The Miale Team
Q UA R T E R LY REPORT Q1 2021
January - March 2021, Issue 3
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Contents — WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE MARKET
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— MIALE TEAM ABOUT TOWN
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— F E A T U R E : C L I E N T S P O T L I G H T `
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— FEATURED PROPERTIES
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— SOLD LISTINGS
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— WELCOME TO THE TEAM
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— SAVE THE DATE: EVENTS
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— ABOUT US
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#1
TEAM IN HARTFORD COUNTY
#1
TOP PRODUCING GROUP
SOURCE: REAL TRENDS WALL STREET JOURNAL , 2019
SOURCE: KW NEW ENGLAND, JANUARY 2021
#1
#1
Group Listings Taken
Closed Group Sales
SOURCE: KW LEGACY PARTNERS
SOURCE: KW LEGACY PARTNERS
JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH 2021
JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH 2021
#1
#1
#1
#1
Closed Volume
Closed Units
Listings Sold Units
Listings Taken Units
SOURCE: KW NEW ENGLAND
SOURCE: KW NEW ENGLAND
SOURCE: KW NEW ENGLAND
SOURCE: KW NEW ENGLAND
JANUARY 2021
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH 2021
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH 2021
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH 2021
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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE MARKET? (JANUARY 2021 - MARCH 2021)** TOWN
S I N G L E FA M I LY UNITS
AVERAGE SALE PRICE
% CHANGE (CLOSED UNITS)
% CHANGE (SALES PRICE)
WEST HARTFORD
147
$380,916
- 5.2%
+ 15.0%
HARTFORD
55
$241,902
- 3.5%
+ 48.4%
EAST HARTFORD
108
$200,892
+ 16.1%
+ 16.1%
GLASTONBURY
92
$442,259
+ 33.3%
+ 4.0%
FARMINGTON
61
$469,656
+ 41.9%
+ 15.6%
WINDSOR
63
$248,093
- 7.4%
+ 14.7%
SOUTH WINDSOR
62
$319,596
+ 14.8%
+ 5.4%
MANCHESTER
122
$251,387
+ 5.4%
+ 19.2%
WETHERSFIELD
72
$309,323
+ 2.9%
+ 29.5%
ROCKY HILL
28
$372,336
0.0%
+ 35.1%
AVON
44
$ 475,593
+ 4.8%
+ 19.0%
SOUTHINGTON
111
$353,448
+ 13.3%
+ 19.9%
SIMSBURY
84
$389,378
+ 29.2%
+ 20.4%
BLOOMFIELD
48
$259,326
+ 6.7%
+ 23.4%
NEWINGTON
73
$267,092
+ 25.9%
+ 15.5%
BERLIN
37
$308,811
+ 8.8%
- 0.4%
NEW BRITAIN
100
$190,671
+ 25.0%
+ 20.2%
BRISTOL
133
$237, 837
+ 4.7%
+ 22.6%
ENFIELD
82
$222,179
- 19.6%
+ 12.5%
EAST WINDSOR
17
$296,753
- 39.3%
+ 18.2%
WINDSOR LOCKS
23
$214,052
- 17.9%
+ 19.0%
PLAINVILLE
43
$227,4 82
+ 48.3%
+ 7.1%
BURLINGTON
37
$436,518
+ 37.0%
+ 25.8%
CANTON
18
$324,692
- 45.5%
- 20.6%
MARLBOROUGH
21
$382,224
- 36.4%
+ 31.9%
SUFFIELD
38
$403,466
+ 2.7%
+ 24.4%
GRANBY
39
$391,581
- 15.2%
+ 42.1%
EAST GRANBY
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$306,117
- 20.0%
+ 21.2%
HARTLAND
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$330,000
- 50.0%
+ 23.4%
MARION
4
$371,125
+ 100.0%
+ 32.8%
*Source: SmartMLS Residential Sales. Closed sales for single family units, Hartford County towns as specif ied 1/1/21 - 3/31/21. Percentage changes as specif ied 3/31/20 - 3/31/21. * *Reflec ts entire market statistics, not just The Miale Team realty sales per MLS
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MIALE TEAM ABOUT TOWN Onward! The Miale Team Kicks Off Quarter 2 After a year of Zoom meetings, it has never been more important to reconnect in-person and share our successes and goals together as a team. This month, we ventured outside of our virtual boxes to meet in-person for The Miale Team's Quarterly Kickoff. After a successful first quarter in 2021 with $27,789,333 closed volume and 108 homes sold, it was time to celebrate our wins and focus on our goals for the second quarter. The kickoff was an oppotunity to reflect on our team's growth, focus on our goals, and generate energy around the exciting new things in store this year. Featuring sales and marketing updates, the unveiling of our 2021 event schedule, and even a Zoom appearance from Chris Suarez, CEO of Xperience Real Estate and Co-Founder of PLACE Inc., the meeting was nothing short of action-packed!
