Market Updates Market Update September 2023 We are still in a market with record low inventories across all towns in Fairfield County compared to 2020, and this has contributed to a swell in home prices in our area.  It seems buyers have accepted the 7% interest rates as the new normal and are re-calibrating their expectations for buying power.  Despite the […]
Market Updates Market Update Summer 2023 The Northeast still leads the country in recent home price growth.  We seem to be insulated in our local market from the national narrative.  The July average sales price for homes in Fairfield was $1.36M, an increase of 20% since this time last year, and in Easton was $1.09M, an increase of 14% from this time last year.  Inventory is down 68% […]
Market Updates Market Update June 2023 The Northeast leads the country in recent home price growth. Prices are still high in our local market and inventory is slowly increasing.  The average sale prices for homes in Fairfield increased 12.9% since this time last year, and in Easton increased 3.1% from this time last year.  Days on Market in Fairfield have decreased 11.1% […]
Market Updates Market Update May 2023 Prices are still high in our local market and inventory is starting to pick up.  Easton’s inventory is up 33% with 16 homes listed for sale on May 1st as compared to 12 in April.  Until recently, there were NO homes on the market in Easton for under $1MM, and that is starting to change with 7 […]
Market Updates When are Prices and Interest Rates Coming Down? The question I hear the most from friends and people I meet is “When are prices and interest rates coming down?”  I wish I could tell you when interest rates are coming down, but nobody can say for sure.  Many economists are predicting lower mortgage rates later this year and I’m hoping that’s going to […]
Lifestyle 20 Of The Best Flowers To Plant If You Live In Connecticut FROM: LANDSCAPERLOCATOR.COM     From:  Landscaperlocator.com   Looking to spruce up your garden in the Connecticut area? We’ve got plenty of suggestions that will make the perfect addition to any gardener’s flower beds, with many of the best flowers we list below growing natively right here in our area. 1. Trumpet Honeysuckle This native plant […]
Lifestyle How to Stylishly Bring More Sunlight Into Your Home By Lauren Joseph The Wall Street Journal April 1, 2023  Design pros are turning to a chic alternative to the roof-puncturing skylight: the interior window. Here’s what you need to know.   ROOM WITH A VIEW OF A ROOM In her 1902 home in Grand Rapids, Mich., interior designer Jean Stoffer repurposed vintage storm windows. STOFFER PHOTOGRAPHY […]
Buyers Should I use a Mortgage Broker or Loan Officer for my Mortgage? When searching for a mortgage you have two options when it comes to getting a professional to help secure funding:  a loan officer or a mortgage broker.  Roles of loan officers and mortgage brokers are similar in that they will both gather information about your financial picture and help you fill out a mortgage application […]
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In The News Real Estate Buyers Are Not Liars, Agents Just Need To Listen By Frederick Peters Contributor for FORBES Magazine I focus on real estate brokerage and the New York City market. Feb 1, 2023,12:15pm EST   The real estate agent’s job, perhaps more than any other, is to really HEAR the buyers and show them alternatives that allow their perhaps inchoate desires to find expression in the […]
Sellers This is the Best Color to Paint Your House if you Want to Sell it Fast, Experts Say. We polled experts about the paint colors homebuyers like most; here’s what they said. (Image credit: Darren Chung © Future) BY TERRI WILLIAMS – REAL HOMES  PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 20, 2021   When it comes to painting your house before you list it, it’s not about you – it’s about potential buyers. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, […]
In The News WSJ: A Tale of Two Housing Markets: Prices Fall in the West While the East Booms In an unusual pattern, the 12 major housing markets west of Texas, plus Austin, saw home prices fall in January, while the opposite happened in the rest of the country.   Seattle home prices fell 7.5% in January from a year earlier. CHONA KASINGER FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL   By Nicole Friedman  Wall Street Journal March […]
Market Updates March Madness = Market Madness Usually when someone mentions March Madness we think of basketball, but that also describes the real estate market in our area right now.  The national narrative on the news is grim, but things are picking up.  Pending home sales, an important market indicator, were up 8% nationally in January on top of a 2.5% gain […]
Lifestyle Word Art – Yea or Nay? I’ve been reading a lot about design trends that are hot, and those on their way out this year.  And guess what?  They all contradict each other!  Style is such a personal thing.  One trend that many designers seem to agree on is Word Art. Word Art has been around for eons, but in the […]