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Mid-Century Modern Home Just Listed for Sale in Mansfield Storrs UConn Area CT

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Looking for a beautiful mid-century modern home?  HST Home Selling Team has listed one at 90 Hillyndale Road Mansfield Storrs CT.  Contact us today for a private showing.  

Stop Treating Me Like S&%$!   How to Give your Septic System Some Love

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Your septic system is in most cases, unseen, unclean, and unloved.  Septic repairs and replacements can be a huge expense that buyers and sellers are forced to confront after a septic inspection reveals issues that will need to be negotiated before a sale will take place.  If you have city water and sewer you should still observe the [...]

Back to Basics: The ABC's of Filing A Claim for Your Crumbling Basement

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A Apply

B Be proactive

C Complete the application

D Determine Your Type of Claim

E Evaluate/Estimate Your Out of Pocket Expenses

F Find a Foundation Replacement Contractor

G Gather documents

H Home Inspector

I Insurance Claim (denial or acceptance)

J Jump on Collaborating Insurers Website/CROG Gap Funding to establish eligibility

K Know the [...]

Vertigo: Navigating the Zeniths and Depths of the 2023 Mansfield Storrs CT Real Estate Market

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 As we kissed 2023 goodbye for it's hellacious buyer's market (inventory at a 28-year low) and an incredibly lucrative year for sellers who could find something to move to, (national median price of $389,900),  it's time to reflect on the rollercoaster ride that was the real estate market in the Mansfield-Storrs-UConn, CT area. From soaring [...]

Building Lot 12 Jackson Lane Mansfield for Sale with HST

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HST Home Selling Team is pleased to offer the last lot in Aurora Estates, 12 Jackson Lane in Mansfield Center.  This lot is the last for sale in a 6-lot subdivision of New England-style attractive homes.  Soils are great on this 2.25-acre lot, without ledge, water, or wetlands.  The lot is lightly wooded with some larger trees to add [...]

This Is Not Your Beautiful House. Deed-Theft Cases On The Rise

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I recently read about a CT homeowner who discovered that a $1.5 million dollar home was being built by a developer on a vacant lot that he owned for 70 years after a forged deed prompted a fraudulent sale.  The developer, who claims he was unaware he was not buying the land from the real landowner, may be out hundreds of thousands of [...]