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New Canaan Neighborhood Change Analysis

Halstead’s Engel is year’s ‘Realtor Citizen’ for service to Town (Dec. 26, 2018)

Halstead’s Engel is year’s ‘Realtor Citizen’ for service to Town DECEMBER 26, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN ADVERTISER John Engel is this year’s ‘Realtor Citizen’ for his service to the Town of New Canaan. The New Canaan Board of Realtors’ Realtor Citizen of the Year is John Engel, center, with with board President Janis Hennessy, left, and realtor […]

“If you Want Waterfront, This is the Best Waterfront” the video of 27 Rippowam Road in New Canaan

Spectacular landscape overlooking Collins Pond with Dock, privacy, pool, outbuildings (4 garages & workshop) and guest or caretaker apartment. This is truly remarkable serene setting on oversized lot with magnificent old trees and sun filled terrace with BBQ. The convenient location off Ponus Ridge, on small cul de sac of 4 homes, is only 5 […]

DON'T COME to this open house!

(You’re setting yourself up to be disappointed)

Real Estate Photography and Why it Matters

I’m a pretty good photographer so I ran out in the afternoon and took this shot. I absolutely had to have a picture of this house right away. Problems: – there are no shadows so the house looks particularly flat – can’t have a white sky behind a white house – the green trees look […]

Comparing Two Years of House Sales by Neighborhood in New Canaan

I just crunched the numbers on the last two years of closed listings in New Canaan.  I sorted the list by school zone: East, South and West Fascinating spreadsheet. South East West Original Asking $1,571,742. $1,861,635 $2,350,986. Final Asking $1,543,084. $1,784,402 $2,265,602. Sold Price  $1,489,605. $1,702,498 $2,129,125. Percentage of Orig   94.77% 91.45% 90.56% Avg. […]