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Hamden, CT Real Estate News

By Millie C. Legenhausen, CRS, GRI, CIPS, MBA, Realtor
(Calcagni Real Estate, Hamden, Connecticut)
Let's face it folks, this has been a frustrating year in real estate. There are hints (stock market) and even signs of an improving economy, but the turn around seems so slow sometimes. We need job creation in Connecticut and a State Budget to work with. Despite all the delays, however, we seem to holding our own with the real estate market. As we know, all real estate is local. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Here in Connecticut, and particularly in Hamden, our housing inventory is stable. Right now we have 251 active single family listings in our town of 62,000. Of these 39 are on "show status". We agents are so nervous about these contracts, that we don't put our houses "on deposit" status until the mortgage is just about approved. 291 homes have sold year to date versus 330 i...
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By Raveis Realtor
(William Raveis Real Estate)
Looking for a William Raveis Real Estate Professional covering the Town of Hamden? Dan and Sandra Cummings live in North Haven so they are often working in Hamden.  As lifelong residents of New Haven County they have invaluable knowledge of the area and are happy to share their market knowledge with local home sellers or provide tours for relocating clients. You can learn more about Sandra Cummings by reading her stories on The Shoreline Blogger or just Google Sandra Cummings Realtor to find one of her many sites. Dan has become an avid runner in the area and may be spotted at any number of local 5k events.  He also spends weekend mornings running with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training or lending a hand with the New Haven Runners.  Of course running is just a hobby so h...
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By Millie C. Legenhausen, CRS, GRI, CIPS, MBA, Realtor
(Calcagni Real Estate, Hamden, Connecticut)
After a long and trying winter, this breath of warm, fresh air is most invigorating. It is wonderful to feel good and positive again, if only for a day. Now let's try to keep this feeling going. There is another big headline today that may impact Hamden in a positive way. The Economic Stimulus bill finally was passed by Congress. If this opens the spigot of money for municipalities and consumers, we may soon be singing a happier tune. Before we get too ahead of ourselves, winter is by no means over, and neither is this recession. There are, however, signs of change in the air. In the macro economic picture, the distressed real estate market in southern California may be bottoming. Money is starting to flow through our banking system, if slowly. That's the positive side. On the negative ...
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By John Proto, Feel Right At HOME
(Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)
The Whitneyville Civic Association (WCA) is a neighborhood association which provides residents and business owners in the Whitneyville community with a voice in civic matters concerning our neighborhood. We organize to maintain and promote the unique social, ecological and historic character of Whitneyville. Members and friends of the WCA meet 6 times each year to share ideas and hear about issues affecting our neighborhood. Please visit our website at www.whitneyville.org for news and meeting schedules.
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By Millie C. Legenhausen, CRS, GRI, CIPS, MBA, Realtor
(Calcagni Real Estate, Hamden, Connecticut)
Fortune's inaugural Small Business Magazine for April 2008 has named Hamden, Connecticut one of the 100 best places in America to live and start a small business! Hamden came in #33 on the list, reflecting the town's focus on bringing in new business in manufacturing, health care, and services. There are several Enterprise Zones throughout the town with development incentives. Funding is available in the form of grants, tax abatements, and low-cost loans. The Economic Development office will help with information. This is a healthy trend in a sagging economy. This recognition is an added bonus for a town that offers wonderful variety. Hamden is urban, suburban and even rural in some parts. The town covers 33 square miles in area and is home to over 59,000 residents. Its major employers ...
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By Millie C. Legenhausen, CRS, GRI, CIPS, MBA, Realtor
(Calcagni Real Estate, Hamden, Connecticut)
I say this to every seller I meet. It gets them thinking about making a favorable impression. I walk around the house and yard with them, asking them to play the role of the potential buyer. It can be enlightening - or not. Sometimes sellers will speak with pride about renovations or redecorating they did 40 years ago and how much value that adds to the proprerty. We may have to work with that, so my mantra with sellers is Quality-Order-Serenity. Quality: It is imperative that everything be in working order, even if it is not modern. I ask sellers to fix all those small things they have been putting up with, such as leaky faucets, loose hinges, doorknobs that come off in your hand, and windows that don't open or stay up. I try to highlight architectural features, such as moldings, firep...
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By Millie C. Legenhausen, CRS, GRI, CIPS, MBA, Realtor
(Calcagni Real Estate, Hamden, Connecticut)
Those of us that have a little extra time right now before the Spring market may want to use it to get back to the basics of real estate. That means training, educating our clients and honing our marketing skills. This is a continuing education year in Connecticut, which gives us an opportunity to pick courses that will expand our horizons. As president elect of the Connecticut chapter of the Certified Residential Specialists, I want to plug our next course offering on March 26th and 27th. It CRS 206, "Technologies to Advance Your Business", designed to help you maximize your productivity through the use of the latest gadgets.  This is an area that both fascinates and overwhelms me. My "twenty-something" clients are all about technology and want information in the time it takes to reque...
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By Steve Miller
(RE/MAX Royal Real Estate)
Affordable housing makes Hamden Real Estate very attractive to home buyers in the state of Connecticut. Hamden is a wonderful place to live, work and an amazing place to visit. With a landscape rich in hills and walking trails Hamden homes offer the most value for your money. Close-knit neighborhoods of Hamden Real Estate offer safety and security of a small community while reaping the benefits of proximity to a larger urban area. Abundance of shops and restaurants coupled with highly respected schools including a state of the art high school make Hamden CT an ideal place to live.
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