Many people forget how affordable Greenwich, CT can be and forget all about Cos Cob, CT. Cos Cobis a part of Greenwich, CT and a fantastic place to live. There have been many great homes to sell in Cos Cob in the past year at under $1 million. If you are interested in learning more about Cos Cob CT Real Estate please click on my links or read up on some recent posts that I have made including: Greenwich real estate sales including Cos Cob in October 2011 Cos Cob CT Real Estate November 2011 Interesting activity in Cos Cob Scott Elwell  Senior Vice President @ William RaveisFounder/Real Estate Agent (MBA) - GreenwichCT.com45 Field Point Road, Greenwich, CT 06830 | Licensed in CT & NYMobile: 203.940.0444 | Fax: 203.930.2808 | Email: scott@elwell.com   Activity - Bio 12/13/2011

Lower Fairfield County, Connecticut Real Estate Market Report Nov ~ 2011. Dec 12, 2011. The real estate market for 2011 in Lower Fairfield County, Connecticut seems to have hit an equilibrium compared to last year with number of sales on average a little lower but prices remaining close to the same and in some towns even up. In Greenwich the Year to Date number of units is up a 13.01% compared to that same time period in 2010 with the average home price down only 2.08% currently at $2,453,142. Stamford meanwhile is a little below last year’s numbers with unit sales at 489 just below 2010 of 491 but with average sales price down 6.77%. Darien unit sales are down 6.64% but with the average sales price up just 0.05% at $1,682,391. Norwalk volume is down 14.32% in single family homes sales ... 12/12/2011

Open House December 11th , 104 East Elm #2, Greenwich, Ct ~ $2,295,000.     Open House at 104 East Elm #2 on Sunday December 11th, 2011 from 1 pm to 3 pm, currently there are 24 Greenwich open houses scheduled for Sunday. This is luxury in town living at its best recently reduced to $2,295,000 from original listing of $2,575,000 with 9 rooms on 3 finished floors accessed by elevator. This exquisitely detailed townhome was the 2006 Hobi Award winner with a two story marble entrance hall, top of the line custom eat in kitchen oversized granite island and dining area with masonry stone fireplace and French doors to covered porch. Architecturally detailed coffered 10 foot high ceilings the home has 3,630 square feet of living space with 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths, master suite with private... 12/10/2011

High End Condo’s Greenwich, Ct. Dec 8th, 2011 On the corner of East Elm Street and Millbank Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut there are 6 high end condominiums for sale within a block of each other. Four of the units were all built between 2004 to 2009 with two more under construction; price range for these units are from $2,2295,000 up to $4,595,000. They are all within easy walking distance to Greenwich Avenue and Metro North train station, a 45-50 minute train ride to Grand Central Station, Manhattan. With a walking score of 83/100 it is rated a 'very walkable'. These high end Greenwich Condominiums come with such features as elevators, high ceilings, custom cabinetry, private garages , finished basements, multiple fireplaces and are hooked up to public water and sewer.*       To read... 12/08/2011

 2011 ~ Year End SnapShot Housing Market Report, Greenwich, Connecticut. Dec. 7th, 2011. Let’s jump the gun by a few weeks on the local housing statistics to get a snap shot of how the 2011 single family real estate market performed in Greenwich, Connecticut. To see the Greenwich Condominium Market Report click here. 2011 Year to Date, YTD there have been 496 closings with another 70 pending offers. This compares to last year, 2010 of 482 year end home sales. Seeing that we are already ahead of the number of units selling we should look at the average sales price of single family homes in Greenwich which are at year to date October average of $2,484,640 down 1.3% from same time 2010. Currently on the market there are 527 listings which are under the YTD October average of around 711. *T... 12/07/2011

Open House Greenwich, Connecticut ~ December 4th, 2011. There are 24 open houses for the public in Greenwich, Connecticut on December 4th, 2011. The high price of these homes is at $16 million and offers a 10,140 square foot Georgian Colonial style home on 14.26 park-like level lot with 10 bedrooms and 7 ½ bathrooms. The lowest price open house for sale is offered at $699,000 which is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath ranch style home approx. 992 square feet on 0.13 acres. And the lowest price open house condo is at $499,000 with 1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms and 1,100 square feet. Most of the open houses run from 1 to 3 pm with a few starting at 12 noon and a few running till 4. To see more information on these open houses and in other areas click here and go to the ‘Open House’ tag.   David Popoff is a li... 12/02/2011

