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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Just listed: A profitable little restaurant on Elm for $295,000.  To get more information about exactly how profitable this restaurant is you’ll have to sign a confidentiality statement (I did) but if you are looking for a restaurant location and you can do it in 1200 feet then this might be the ticket. For more […]

And it’s even prettier on the inside than outside.  This house is opposite the beautiful old red brick St. Aloysius Church and the lovely tudor they call “the Math House”. Sited back from the road, this house enjoys tranquility and peace not usually found in the downtown. Many of us imagine ourselves one day downsizing […]

Nelson Oliveira of The New Canaan News did a story this week on the current revaluation taking place. While he got most of it right and property values are down an average of 2.8%, it is impossible to paint the whole market with one brush.  http://m.newcanaannewsonline.com/default/article/New-Canaan-property-values-on-the-decline-5214576.php Of note, they quoted me saying:  The value of […]

#NewCanaan   Rented. As of today this iconic midcentury modern masterpiece designed by James Evans in 1960 is once again OFF the market. Tune in again this time next year, 2015, if you absolutely have to live in a #glasshouse  and you have $1,700,000 to spend on the privilege. Listed by +John Engel  and Susan Engel at Barbara Cleary’s […]

Editor, Advertiser, I am writing this letter in support of John Engel for Selectman. John is a person who’s involved himself in the town of New Canaan for many years. By way of example, he’s a regular at the New Canaan Advertiser coffees; but what’s important for voters to know is that he’s attended the […]

I am a realtor in town, active in the Republican party, a Saxe mom, and a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals. It is in that context that I urge you to vote for John Engel for Selectman. Anyone who has been to a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting knows that John comes prepared, […]

Editor, Advertiser, I was John Engel’s roommate in college and best man at his wedding. Two words sum John up: integrity and perseverance. I saw John confronted with issues that might compromise his integrity. Each time he did the right thing. Faced with choosing dubious, short-term gain versus doing what’s right, John always chose what’s […]

Editor, Advertiser, As a third generation resident, graduate of the New Canaan schools, Rotarian and business owner in New Canaan, I urge you to support John Engel for Selectman. Both candidates have managed large budgets and negotiate on behalf of their clients every day. What cemented my support is John Engel’s intimate knowledge of downtown […]