glastonbury: Glastonbury Market Report for June and First Half of 2008 - 07/21/08 07:53 AM
Market Report for Glastonbury for June 2008 and Comparison between Year to Date 2008 to 2007
Residential
June 2008
Active Listings - 184New in June - 64Deposits - 41Closed - 27Avg. Sale Price $419,517Sp/SqFt - $176.80DOM - 45
Jan. 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008
Closed - 145Avg. Sale Price - … (0 comments)
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glastonbury: Glastonbury,Ct First Quarter Market Report - 04/24/08 08:03 AM
Glastonbury Market Report: 1st Quarter 2008 Compared to First Quarter 2007
Residential
Jan.1, 2007 - March 31,2007
Number closed - 74Average Sale Price - $455,310Price/Sq.Ft. - $177.92Average Days on Market - 57
Jan.1,2008 - March 31, 2008
Number Closed - 63Average Sale Price - $432,051Price/Sq.Ft. - $173.75Average Days on Market - 54
Overall prices are down by … (0 comments)
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glastonbury: CT Fixer - Uppers! The Bargains are here in CT! - 02/12/08 02:57 PM
Fixer - Uppers and here in CT and are a great way to get a fantastic deal on a home! It's not easy for the average homeowner to find these deals, because you have to keep scouring the paper to see when one comes up.
If you're the type of person who … (2 comments)
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glastonbury: Glastonbury Market Report for Dec. 2007 and a Comparison with 2006 - 01/03/08 01:29 PM
Glastonbury Market Report for December 2007 and Year End Comparison to 2006Residential Market for December
For the month of December 2007, there were 148 listings on the market, which is a decrease from 178, which has been more the norm. There were 24 new lstings that came on the market in Dec., … (0 comments)
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glastonbury: Closed Sales in Glastonbury for November 2007 - 12/06/07 10:39 AM
As found in CTMLS
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glastonbury: Follow-up to my Blog 250 Real Estate Agents and Me! - 11/11/07 06:47 PM
As promised I wanted to share with everyone the event I had talked about in my previous blog 250 Real Estate Agents and Me!
At the invitation of McCue Mortgage Company of New Britain, CT some months ago, I presented an example of Home Staging for Mcue Mortgage at their annual Thank … (12 comments)
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glastonbury: Using Our Skills to Give Back - 11/04/07 06:00 PM
This past year I have been involved with a local nonprofit organization called Glastonbury, A Better Chance. This organization operates under the umbrella of the national A Better Chance program. My husband has been a board member for the last couple of years, so I have been learning about the program … (9 comments)
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glastonbury: Biggest Mistakes in Decorating on HGTV - I think you will agree these are Staging Mistakes as well. - 11/02/07 09:05 PM
Biggest Decorating Mistakes - Staging Mistakes As Well!A recent HGTV special edition show had a group of designers reviewing the most common decorating mistakes they see; which of course are pretty much the same thing we come across in many of the homes we stage. This particular mistake really brings out … (72 comments)
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glastonbury: More HGTV Decorating and I think Staging mistakes! - 10/31/07 01:22 PM
Here are a few more decorating don'ts from HGTV - They had a few more but I think these directly apply to Staging as well.Everything MatchesA room that looks like it's a page from a catalog is a mistake because people don't really live that way. It's designed to sell furniture … (16 comments)
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glastonbury: Glastonbury Market Report for Aug, and Sept. Plus First 3 Quarters - 10/24/07 07:48 AM
Glastonbury Market Report for August and September and 1st Three Quarters of 2007
RESIDENTIAL
8/1/2007 to 9/30/2007 8/1/2006 to 9/30/2006
Active: 172New Listings: 98Deposits: 32Closed 8/1/2007 to 9/30/2007: 75 Closed 8/1/2006 to 9/30/2006: 68Average Sale Price 2007: $ 440,888 Average Sale Price 2006: $413,962Average Days on Market 54 Average Days on Market: … (0 comments)
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glastonbury: Another resource for Home Stagers - 09/02/07 04:17 PM
I recently staged a vacant house, Woodbridge CT for a couple that live out of state. Another customer that found me online thanks to Active Rain!!!
This property had been leased and the tenants had just moved out the owners only want the bare minimum, just a few accessories added. When I … (28 comments)
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glastonbury: Follow-up - Wethersfield, CT Colonial Sold in 3 Weeks! - 09/02/07 03:10 PM
A follow-up on a post from early August on house in Wethersfield, CT that my company, Glastonbury Home Staging, staged. It went under contract in 3 weeks! And they had a back-up buyer as well!