Condos For Sale Greenwich, Connecticut. There are currently 131 condominium units for sale in Greenwich, Connecticut that are one to five bedrooms and asking price from $298,000 up to the high end units of $5,895,000 along with one 30 foot boat slip condo for $69,000. Some of the features in the high end condominiums in Greenwich are: Elevators Garage Parking Outdoor Fireplaces, Terraces and Balconies Generators Home Theaters Gatehouse & Security. Year to date* (11/23/2011) 91 units have sold in Greenwich between the price of $197,683 for a 1 bedroom/1 bath, 655 sq. ft. up to a $3.3 million unit with 4 bedroom/3  ½ bath, 4,368 square foot unit with a 2 car garage. Year to date through October 2011 the average sales price of a Greenwich Condominium was $860,544 up 2% from same period in ... 11/23/2011

Be a Proactive Realtor, Blog Away on ActiveRain. With the current economy bumping along real estate agents and Realtors need to be thinking outside of the box. That means if you are the only one doing it in your office you are probable on the right track. Stand out from the crowd and pay no attention to the nay sayers. Many real estate agents just sit around waiting for a customer to pop in the office or maybe fall in their lap from the sky, who knows but do not be that type of agent. One way to become a proactive real estate agent is to join the community at ActiveRain and start your own professional blog that will help put your real estate career ahead of your competition. Get out of the crowd and be in a leader, become the local real estate expert in your community. ActiveRain provid... 11/21/2011

Are you looking for flooring for your home in Greenwich CT 06830 06831? We know there are many choices..and sometimes the process can feel overwhelming. Whether you're looking for hardwood floors, tile, carpet, laminate flooring, or if you just want to refinish your hardwood floors, Floor Coverings International can help make the process fun and simple. We are a shop at home service. Our tagline is "We bring the store your door." This is important because first, you can see the colors in your lighting and color coordinate with paint color, cabinets and furniture. Second, it allows us to provide a true estimate for you. And, third, of course it is more convenient this way. We provide guidance - Which is the best type of flooring for your environment and your budget? We'll help explain th... 11/16/2011

So after a ton of work, time, effort, money, I have just launched my re-built website GreenwichCT.com! I've spent countless hours working on the text and background info.  What do you think? 11/01/2011

  Greenwich Ranks #1 Place To Live In Connecticut.   Greenwich rated number one town in Connecticut to live in by Connecticut Magazine. The November 2011 issue of Connecticut Magazine has just published “Rating the Towns 2011” for the state.  The ratings are on five criteria:   Education ~ based on five elements such as test scores, SAT’s and high school graduates who continued education. Economy ~ took into factor local economy factors such as unemployment rate & per capita income. Cost of Living ~ most weight was on median price of a single family home. Crime ~ based on major crimes figures from the states Department of Public Safety. Leisure & Culture ~ includes Library expenditures, number of theaters, museums, festivals, concerts venues, historic sites, colleges & universities, gol... 10/27/2011

  FOOD DAY ~ Greenwich, Ct. October 24, 2011. National Food Day on October 24, 2011 will bring awareness to what we eat and where it comes from by promoting healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable and humane way.  The goals of Food Day are: To reduce diet related diseases Promote safe and healthy foods Support sustainable farms Expand access to food and alleviate hunger Protect environment & animals by reforms Curb junk food marketing to kids Support fair conditions for food and farm workers   There are many organizations here in Connecticut that are part of Food Day 2011. In Greenwich, Connecticut the Whole Foods Market is sponsoring a drive called “Double the Good” where they will match the donations that will be free of artificial sweeteners, additives and preservatives. T... 10/18/2011

