Why Work With HST?

Working with Jeanne Crum was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. As first-time homebuyers, we had a lot to learn, and Jeanne guided us through every step of the process with patience, honesty, and exceptional communication. She shared a wealth of knowledge that helped us feel confident and informed throughout the journey.

Jeanne truly listened to our needs and wants, helping us find a home that’s perfect for our growing family. She was always available to answer questions, provide updates, or offer support—saying she was just a phone call away would be an understatement.

We’re so grateful for her dedication, professionalism, and genuine care. We couldn't have asked for a better experience. Highly recommend!

Please let us know if you are in need of any other information we had an absolute wonderful experience.

Incredible Agent
Ashton was as attentive to my needs as an agent could possibly be. Ashton was ready with any answers. I had at any moment throughout the entire home selling process, Ashton was able to secure a price above my asking and made the process as simple as possible for me when listing my home. I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to sell my home in a timely manner, but Ashton was able to sell it quite quickly for a great price. Ashton put in the hard work to get the job done and I would recommend him for anyone looking to either buy or sell a home.
 

I have purchased and sold several properties in Florida, Rhode Island, and Connecticut over the past fifty years and I would rank Sue as my number one real estate agent.  I was very pleased and impressed with the professional service provided by Sue and her support team with my two separate properties that closed this week.   I appreciated her input, guidance and the continuing information flow from property listing to the closing activity. It was very helpful to receive the selling activity information without having to ask for a status update. Please use me as a reference in your future activities.

"We highly recommend our wonderful real estate agent Georgieanna Fisher of The Home Selling Team to anyone interested in selling or buying a home. We are older adults, yet we have never bought or sold a home so this was new territory to us. We were selling our family home after 38 years and needless to say, that in of itself was very hard for us. We interviewed about 6 agents before Georgieanna. All were very nice but until Georgieanna came to our home, we had no desire to select any one of them. Georgieanna, a seasoned professional made us feel at ease. She explained and educated us on the whole process of selling a home and we felt comfortable asking lots of novice questions. As soon as she came in and sat down, we felt a genuine warmth and commitment from her to sell our home and with that, she offered us realistic expectations unlike some others who may have “padded” approximate quotes for instance, perhaps to simply get our business. As we walked through our place, she noticed things that others had not. One example was a simple comment that we’d need to add a railing down to the basement since this would be a requirement to pass inspection. How would we know this being our first time around? I know that sounds simple, but my point is, she looked at everything carefully. In the basement, she was knowledgeable of our old furnace as our house was an old farm house. We had out buildings and barns, all of which were inspected carefully unlike others who were not so interested in walking the place thoroughly. By the time the initial walk through was complete, we felt “at home” with Georgieanna and both my husband and I knew we’d be contacting her to sign a contract. Georgieanna gave us important staging suggestions and even arrived with a car full or beautiful accessories she thought would jazz up our place. They did! In all honesty, at first when she said we had too much clutter and arrived with some items, I did not understand since to me, we kept our place in lovely condition with nice furniture and items on display. Clearly, it was too much. Georgieanna added her special touches, even going as far as bringing in pictures for the walls, beautiful plates for our dining room table, some throws, rugs and even fluffy big pillows for our beds,. Our house looked perfect for the photographer and we could not have been more pleased. We showed our home during the height of the first covid wave. Georgieanna showed up with booties, sanitizer and gloves for prospective buyers, wow! Talk about paying attention to details. Besides all of that, our communication was spot on. We had an app telling us when people wanted to come to see our place and we were able to simply accept the appointments on the app. Georgieanna also kept us completely in the loop after the visits by email or phone calls. Georgieanna, being in the business, in our area of Eastern Connecticut for some time, was also able to direct us a to a local, reliable lawyer and also explained the legal steps and paperwork needed to sell a home. All and all, we could not have been more pleased. I’ve already given her name to friends who may sell in the future and I’d not hesitate to suggest her stellar services to anyone needing a super nice, educated and professional real estate agent. Submitted by a very satisfied Lebanon, Ct couple!"

We reside in Florida. We needed to sell an estate property in Willimantic, CT. It's a tough market in that location complicated by the fact that the house was in a subsidized neighborhood. After one year the house sold and it sold for the asking price. This did not happen through any effort of ours and all the credit goes to Jeanne Crum of the Home Selling Team. 
We researched realtors in that area and found Jeanne listed among the top tier. We communicated by email and telephone. We were impressed by her diligence as well as the technology employed by her agency. The house was on many realty and social media outlets. The hits were very high and she received offers from 90% of the showings. No offer was acceptable until finally 10 months later we had an offer that fit our request. Throughout this undertaking Jeanne remained undaunted and fully engaged. 
She met with family members at the outset and went through all aspects of the marketing and sale process. She introduced us to her known contractors who gave us favorable pricing to remedy home inspection deficiencies. She arranged from an engineer friend of hers for an opinion to affirm that there was not a buried oil tank. 
It is without hesitation that we recommend Jeanne Crum. Professional, affable, responsive and above all successful for her clients. 

Georgieanna is extremely versed in her field. Very knoweledgable with rules and laws for each town. I would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a property. Her and I have a special bond as I purchased the home she grew up in. I can say proudly that we are friends now ever since my purchase experience with her that closed Sept 2015. Pleasant, easy going, not pushy, was a pleasure! Thank you!!!

"Sondra was helpful in every way. She was there for all my questions, always answering her phone. She also spend quite a good amount of time with my fiance and I looking at a home more than once. We appreciate you Sondra, thank you for helping to make looking for a home so much less stressful!"

 

I have worked with Jeanne Crum at HST Realty for several years.  She knows the Connecticut market and especially the area from New London to Hartford, better than any other realtor who I have known.  She has over 30 years of dedicated experience in this complex industry.

Jeanne is an extremely bright and knowledgeable professional who clients find easy to work with and helpful at every point in the increasingly complicated process of home and other real estate sales and purchases.  Her fees are negotiable and reasonable, and she has a wide network of contacts in among realtors, contractors, building inspectors, attorneys, and town officials.

I highly recommend Jeanne and her associates at HST Realty for all types of real estate transactions.

Sondra has the perfect mix of both a professional and relaxed approach to her work. She never pushed me to do something I didn't want to do. She successfully negotiated the terms of the property I purchased against several other offers

Very effective agent. She sold one of my properties at list and has been informative with a constant stream of progress reports during the sale process. She suggested repairs to facilitate an optimum listing price and connected me with repair service contacts. I highly recommend this agent to both buyers and sellers.