Joseph Ashmore Real Estate Services

04/30/2026

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04/24/2026

Nothing lasts forever. Thankful for such a great ski season!

04/22/2026

04/06/2026

Coasting in a storm

04/06/2026

Snowing this morning

04/04/2026

The hottest housing market in America is...Hartford, Conn.?

The Hartford metropolitan area, with a population of 1.2 million, is the most cutthroat home buying market in the U.S., according to Zillow’s 2026 ranking.

Bidding wars with all-cash offers are the norm. Buyers are signing contracts without the usual inspections. Homes regularly sell for tens of thousands of dollars over asking prices.

Longtime Hartford residents are staring wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the sudden housing boom.

“It’s surprising to us,” said Kyle DeGasero, who purchased a three-bedroom home in the town of Simsbury in 2012 and owns the Dead Language Beer Project brewery in the city. “I bought my house for $260,000, and Zillow tells me now my house is worth like $460,000.” (It isn’t for sale.)

“Right now, houses don’t last more than a day on the market if they’re priced correctly,” said Kristen Duchene, a Connecticut real-estate agent who now does most of her business in Hartford County.

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04/04/2026

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03/27/2026

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