It’s a real come-down for the prestige of 595 Westport Ave. in Norwalk, but a developer’s plan to convert the office-and-factory property to self-storage units will keep it active.
As expected, the 220 Middlesex Turnpike parcel’s size and location have generated interest from multiple developers. But it’s the property’s connection to an early 1970s horror movie that’s adding an extra layer of interest in the pending sale.
The allure of selling your home on your own, without hiring a real estate professional, is indeed a tempting one. After all, who doesn’t want to put thousands of dollars more into their pockets by foregoing that hefty 5 percent to 6 percent commission?
Should the tariffs remain in place for an extended period, they will likely raise costs and uncertainty for businesses, which could reduce their willingness to hire, invest or expand.
Greater Hartford has been named one of the top places to sell this spring according to a new report from Zillow.
A three-quarter-acre parcel across the river from downtown Norwalk has traded hands for $1.8 million.
As the national economy inched its way towards a soft landing last year, consumers’ satisfaction with their banks grew.
Off-MLS listings appear to generate lower sale prices than publicly listed ones in majority-minority neighborhoods, according to new research from Zillow.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s focus on the potential for more inflation suggests that the central bank will likely keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at about 4.3 percent in the coming months.
Which would you rather pay a real estate agent to help you sell your $450,000 house: a 6 percent sales commission or $27,000? They’re exactly the same amounts, of course, but one sounds a lot less.
Guilford Savings Bank is rebranding to Ascend Bank in the third quarter of 2025. The bank continues to grow, including its recent merger with Eastern Connecticut Savings Bank that will turn it into a $1.4 billion-asset bank.
Questions will still swirl around trade and tariffs for months to come, economists say. And more tariffs are in the pipeline and could target specific industries like lumber.
The state of Connecticut is dropping $30 million on a trio of programs to boost homeownership in the state. Gov. Ned Lamont announced the launch of CT Home Funds on Tuesday.
While homebuyer competition is increasing across the United States, the share of homes selling for above asking price in three of Connecticut’s four major housing markets dropped year-over-year.
Hartford parking magnate Alan Lazkowski has sold a West Hartford multifamily property to a pair of investors.
The mortgage company Rocket is buying competitor Mr. Cooper in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion, just weeks after acquiring real estate listing company Redfin.
William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty announced Thursday that it was naming a leader from rival brokerages to head its New Haven-area offices.
Inflation picked up last month and consumers barely raised their spending, signs that the economy was already cooling even before most tariffs were imposed.
In the market for a newly constructed house? You might want to hurry. Soon, new homes are likely to cost more and take longer to build.
After studying psychology in college, Katherine Berger pursued architecture as a career but never lost her fascination with human behavior and its implications, which she now deploys as director of interior design at New Haven-based architects Svigals + Partners.
