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Spring Housing Market-Where Art Thou?

tech <p><img alt="" class="featured featured" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/6225/blog/16Jan2018-The-Spring-Market-Starts-Now.jpg" style="margin: 10px; float: left; width: 299px; height: 171px;">Housing inventory in <a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/mansfield/">Mansfield</a> is low.  Is it the gloomy skies?  The constant  rain during one of the <a href="https://www.wfsb.com/news/latest-round-of-rain-exits-this-morning-but-more-expected/article_28a7a5ce-6b2e-11e9-9dfd-9fd9ef029a74.html" target="_blank">wettest Aprils</a> on record?   Is it trepidation about <a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/blog/posts/2019/04/01/how-much-can-i-sell-my-home-for-with-a-crumbling-basement/"> crumbling basements</a>?  Is it the volatility of interest rates?  If you read what is reported about <a href="http://worldpopulationreview.com/states/connecticut-population/" target="_blank">Connecticut’s declining census</a>, you have to wonder why inventory isn’t booming.  Are these folks that are fleeing the state for better weather and more  favorable taxes  renting their homes out? </p> <p>What is known today is that among the burgeoning signs of Spring  housing inventory is very low. </p> <h1>Here is the inventory as of today for single family residential homes and condos:</h1> <blockquote> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/mansfield/">Mansfield            48</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/andover/">Andover              18</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/ashford/">Ashford                11</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/bolton/">Bolton                   36</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/by-town/brooklyn/">Brooklyn              39</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/canterbury/">Canterbury         24</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/colchester/">Colchester          66</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/columbia/">Columbia             26</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/coventry/">Coventry             57</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/eastford/">Eastford               12</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/franklin/">Franklin                14</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/hampton/">Hampton             8</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/hebron/">Hebron                 63</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/lebanon/">Lebanon              31</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/scotland/">Scotland               11</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/tolland/">Tolland                 77</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/willington/">Willington            24</a></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/windham/">Windham            48</a></h2> <p> </p> </blockquote> <p>There has been talk of UConn faculty and town hires being lured to West Hartford and Glastonbury and it makes sense if you look at the current inventory  of housing.  Glastonbury has 153 homes active <a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/hampton/"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/6225/blog/ranch-style-home-300x215.jpg" style="margin: 10px; float: right; width: 300px; height: 215px;"></a>for sale today and West Hartford has a healthy 268.</p> <p> Lack of inventory can persuade a new arrival to rent for a year as well, hoping that more inventory  is on the horizon.  In that time a family becomes integrated into the community, the schools and make friendships and connections that they may be reluctant to leave after a year, especially if they have children.  </p> <p>This is one way we lose new families as residents once they accept jobs here but don't end up living here after renting in another town for a year or more.   In <a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/mansfield/">Mansfield</a> there are currently just 7 single family homes or condos for rent.  The rest of the rentals available are mainly apartments and what is considered to be student housing. </p> <p>Here’s wishing for bright sunshine, warmer temperatures and some choice real estate offerings that beckon spring & summer buyers and sellers. </p> <p><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/seller/free-home-evaluation/">Find out</a> how much you could get for your home today. </p> <p><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/blog/posts/2019/04/01/how-much-can-i-sell-my-home-for-with-a-crumbling-basement/"> Do You Know Your HSTs? </a> Helpful Seller Tips</p> <p><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/testimonials/">Check out</a> our agent reviews. </p> <p><a href="https://www.homesellingteam.com/seller/20-tips-to-sell-fast/">20 Tips to Sell Fast & For Top Dollar</a></p>