Home sellers in every price point can take advantage of these conditions. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Across all areas and price ranges in our real estate market, we’re experiencing multiple-bid situations. There is a mass exodus out of urban areas in and around NYC, an…

Here’s how one mother’s trial turned into a life-changing network. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Today I’m sharing a recent interview with Dorrie Carolan, who is the executive director and founder of Newtown Parent Connection, an organization determined to educate local p…

Here’s a closer look at the influx of buyers that have come to Connecticut. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Everybody knows that the real estate market is absolutely insane right now. Homes are selling in less than 24 hours with multiple offers at or above asking price. We …

Pound for pound, we are the top team in Connecticut. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Did you know that the Around Town Team was just ranked as the No. 1 team across the state in terms of homes sold and dollar volume sold? This ranking spans all brands for medium-sized teams…

Since the coronavirus hit, our shortage of supply has only been amplified. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Today I want to talk about a trend we’ve been noticing since the beginning of the winter market. Before the coronavirus hit, we were experiencing a shortage of supply,…

This is why more people are thinking about moving here to Connecticut. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here The impact of COVID-19 has been profound on so many levels. A byproduct of that impact is that more and more Manhattanites are calling us looking for second homes to escap…

I’m sharing my predictions for where our real estate market is headed. Learn my reasoning here. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Today I’m sharing my predictions about where the real estate market is headed. I believe there is going to be a nine- to 12-month recession in the…

The way we are doing business is different, but we’re still providing the same things. Here are some of the changes we’ve made. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Today I’m talking about how quickly we’ve changed the way we do business. Crazy times call for crazy measures, and…

I first started in this business back in 2006 during the Great Recession. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here I first started in this business back in 2006 just before the Great Recession, and now, as we enter uncharted waters yet again with the coronavirus pandemic, it’s becom…

The Newtown Community Center captures what this community is all about: inclusivity and kindness. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here This month’s Hero Around Town is the Newtown Community Center, and today I’m joined by Executive Director Matt Ariniello to talk about some of t…

Inventory is as low as I’ve ever seen in our real estate market. Here's what this means for sellers. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here In nearly 15 years in the business, I’ve never seen such a shortage of listings in the real estate market as we have right now. We have more …

Lori Rodrigue is the head of the Newtown school district and this month’s Hero Around Town. I caught up with her recently and we had a great conversation. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here I’m here today with this month’s Hero Around Town, Dr. Lori Rodigue, head of our Newtow…

Today I’m sharing a few predictions about what our 2020 real estate market will do. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Welcome to 2020: Today I’m going to make a few predictions about our 2020 real estate market. Looking back quickly, we’ve noticed a continuation of a flat mar…

The Women’s Center of Greater Danbury works to help victims of domestic abuse in our community. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Today I’m joined by my friend and client Eric Egan to spotlight my latest “Hero Around Town”: the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury. Eric is the n…

Today I want to discuss humanizing a real estate transaction by taking a look at something that happens all the time in real estate: writing a letter to the seller. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Happy holidays, everyone! We hope you have a wonderful end of the year and a …

The FAITH Food Pantry is a shining example of what Newtown is all about. Here’s what I mean. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here I recently had the pleasure of visiting the FAITH Food Pantry here in Newtown, and I was lucky enough to be joined by President Lee Paulsen and Vice …

Is your home winter-ready? If not, here are five tips to help you prepare it for the cold season ahead. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Some of us cringe at the mention of the colder weather on its way, but, like it or not, winter is just around the corner. It’s time to sta…

Today Mandy Manaco, our newspaper's latest “Hero Around Town,” stops by for a quick interview. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Today I’m proud to be interviewing Mandy Manaco, our newspaper’s latest “Hero Around Town.” Mandy is a jack of all trades when it comes to her invo…

Our team is launching a newspaper, and we can’t wait to share more details about it with you today. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here People often say that print media is either dead or dying, but we don’t think this is true. In fact, our team is about to launch a monthly new…

Our real estate market continues to remain flat, but some segments remain hot. Here’s what you need to know. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here We’re digging right into the numbers today to get to the bottom of what’s going on in our real estate market. For the last few years,…

There are five myths that home sellers need to disabuse themselves of before they enter the market. Learn more here. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here I recently read an article from Inman, a fantastic resource for all things real estate, that discussed some of the myths that…

Today I’m joined once again by Chris Haggerty, an agent on our team as well as a home builder/flipper, to talk about aging houses and how to prepare them for the market. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here In today’s eighth episode of my series where I discuss various topics re…

For today’s installment of my twice-monthly podcast, I’m joined by Chris Haggerty, a former-client-turned-agent, to discuss the inspection process from both a buyer’s and a seller’s perspective. Selling your home? Get a home value report here Looking to buy a home? Search all local homes for sale here Today’s guest, Chris Haggerty, and I have an in…