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Client Spotlight: The Vance Family Finding Clarity Through Uncertainty We never knew the benefits of working with an amazing agent until Chris Grant helped navigate us through this CRAZY real estate market! We were referred to Chris through a mutual friend and were told “this guy is awesome.” While we had planned on using the same agent who sold us our home a few years back, we figured we’d take a chance and work with Chris and The Miale Team. Right away, we could see the benefits of working with their team. Chris came to our home a few months before listing to discuss a game plan and ensure our timing was perfect. While the spring market usually takes off in March or April, Chris recommended we list in February to get ahead of the other listings that would be coming soon. We weren’t quite sure we could be ready a month sooner than we had planned, but trusted Chris and his experience. The Miale Team used a stager to help prepare for listing photos, which was a new experience for us. Melissa, from MBM Design, met with us via Facetime
We had a total of 20 showing requests
difficult finding something in our
and six offers within a day! We certainly
price range. This is where Chris really
lucked out when we received a full-ask
showed us his skills! Chris often
cash offer, with the ability to rent our
surprised us with Facebook videos,
home back until June to give us time
where he would go to places like the
out and took some fantastic photos of our
to find another home. SOLD!
East Lyme High School football field
home. Never had we seen it look so good!
Here came the harder part . . . finding a
It was time to list! We were pretty much
home in a specific town. We picked East
one of the only homes in our area listed
Lyme for its special education program.
during that time, and boy did it pay off.
It’s a beautiful town, but it was really
and walked through each room to see what we were working with. She then followed up the call with a detailed report of suggestions to prepare for the photos. A few weeks later, the photographer came
and ask everyone he knew to find us a home.
Within 30 minutes of listing our home, we had requests for showings.
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"Chris often surprised us with Facebook videos, where he would go to places like the East Lyme High School football field and ask everyone he knew to find us a home . . . Chris really thought outside the box and found creative ways to find us a home."
We were able to share the video, as did many others, to help assist in our search. I’ve never seen an agent do this before. Chris really thought outside the box and found creative ways to find us a home. After just a couple of weeks of waiting, a home we loved came on the market. Chris made sure we were one of the first to go see it. When we decided this was “The House,” Chris discussed with us what we could do to make a strong offer in an attempt to beat out all others. After two and a half days of patiently waiting for a response from the sellers, we learned (through Facebook Live) that our offer had been accepted. When the appraisal came in lower than expected, Chris was right there to help us re-negotiate with the Sellers. We quickly came to a new agreement that we were all happy about. Just a month after going under contract, we signed papers and became the proud owners of our new home in East Lyme yesterday. We can’t even describe what this means to our family, knowing that our daughter will be in an amazing school system that will help her make great gains.
Christopher Grant R E A LT O R
Thank you to Chris Grant and The Miale Team!
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FEATURED PROPERTIES SOLD!
16 White Oak Road, Farmington $725,000
19 Fox Hunt, Harwinton $582,000
46 Greenswood Place, Glastonbury $751,000
62 Canton Road, Simsbury $649,900
UNDER CONTRACT
35 Payne Boulevard, Portland $1,300,000
6 Romano Court, Farmington $614,000
389 Manchester Road, Glastonbury $530,000
52 South Road, Marlborough $500,000
ACTIVE
61 Scarborough Street, West Hartford $875,000
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101 Ferncliff Drive, West Hartford $899,000
130 Ferncliff Drive, West Hartford $1,150,000
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SOLD LISTINGS Q 1 (J a n u a r y - M a rc h 2 0 2 1 )
Special thanks to our clients who have supported us in this quarter. Congratulations to our agents and their clients on their closings!
