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Fellow Real Estate fans, China and oil grabbed all of the financial headlines this month. What about the Fairfield County real estate market? Glad you asked. Public Open Houses are getting traffic. Pendings are up (17 versus 11 in the last 30 days) This is what is happening in the market in our area:    […]

That’s right, you let the opportunity slip through your fingers once again. The James Evans house of 1960 with its famous Hyperbolic Paraboloid roof has been rented for the next 18 months and is coming off the market later this month. I’ve attached several photos of the house, taken from several different angles and during […]

This turn-of-the-century shingle style house sitting on top of Brushy Ridge Road sold in 2015 for $2.8 million. It has since undergone a complete renovation and is looking better than ever. I consider it one of our Top Ten of 2015. Check back for the complete list of the ten most outstanding houses sold in […]

Download a copy of the Full Market Report for December 2015 here. In New Canaan, for the first 11 months of the year, we see 230 sales versus 228 last year, an increase of only .9% This detail shows a decline in the high end of the New Canaan market from 6 sales to 3 […]

November House Sales Look Okay but Condo Sales are Lagging   Nothing Surprising Here. Condo Sales Have Returned to the “New Normal” after a Frothy 2014   Inventory Levels are Up Across Fairfield County as Sellers Seek To Take The Profit and Retire Out- of-State   Note the Pending Sales are Relatively Strong at the […]

Here is a quick summary of what is happening in the market in our area. Area Sales: When looking at New Canaan and its surrounding towns of Stamford, Darien, Wilton, Norwalk, Westport, Weston and Ridgefield, collectively the total number of house closings is up 4.6% and volume of sales is up 3.3%. New Canaan market: […]

Yes, this is 628 West Road in New Canaan, known as the Breuer II house and it is for sale. Breuer I was built in 1947 and Breuer II was built in 1951. Breuer II is listed by Sherri Keilland of Houlihan Lawrence in New Canaan. This house can be shown to qualified buyers only by an […]

Sign Up to Receive Our Monthly Newsletter 1. Condo sales are down from last year. That’s because there is so little condo inventory. Correction: 14 condos came on the market in June to bring us back up to 38 condos for sale, up from only 24. 2. Sales are up in 2015 because of a strong […]

A custom designed brick colonial located on a ”great two acre” parcel in New Canaan. Just minutes from Town Center, Train Station, Merritt Parkway and I-95. Incredibly well built with extra insulation and high efficient windows and walls. Interior has been newly painted and update, refinished floors and lighting. Upgraded well, septic system, boiler, and […]

Mead Park     Boissonas House of 1958   Philip Johnson     blending in with the bricks   even the engine is pretty, everything in its place     Mead Park Photo Shoot for the Catalog         Saying Goodbye to the Car in Greenwich   227 Lambert Road   http://www.lambertbarn.com at […]

Tavern Island in Norwalk Harbor with views of Rowayton and Darien Tavern Island is For Sale for about $11 million. I remember my first time on this island, about 19 years ago, a tour hosted by friend and island caretaker Geoff Farris. Carefully maintained, beautiful and private, Tavern Island has all the creature comforts that […]

We are very pleased to be able to offer this outstanding house on Laurel Road. We are waiting for the new photographs in order to list it on the Multiple Listing Service, but we thought we would whet your appetite with this preview photo. We are taking appointments now for showings later this week. Five […]

I just love these three new listings.  I’d be proud to call any one of them my forever home. The first, at 227 Lambert Road, is definitely what you’d call a “forever home”  It is a beautiful home on a beautiful flat property beside a picturesque river about a block from the Country Club. Alongside […]

Nearly finished, these two townhouses on Main Street in New Canaan are ready for viewing. The kitchen in this new townhouse features a Carrera marble island, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Wolf range and a smaller stainless steel beverage fridge near the sink. The room off the kitchen can be used as a laundry room, mudroom or office. […]

Relax and unwind at New Cannan’s Lambert Farm, where serenity and entertainment meet along the banks of the Five Mile River. The Farm includes a gracious main house accompanied by three separate and unique buildings;  a studio retreat, a guest house and “The Barn”, winner of the 2007 Builder’s Choice Award for Adaptive Reuse. The […]

  This custom brick colonial with slate roof sits privately on a PREMIER hilltop on a New Canaan cul-de-sac, just half- mile to town hall. The house has a gated entry, tree-lined drive and stone-paved courtyard that opens to lush flat property with mature plantings.   The sun filled first level has an open floor […]

A modern landmark in the heart of Wilton, this meticulously appointed home features 6,500 feet of light-filled living spaces, vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling windows and extra-large rooms with open floor plan for flexible entertaining and living. Five bedrooms, 5 & 2 half baths include a master suite w/ balcony, master bath, dressing room and […]

  Dear Friends, Often we get caught up in month-to-month swings. After a big October (sales and pendings) the pan came off the fire and things cooled down in December. It is time to reflect on 2014. – Double digit increases in median and average price show us that buyers and sellers are finally meeting […]

Lillian Engel’s “Mechanical Heartbeat‬“ school project (student dream video) was picked for inclusion in the New Canaan High School Art Show     Dream Sequence WWW.YOUTUBE.COM Like