Life and Real Estate in the Greater Hartford Area

Price reduction in the Buckley School District in Manchester CT!  This spacious cape/colonial at 46 Bretton Road has just been reduced to $169,900!  With four bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms (1535 sq. ft.), this home in a nice neighborhood setting is just waiting for you. Newer windows, fir...

      ENERGY TAX CREDIT: Take advantage of it while you can!    If you improve the energy efficiency or install a renewable energy system for your primary residence, you may be eligible for a federal tax credit of 30% of the cost of improvements, up to $1500.  The deadline is December 31, 2010.  ...

If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump off too?  I had heard those words spoken many times by my parents; in fact, I used the very same words with my own children in response to their plea to do something that everyone else got to do.  It's tough being the person who has to say no...

Happy Birthday, Bruce! Today is Bruce Springsteen's 61st birthday.  I have been listening to his music for what seems like forever and consider him my poet laureate.   I can always find a Springsteen song to fit my mood, no matter what it is.  His music can be moving, cathartic, energizing, and c...

 I had the opportunity to visit Utah last week and made a trip to Bryce Canyon.  The magnificent beauty of this part of southern Utah seems like the perfect place for meditating on Wordless Wednesday.

Russel Ray, the awesome home inspector in San Diego, CA, has put together a checklist of items that a home seller should go over before the home inspection occurs.  If the seller takes a bit of time fixing or adjusting some of the items listed, there will be fewer issues found during the inspect...

I admit it! I am an HGTV addict!  I am a fan of some shows and a critic of others, but I do learn a lot from the shows.  There is a new show that is, I think, one of the best--"Professional Grade."  The premise of "Professional Grade" is that homeowners take on a renovation project and try to do ...

  South Windsor CT Market Report for Summer 2010.  We are still trying to sort out how the tax credit affected the market after 6/30/10 and we will see some odd numbers because of it.  By September, trends should be a little more obvious, but for now, let's try to make some sense out of the numb...

  If you are looking for a great book about dogs, you will be absolutely mesmerized by  Merle's Door, by Ted Kerasote. When he is on a rafting trip, Ted finds a young dog less than a year old and surviving on his own in the Utah desert.  The dog accompanies him on his trip and returns home with h...

  The Hartford Marathon will be held on October 9, 2010 starting at 8:00 a.m.  In addition to the full 26.2 mile marathon, participants can choose to run a half-marathon, a 5K race, a team relay, or a kids' run.  The marathon, half-marathon, and team relay begin on Capitol Avenue in front of the...