14 Stillman Road, Wethersf ield – William and Afton G
4 Loveland Hill Road C3, Vernon Rockville – Gamil H
4 Sandstone Road, Plainville – Jeff & Candace K
4 Loveland Hill Road C3, Vernon Rockville – Jie L & Zhang H
69 Northwest Drive #41, Plainville – Jeff & Candace K
70 Ronda Drive, South Windsor – David & Susan D
24 Kenwood Circle, Bloomf ield – Amanda A
35 Judd Road, Wethersf ield – Brandon & Jennifer D
238 Meadowview Drive, Torrington – Bardlugo, Waldemar, & Kelsey D
68 Stoddard Avenue, Newington – Duncan S
90 Penn Drive, West Hartford – Sarah H
905 Cooke Street, Waterbury – William M
55 School Street, Manchester – Tina O
66 Brookf ield Road, Harwinton – Todd & Kimberly M
5 Hearthstone Drive, Simsbury – Saad Q & Cindy P
129 North Bear Hill, Chaplin – Justin H & Tom L
27 Sandy Drive, Bristol – Heather P
24 Crown Street, Trumbull – Cedric D & Anduin H
125 Cedar Ridge Terrace, Glastonbury – Will & Betty R
49 White Plains Road, Norwich – Rob & Shelly S
62 Canton Road, Simsbury – Marc & Jackie R
361 Willow Street, Waterbury – Jason H & Dorris H
17 Lookout Drive, East Haddam – David & Julie D
33 Landers Road, East Hartford – Mike H & Allison D
46 Greenswood Place, South Glastonbury – Santosh & Bigita S
123 Brittany Farms Road Unit B, New Britain – Kyle S
392 Pierpont Road, Waterbury – Richard C
28 Church Street, Versailles – Marcia M
19 Fox Hunt Way, Harwinton – Tyler B
135 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden – Sid M
16 Hickory Drive, Oakdale – Julie V
37 Parsonage Street, Rocky Hill – Varkala G
355-357 Hillside Avenue, Hartford – Mary Ann R & Samantha D
7 Burr Street, West Hartford – Robert K
3 Clubhouse Drive #3, Woodbury – Wanda P
7 Burr Street, West Hartford – Danielle R
20 Evergreen Lane, Somers – John A & Alicia L
257 Carriage Crossing Lane #257, Middletown – Joann L
3 Butternut Lane, Plainville – Kerri G
1092 Farmington Avenue #F, West Hartford – Brendan & Kathryn R
371 Emmett Street #90, Bristol – Bryon & Laura B
368 Deerf ield Road, Windsor – Alaa O
5 Fruit Street, Winsted – John A & Terry D
272 Richmond Road, Coventry – Marcus Z & Cristina R
16 White Oak Road, Farmington – Michael K
11 Pleasant Drive, Bethany – Kevin & Kristen M
16 White Oak Road, Farmington – Justin B & Diana P
27 North Riverside Avenue, Terryville – Samantha G
242 Cooke Street, Plainville – Mark P
532 Pool Road, North Haven – Steve & Margi T
24 Highland Drive, South Windsor – Eric & Erin B
41 Longvue Drive, Wethersf ield – Jennifer S
82 Mount Carmel Avenue, Waterbury – Ricky O
447 Goshen Road, Litchf ield – Cliff C
82 Mount Carmel Avenue, Waterbury – Dean B
145 Scarborough Fare Unit #145, Berlin – Shubhashis S
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SOLD LISTINGS Q 1 (J a n u a r y - M a rc h 2 0 2 1 )
Special thanks to our clients who have supported us in this quarter. Congratulations to our agents and their clients on their closings!
268 Hartford Turnpike #E12, Tolland – Austin E & Evan L
43 Highland Road, Terryville – Mustapha A
15 Julius Street 2nd Floor, Hartford – Dan R
64 Walker Street, Manchester - Mark & Irene F
15 Julius Street 2nd Floor, Hartford – Vito C & Jennifer F
11 Woodduck Farms Road, Windsor – Yamamah A & Maneef H
421 Camp Street, Bristol – James & Daniela M
227 State Street, Guilford – Judith A
271 Hilton Drive, South Windsor – Diana B
5 Weingart Road, Harwinton – John & Linda M
128-130 Whitney Street, Hartford – Crispin P
66 Clifton Avenue, West Hartford – Shawna K
128 Whitney Street, Hartford – Rujida D & Jeremy P
6 Cushing Lane, Southington – Carly B
86 Bartman Road, Higganum – Chris & Brandy F
7 Tabshey Court #7, Wethersf ield – Andrea & Dorina M
234-236 Broad Street, Wethersf ield – Joe C
316 Pine Hill Road, Sterling – Vincent & Teresa D
158 Paddock Avenue Apt 804, Meriden – Natalie L
97 Flagler Street, Newington – John H
15 Winter Street, Derby – Clovis M
28 Harwich Lane #28, West Hartford – Judith A
124 Dayton Road, Waterford – Eric M
29 Old Willimantic Road, Columbia – John K
25 Sun Street, Enf ield – Brooke L
268 Hartford Turnpike #H7, Tolland – Austin E
712 Mountain Road, West Hartford – Meredith K & Blake S
150 Dowd Street, Newington – Fiona E & Jason Y
51 Manville Street, Waterbury – Aaron & Cheryle H
35 Butternut Drive, Glastonbury – Wes & Julie L
69 Foxcroft Road, West Hartford – Holly B
205 Old Mountain Road, Farmington – Justin B & Diana P
9 Fairlawn Street, West Hartford – Trumell A
30 Ivy Lane, Wethersf ield – Greg & Elizabeth W
18 Marshall Road, Meriden – Kathleen & Jennifer S
201 Cherry Hill Drive, Newington – Jennifer B
100 Edgewater Drive, Coventry – Lance & Brooke L
61 Knollwood Road, West Hartford – Joann L
22 Mare Road, Bristol – Samantha G
27 Jefferson Lane, East Hartford – Vanessa M
22 Mare Road, Bristol – Christopher R
590 North Main Street, Suff ield – Ashley W
24 White Oak Lane, Simsbury – Kyle & Allison W
590 North Main Street, Suff ield – Adam F
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Empowering Connecticut
"Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again." - Gustav Mahler At last, it's spring in New England! With warmer temperatures on the horizon, it's easy to see new growth everywhere, f rom the sprouting daffodils to the budding cherry blossoms. The world itself seems to be in bloom as vaccines have brought a sense of stability to our lives again. Our team has experienced new growth this season, too, welcoming a few new faces to our team and expanding our aff iliate company, MPower Events, which will be hosting an exciting lineup of VIP client events in 2021! Turn to page 14 for a sneak peek at some of our upcoming events. We invite you to join us in congratulating Nick Catalano in his new role as Director of Operations and welcoming Jen Hunter and Ashley Jones to The Miale Team!
