |
| 2006 | 117 | $297,000 | $327,546 | 61 days |
| 2005 | 128 | $267,450 | $284,461 | 51 days |
| 2004 | 120 | $264,750 | $284,263 | 41 days |
| 2003 | 119 | $245,000 | $276,166 | 54 days |
In Which Price Ranges Did Buyers Buy?
Buyers consistently purchased single family homes in Rocky Hill in all prices ranges in 2010 with more sales over $300,000 in 2010 than in 2009! The median and average sales prices for Rocky Hill single family homes sales are close to the high values we saw in 2006 and 2007 despite these difficult economic times.
Sales by Price Range as of 12/31/2010
| Year/Status | <$200K | $200K-$250K | $250K-$300K | $300K-$350K | $350K-$400K | >$400K | Total | % Change |
| Active | 8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 47 | |
| Pending | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| Closed | ||||||||
| 2010 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 90 | 125.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 78.26% |
| 2008 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 92 | 81.42% |
| 2007 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 113 | 96.58% |
| 2006 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 117 | 91.41% |
| 2005 | 20 | 32 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 128 | 106.67% |
| 2004 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 120 | 100.84% |
| 2003 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 119 |
Rocky Hill is a desirable community in the Greater Hartford area. If you are thinking about buying or selling a single family home in Rocky Hill, please call me on my cell, 860-305-8044, or via email at mhagan@prudentialct.com for a free consultation.
Maria Hagan
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It is not uncommon for the number of new and active listings to decrease during the holidays. As with Rocky Hill condos, the average days on market and the percentage of listings with price reductions increased after June, 2010, the expiration of the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit (for most buyers). However, the supply time for current inventory (homes on the market) decreased from a high of 12.2 month at the end of April to 6.1 months at the end of December. At first blush a reduction in the supply time may seem in contradiction with an increasing average days on market. However, the supply time as decreased because there are fewer homes on the market, but the homes that are on the market have been, on average, for five+ months.
December 2010 Market Activity
| On Market | Pending Sales | Closed Sales | |
| December Volumes | 5 New Listings | 8 New Contracts | 11 Closed This Month |
| Total Volumes | 47 Active Listings | 14 Pending Sales | 90 Closed This Year |
| Most Expensive | $499,500 | $529,000 | $1,165,000 |
| Least Expensive | $149,900 | $209,9000 | $70,000 |
| % With Price Reductions | 40.42% | 50.0% | 34,44% |
| Average Days on Market | 156 days | 100 days | 57 days |
As with condos, there is a direct correlation between list price and average days on market. Homes priced in the market sell very quickly. Homes priced with room to negotiate take longer to sell. 10 of the 11 homes that closed in December were on the market for less than 60 days before they received a contract, and 6 of the 11 did not have a price reduction and sold within the first 30 days they were on the market. I believe these statistics show the importance of price at time of listing.
If you would like more information about the Rocky Hill Single Family Home Market, please call me on cell, 860-305-8044, or via email at mhagan@prudentialct.com. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below, or on my Facebook page, Maria Hagan's Living in Greater Hartford.
Maria Hagan
Prudential Connecticut Realty 1142d Silas Deane Hwy Wethersfield, CT 06109 Cell: 860-305-8044 Email: mhagan@prudentialct.comHartford CT Real Estate Agent
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Hartford is the BEST market in the nation to invest in homes according to a CNBC report, citing five metrics used by Zillow.com to identify the best investment markets :
Hartford has something for everyone; first-time home buyers, historic/antique home buyers, move-up or right-size buyers, new construction, and, investors, too!
Hartford is affordable; home prices have returned to pre-housing boom levels and the upside potential for appreciation is good according to Zillow.com. And as Mayor Segarra said today - "Harford is where the homes are".
Please contact me at mhagan@prudentialct.com or at 860-305-8044 for more information about the Hartford housing market.
Maria Hagan
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