Steven A. Madej has seen both sides of the state’s home sale market .

Over the last three years, Madej and his wife looked at a good 40 houses, made six offers but only recently came out on the winning side of a bidding war for a house in Rocky Hill that offers one-level living and a short drive to an aging relative.

Now, the couple is looking to sell their Cape in New Britain where they have lived for 26 years. Madej, retired from a military career, says he is looking for one thing: a quick sale.

He’s likely to get it.

Connecticut’s house purchase market is still favoring sellers, five years after frenzied home buying in the pandemic depleted the inventory of houses for sale. The market still has not made significant gains in replenishing the supply of single-family houses.

But soa

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