It is said that one for the first things a buyer imagines when they look at a home is where they can put their Christmas tree.  Yet, this is the season when many homeowners contemplate removing their currently active listing from the real estate market or are hesitant about [...]

We’ve seen an uptick in Homelight referrals, which means that local sellers are deferring to an algorithm to choose their real estate agent.  I get it.  You’re exhausted, stressed and on top of that,  contemplating selling your home.  There’s so much to do.  Can someone please just choose for me?  Cue the monkeys.

The flying monkey reference is from an email response we received from a [...]

Freudenfreude:  taking delight in someone else's achievement, the opposite of schadenfreude. 

 

You may be familiar with Schadenfreude, a word of German orgin, that has gotten new attention after appearing in an episode of Ted Lasso.  I ran across this word, freudenfreude, which aptly describes how I feel each and every day as the Broker [...]

Many milestones were met or exceeded this year in the efforts to aid homeowners with crumbling basements in Eastern and Central Connecticut.   Amassing funds from state bond allotment, the Healthy Homes surcharge, interest, and donations, the [...]

The current housing market is one of the most competitive in decades, with record-high prices and record-low inventory.  Houses in our area are currently selling above asking price and sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars and appraisals have been generally bearing out the selling prices with few exceptions. You may find yourself making [...]

Home prices are climbing in Tolland & Windham counties thanks to plunging inventory in 2020 and 2021 year-to-date and a surplus of buyers willing to engage in a bidding war for the few homes available.  If you are a seller in Tolland County, days on the market has been halved from 42 days in 2020 to 21 as of February 2021, likewise for [...]

Home Selling Team is pleased to announce that Broker Associate Noah “King in Real Estate” has opened King Real Estate Team LLC, a real estate office in the Tolland Pizza plaza at 235 Merrow Road (Route 195) in Tolland CT.  Real estate consultations will be available by appointment at the new office or by phone or Zoom.  Real estate services [...]

Like many others, we had to skip our annual agent recognition event this year.  In the past we have visited different venues for a welcome one-day respite from the stress of a full-time sales career including an escape room, axe throwing, bowling and a painting class.  All these outings were great fun and revealed some surprising strengths [...]

2020 started with a bang!   January was strong and we scratched our heads at the demand, which is not typical in this neck of the woods just coming off the holidays and facing a couple of grim winter months.  February looked promising and we felt blessed with an early spring market.  In early March,  as COVID arrived in New England and many [...]