Jogging and blogging around Hamden
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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