Of course the homeowners couldn't be happier, and I am thrilled. This was such a … (3 comments)
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glastonbury: Market Report for Glastonbury for July 2007 - 08/20/07 02:55 PM
Market Report for Glastonbury for July 2007 and Year to Date
Residential
There are 179 active listings in Glastonbury right now. There were 39 new listings that came on the market in July, 20 homes went under deposit and there were 37 closed sales. The average sale price for July was $467,116 with … (0 comments)
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glastonbury: 217 Griswold Street, Wethersfield, CT - Beautiful Colonial Reproduction - 08/04/07 06:59 PM
This beautiful colonial reproduction home was recently staged to sell by my company Glastonbury Home Staging. It is listed by Jon Reynolds, ReMax, Glastonbury, CT
Building this home was truly a labor of love by the homeowners. It sits in the historical Griswoldville section of Wethersfield, Ct as if it had been … (2 comments)
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glastonbury: Real Estate Show followup to Blog House or Hotel Ballroom? - 07/15/07 09:54 AM
I posted a few weeks back about a large house in South Windsor, CT, my company, Glastonbury Home Staging, staged that was so big and ornate, that I thought it looked like a hotel ballroom. I had planned to show the before and after photos; but.....the before's were on our second … (2 comments)
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glastonbury: Follow-up on Cow House Blog - 07/14/07 08:14 PM
I had written a blog a couple of weeks back about a house that was way too country and really turned buyers off. Well my company, Glastonbury Home Staging, basically turned the house upside down and changed around bonus room, family room, and living rooms. So I put together a video … (11 comments)
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glastonbury: Beautiful Reproduction Colonial Gets a Staged and Updated - CORRECTION show & blog now match up!! SORRY - 07/14/07 03:37 PM
My company Glastonbury Home Staging was hired last week to stage this beautiful colonial reproduction, located in Wethersfield, CT. It is a beautiful home and was very nicely maintained and just needed some up editing and up to date accessories. I would have like to have gone a little further and … (2 comments)
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glastonbury: House Won’t Sell – Till the Cows Go HOME! - 06/30/07 08:41 PM
An agent whom I have teamed up successfully in the past called me recently to come and see a house she had just listed during an open house. She said this house was a beautiful four-bedroom farmhouse styled house. The property was nicely landscaped and it had a beautiful pool … (22 comments)
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glastonbury: Vacant Condo Sold in 4 days! - 06/21/07 02:58 PM
I was contacted by a woman from Colorado this spring. She found me on the internet, she wasn't sure but I think it may have been from Active Rain. Her dad had lived here in Connecticut and had passed away last September. She had come out her and emptied his condo … (27 comments)
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glastonbury: A punch of Color! - 06/21/07 02:05 PM
I recently blogged about a large home that my company, Glastonbury Home Staging was hired to stage and I mentioned a wicker set I used the sunroom, but forgot to include photos. This is the set I picked up from Pier 1 Imports. It was a great buy but the color … (29 comments)
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glastonbury: Hotel Ballroom or Living Room?? Hard to tell AND Hard to Sell!! - 06/19/07 12:30 PM
I want to share a recent staging win! My company, Glastonbury Home Staging, was hired to stage a very large home listing a little under one million dollar by local Real Estate Agent, Ileana Sybert, of Dzen Realty, South Windsor, CT. She had found me as of a result of an … (15 comments)
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glastonbury: Market Report for Glastonbury for May 2007 - 06/12/07 01:09 PM
Market Report for Glastonbury for May 2007
Residential
There are 197 active listings in Glastonbury up to the end of May, compared to 173 active listings in April. There were 73 new listings that came on the market in May, 49 deposits were taken and there were 33 closed transactions with an average … (0 comments)
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glastonbury: Berry Season is Upon Us... - 06/03/07 06:15 PM
June is finally here, which means that it's the start of berry picking season. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries. We kick off the summer with strawberries and then work our way through the rest.If you're like me and don't mind getting some straw stuck in your knees and burning up in the … (1 comments)
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glastonbury: MArket Report for Glastonbury for April 2007 - 05/12/07 09:54 AM
Glastonbury Market Report for April 2007
Residential
For the month of April there were 43 new listings, 28 homes went under deposit and there were 25 closed transactions. The average sale price was $411,412 and the median sale price was $365,000. Homes sold for 96.87% of their final asking price and were on … (1 comments)
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glastonbury: Market Report for Glastonbury for March 2007 - 04/02/07 03:58 PM
Market Report for Glastonbury for March 2007 and the First Quarter
Residential
There are 171 active residential listings on the market in Glastonbury. There were 60 new listings in March, 42 homes went under deposit and 25 closed sales. The average sale price was $470,102 and the median sale price was $420,000. Homes … (0 comments)
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glastonbury: Help! What to do when customer suggests a "creative approach" to their staging project?? - 03/21/07 05:40 PM
Okay guys, this is my first blog so bear with me. I was presented with a situation today that I would like to hear advice, thoughts and general comments from experience stagers in markets where staging is pretty well established. I live outside of Hartford, Connecticut where staging is just starting … (7 comments)
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glastonbury: Market Update for Glastonbury for February 2007 - 03/05/07 04:29 PM
Glastonbury Market Report for Februaury 2007
Residential
In Glastonbury for the month of February there 42 new listings coming on the market, 25 homes went under deposit and there were 15 closed listings. The average sold price was $430,826 and the median sale price was $426,00. Homes were on the market for an … (0 comments)
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glastonbury: Short Sale Help by Marabeth Gildersleeve - 01/30/07 12:44 PM
What is a short sale? It happens when you need to sell your property and don't have enough money coming out of the proceeds of the sale to pay off your mortgage. In that case you would have to come to the closing table with cash to pay off the mortgage. … (4 comments)
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glastonbury: Lead$, Lead$, Lead$ - 09/23/06 10:19 AM
Being a new agent I don't have a lot of money to spend on advertising. There are no billboards in my near future, nor half-page newspaper ads. My advertising mainly consists of cost-efficient but effective ways of marketing myself to stay in front of the consumers eyes and on top of … (35 comments)
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