Residential Real Estate
Americans Moving at Lowest Level in Decades
By Alex Veiga | The Associated Press | November 4, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThe number of U.S. homes that typically change hands as people relocate for work, retire or trade-up for more living space hasn’t been this low in nearly 30 years.
Connecticut Home Sales Slowed Down in September
By Sam Lattof | October 31, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkStatewide, year-to-date, the number of single-family homes dropped by 5.3 percent year-over-year according to new data.
How to Save on Selling Expenses
By Lew Sichelman | October 30, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkIf you think it costs a bundle to buy a house – what with a down payment and all – wait till you learn what it costs to sell one: more than $67,000, on average.
Navigating a Seller’s Market
By Sam Lattof | October 30, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkWith a lack of inventory, Greenwich is a seller’s market like much of Connecticut. But Bryan Tunney, the Connecticut Realtor of the Year, thinks a potential change in the capital gains tax could help get much-needed homes onto the market.
New Data Shows How Infrequently CT Moves
By Sam Lattof | October 28, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkConnecticut residents move homes at very low rates thanks to the state’s high housing prices, according to a new analysis.
Don’t Dismiss Lowball Offers
By Lew Sichelman | October 23, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkYou’ve finally gotten an offer on your house. But it’s ridiculously low – tens of thousands under your asking price. So, what do you do?
Brown Harris Stevens Exec Named CT Realtor of the Year
October 22, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThe office leader in a Greenwich luxury brokerage has been named Connecticut’s Realtor of the Year.
Home-Sellers’ Profit Margins in New England Vary
By Sam Lattof | October 21, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkWhen it comes to profiting off home sales in New England, results may vary.
How Homeowners and Buyers Can Weather the Government Shutdown
By Lew Sichelman | October 16, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkExperts are weighing in on how the standoff over health insurance subsidies affects renters and homeowners.
When Should Buyers Demand Repairs, or Seek Credits?
By Lew Sichelman | October 9, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThere comes a time in most house sales when the buyer and seller have to decide who will pay for any necessary repairs. As with all real estate matters, it depends.
All-Cash Home Sales Post Modest Decline in CT
By Sam Lattof | October 8, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkWhile nearly 1 in 3 homes in Connecticut were bought with cash in the first half of this year, these types of deals are on the decline – slightly.
Price Cuts A-Plenty in New-Home Market
By Lew Sichelman | October 2, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkHomebuilders are going to great lengths these days to move product. Many are still offering exceptional deals, especially on homes that are move-in ready.
Taking Stock of CT’s Fall Housing Market
By Sam Lattof | October 2, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAlexa Kebalo will be heading up the CT Realtors in 2026 with a market that is continuing to deal with a lack of inventory and where sellers still have the upper hand.
Compass Buying Anywhere Real Estate in $10B Deal
By Sam Lattof | September 22, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkResidential brokerage Compass has signed a deal to buy Anywhere Real Estate, the parent company of brands like Coldwell Banker and Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate.
AI Helps Compare Contractor Bids
By Lew Sichelman | September 18, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkOne of the most difficult parts of beginning a home improvement project is comparing bids from various contractors. It’s almost impossible.
What Happens When You Lie on Your Loan Application
By Lew Sichelman | September 11, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkEven if you are not prosecuted, if your lender finds out you equivocated, they can call your loan due and payable on the spot.
CT Sees Big Gain in Home Values
By Sam Lattof | September 8, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkConnecticut’s housing market saw a $43 billion gain in valuation year-over-year in July.
CT Home Ownership Rate Below National Average
By Sam Lattof | September 3, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAs the homeownership population across the United States has stopped growing, Connecticut’s rate is below the national average, according to a new report from Redfin.
Good Buyers Look Beyond Home Staging
By Lew Sichelman | August 28, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkHouse hunters who visit homes that look like they belong in Architectural Digest need to take a closer look. Those places have been staged to hide their flaws.
Where’s Fairfield County’s Luxury Market Headed?
By Sam Lattof | August 28, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkJason Mudd, the managing partner at Coldwell Banker-affiliated Cindy Raney & Team, is watching buyer demand slow down in the Fairfield County luxury market as economic uncertainty swirls.