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WELCOME ABOARD We're glad to have you on The Miale Team!
Jen Hunter
Ashley Jones
Jen Hunter joins The Miale Team as
Ashley joins the team as our new Listing
the Director of MPower Events, an
Manager following Nick Catalano's
affiliate company of The Miale Team. Jen
transition f rom Listing Manager into
graduated from UConn in 2015 with a BA
his a new role as Director of Operations.
in Communications, crafting her event
Ashley graduated f rom Keene State
planning skills in the food and beverage
College in 2020 with a dual BA in
industry as the Event Sales Manager
Theatre and English. In her new role,
at Stony Creek Brewery in Branford,
Ashley is looking forward to leveraging
Connecticut. Jen is excited to bring her
her communication skills to build
talents to the world of real estate: “We
relationships: "I really enjoy talking to
all need to shake the cabin fever and
and building relationships with people,
begin to enjoy ourselves again," said Jen
so I'm really excited to get to do that
when asked what she is most looking
while working on the Miale Team. "
Director of MPower Events
Listing Manager
forward to accomplishing in her new role. "I am most looking forward to delivering engaging experiences to our clients.”
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SAVE THE DATE Mark your calendars! Don't miss the series of upcoming events hosted by The Miale Team.
05/11 | Home Sellers Webinar 05/27 | Gastro Park Happy Hour 06/26 | Hartford Yard Goats Game 08/04| Pleasant Valley Drive-In Movie 08/11 | Mansfield Drive-In Movie 09/04 | UConn vs. Holy Cross 09/14 | Home Sellers Webinar
Special thanks to our sponsors for making these events possible.
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WORKING WITH OUR TEAM
The Miale Team at Keller Williams is an award-winning team of real estate professionals serving the State of Connecticut. We are committed to empowering our clients to achieve their goals and help fulfill their housing dreams. Our agents are dedicated to providing exceptional service through a variety of tools, resources, and a simple and streamlined transaction process. From start to finish, we will be there by your side through this process and help you make the best decisions for you and your loved ones.
#1
100+ 100+ Years of Combined Experience
Team in Hartford County
500+ Homes Sold in 2020
100% Satisfied Customers
Why Choose Us PRICING
PRESENTATION
We access accurate, up-to-date MLS data to select active, pending, and sold properties that are the most comparable in features and amenities to your property.
Today’s buyers like to tell their agents which homes that they want to see. How do they choose? They look through the photos. It’s important to put your best foot forward when listing your home.
1 We 1 assure your property is priced correctly, so it sells for the price you deserve.
We have a network of optional tools to help your home SHINE.
MARKETING
COMMUNICATION
• Top Real Estate Agents: 400+ in the KW Legacy Partners office alone • Online: Brokerage Websites, Social Media, Listing Portals, Search Engines • Traditional: Yard Signs, Open Houses, Networking, Print • Buyers Database of 5000+
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• Showing Feedback: Agent and Buyer • Marketing Feedback: Weekly Report • Market Updates: Ensures you are priced competitively
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We empower people: the people we serve, and those we serve with. THE MIALE TEAM* #1 TEAM IN HARTFORD COUNTY #1 IN LISTINGS TAKEN #1 IN LISTINGS SOLD UNITS #1 IN CLOSED GROUP SALES KELLER WILLIAMS GREATER HARTFORD ** STATS STATS STATS
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The Miale Team at Keller Williams is an award-winning real estate team of professionals serving the State of Connecticut. Whether you are looking to buy a new home, sell your home, or both, our team of listing and buyer’s agents can thoroughly address your needs and guide you every step of the way. Each Off ice Is Independently Owned and Operated *Source: Real Trends Wall Street Journal 2019, KW New England, KW Greater Hartford