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Soo…..What Do You Get When You Buy A Home In…..Stratfield?
A common question that I hear from people interested in buying in Fairfield is ‘what’s THIS neighborhood like?’ It’s a part of the job that I enjoy. Fairfield has a variety of different neighborhoods. Over the next few posts, I’m going to talk about each one and what they have to offer. We live in Stratfield. [...]
If You’re Thinking You MAY Want To Be In a New Home For The Next School Year, The Time To Start Looking Is Now!
I’m a bit embarrassed as to how self serving my headline sounds, but anybody who knows me knows that I call it as I see it, so hear me out. The hysteria of 2009 seems to be going away, but we’re by no means out of the woods. Sellers are still EXTREMELY concerned about not [...]
A Few Thoughts On 2009 Fairfield CT Real Estate
In 2008, 521 single family homes sold in Fairfield. In 2009, 464 sold. In 2008, the average sale price of a single family home was $781,750. In 2009, it was $706,654. In 2008, the average number of days on the market for a single family home in Fairfield was 99 days. In 2009, it [...]
Things You Buy When You Buy a Home in Fairfield. #1. You Get A Little Bit of Everything!
There’s a saying out there that speaks to my living here in Fairfield, CT. ‘Every Rebel comes home to roost.’ My wife and I lived in the city. We lived in Manhattan when we got married and we thought we were going to settle in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. We looked at places [...]
Things You Buy When You Buy a Home in Fairfield. #2. Great School Choices!
School systems are a big deal to some people. My parents moved from one town to another to be a part of a better school system. I was lucky. I got a great education from public school that I didn’t fully appreciate until I went to college. As a parent, the quality of public education continues [...]
Things You Buy When You Buy a Home in Fairfield. #3. Two GREAT Toy Stores
We used to live on the Westport line here in Fairfield. It was great! You could walk to the train station, the gym, the beach, the grocery store and even Friendly’s. What was the best, though, was the fact that Toys R Us was also walking distance. Until it closed, that is. If that didn’t [...]
Things You Buy When You Buy a Home in Fairfield…#4 Religious Diversity
I appreciate the town where I grew up. I had a great childhood and have many fond memories, but it was pretty homogeneous. As a matter of fact, the most pronounced minority in the town was Catholics, of which I was one! Funny, isn’t it? When I grew up, I told myself that I’d raise my [...]
Things You Buy When You Buy a Home in Fairfield, CT…#5 A Whole Bunch of Beaches and a Lake!
Ok, so I’m back to the list that I began months ago and got pulled away from and it feels funny talking about beaches in the beginning of December, but have you been to the beach in December? If you haven’t, give it a try! The wind feels a bit stronger and you can smell [...]
I Was Busy Selling Homes But Now I’m Back…
Writing is a bit like going to the gym. You get into the habit of it. Then, something can happen, from time to time, and you fall out of the habit. Some time passes. You wonder why you’re not feeling like yourself. Maybe your moods are swinging a bit more or maybe you’re a bit more [...]
What 2009 Has Meant, So Far, in Real Estate Here In Fairfield
Three out of four quarters done in the year and there are some numbers to consider. YTD to September 30th, 343 single family homes have sold in Fairfield vs 434 in 2008. The average listing price of these homes was $794,655 this year vs $857,172 in 2008 The average sale [...]
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