Archive for October, 2008
Hartford County CT Home Sales Statistics by Town - Third Quarter 2008
October 17th, 2008 categories: Real Estate Market
Here is an updated chart of a few basic statistics for housing sales in Hartford County by town for 2008. If you’re thinking of buying or selling in any of these towns, these are numbers you should know (although be cautious about relying on the average days on market since this number is easily manipulated).
It’s worthy to note that the median sales price for September dipped to just above $230,000, although the median price for the third quarter is $251,000. We’ll see how the next few months fare and how low the median price will go.
For related posts:
Central Connecticut Real Estate Market Report 10.14.08
Getting the Most Out of Your Free Comparative Market Analysis
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Top Ten Real Estate Search Terms According to Hitwise
October 15th, 2008 categories: Real Estate Industry
What are other people using as search terms when looking for real estate related websites? Hitwise puts out a monthly report and shows that Realtor.com is the leading search term, followed by Remax. Technically, Zillow should be second but who’s counting.
Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | realtor.com | 1.69% |
| 2. | remax | 0.82% |
| 3. | zillow | 0.52% |
| 4. | zillow.com | 0.38% |
| 5. | real estate | 0.37% |
| 6. | realtor | 0.34% |
| 7. | coldwell banker | 0.29% |
| 8. | century 21 | 0.28% |
| 9. | apartments | 0.26% |
| 10. | for sale by owner | 0.26% |
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Central Connecticut Real Estate Market Report 10.14.08
October 14th, 2008 categories: Real Estate Market
A bit later than I like, here is my monthly market report based on the sales statistics for last month for Hartford County according to the CT MLS:
The trends are:
Fewer homes on the market - the biggest drop is in the number of closings and reduction in overall sales dollar volume
Homes taking longer to sell
Fewer homes selling overall, although there is a jump in September in pending sales
Homes are selling for less
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You Can’t Pick Your Relatives But You Can Pick Your Own Apples
October 11th, 2008 categories: Central Connecticut News & Information
Last week I went apple picking at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, CT, with my daughter. Not only do they have apples but they had pumpkins and may even still have pears and peaches. It’s a great 1/2 day trip for the family this time of the year.
They also have a store where you can buy fresh fruits and vegetables and their famous pies, which are sold fresh and frozen (my freezer is full of pies for the holidays). Mmmmm.
But even if you don’t want to pick apples, take a walk through the orchards. The view is awesome.
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Upcoming Pet Adoption Event October 11th in Avon Connecticut
October 8th, 2008 categories: Central Connecticut News & Information, Pets & People
Our Companions will be among the groups at this event on Saturday.
Dog Adoption Day
Orvis in Avon
380 West Main Street, Avon
860-678-7900
October 11, 2008
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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