  NEW Residential Green & Energy Appraisal Form. The form is being offered as an optional addendum to Fannie Mae Form 1004 - the standard appraisal form for mortgage lending purposes that, according to the appraisal trade group, devotes limited attention to green home features. The Appraisal Institute recently released a three-page optional addendum form to the standard appraisal form Fannie Mae 1004. The new GREEN Form is called the Residential Green and Energy Efficient Addendum  and is meant to collect information about energy efficient and green features, such as insulation values, efficiencies of heating and air equipment, high performance windows, geothermal heat pumps,  reclaimed water systems, ENERGY STAR qualification or a HERS Rating, etc.  can now be more easily considered in... 10/12/2011

  Greenwich, Connecticut  Housing Report 3rd Quarter 2011. October 10th, 2011. Greenwich, Connecticut’s September sales for single family homes are up 20% from last year with a total of 42 units. The median sales price was down 26.7% from September 2010 at $1,330,000 and the average list price of $3,826,486 with an inventory of 779. For 3rd quarter 136 single family homes sold in Greenwich, Ct. compared to 141 in 2010 3rd qt. with an average sales price of $2,348,809, down 4.6% from the same period last year. Over all year to date Greenwich have had 442 unit sales which is up 16.6% compared to 2010 with the average sales price being $2,461,789 and the median sales price being $1,687,500.   To see more housing statistics and up to date Housing Data click here. Greenwich has a population ... 10/10/2011

  Rhode Island Beaches ~ Friday’s Photo’s A two hour drive from Fairfield County, Ct.,  Rhode Island has some amazing beaches. A few weeks ago we were up there and had a wonderful time, the sun was shining, the water was warm, medium size waves and being off season dogs were allowed to frolic on the beach as well.     David Popoff is a license Realtor in Connecticut with William Raveis office in Darien.    A resident of Fairfield County for over 40 years with 30 years of work experience throughout lower Fairfield County and now resides in Darien, Ct since 2004. NAR Green designee. Energy Star v3 Homes Advisor. David Popoff is an accredited LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) Homes and USGBC member of the Connecticut chapter (CTGBC).   Associate member and an accredited Certified Gree... 09/30/2011

    U.S. & State Incentives for Energy Efficiency @ www.dsireusa.org   The DSIRE web site provides state by state information about renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives and policies throughout the United States. Relevant incentives and policies established by the federal government, state governments, local governments, utilities and non-profit organizations are included in DSIRE.  You can search by a number of different ways: By Federal Incentives By State Incentives By Residential Incentives Only By Summaries of each program   As well as providing links for: Rules, Regulations & Policies Related Programs and Initiative     Dsireusa.org was established in 1995, the Database of State Incentives for Renewable & Efficiency (DSIRE) is an ongoing project of the North Carolina S... 09/22/2011

Sales figures through the end of August have just been released from the Greenwich MLS.  The trend is positive, as analyzed by Joe Valvano, Managing Broker Coldwell Banker Greenwich. YTD - Units sold is up 16%. YTD - Dollar volume has increased by 15%. And there are a healthy number of transactions in contract slated to close (Pendings). I am also happy to report that Coldwell Banker in Greenwich now has a 20.1% market share leading all Greenwich firms.  We are up 71% in Units sold (outpacing the market by 500%) and up 47% in dollar volume (outpacing the market in this case by 300%). In this challenging market and economy the old saw " location, location, location" was never truer.       09/09/2011

Herringbone hardwood floors provide a rich and traditional look for your home in Greenwich CT...or anywhere else in Fairfield and Westchester counties.  These are some herringbone floors that we recently refinished in a classic Greenwich home. Herringbone is more expensive than regular hardwood.  First, the wood itself is more expensive as the pieces need to be precut and are all even so that they properly fit together.  Typically herringbone is also select grade (which is more expensive as the knots are filtered out and there is less color variation.  It's important the thw hardwood is proper milled and the tongue and groove properly line up together. Second, as I'm sure can imagine, this hardwood takes more patience and time to install and takes a higher skill level. Usually herringbo... 08/13/2011

Town of Greenwich Goes to Single Stream Recycling. On August 1st, 2011 the town of Greenwich, Connecticut will go to a new Single Stream Recycling Program.  Single Stream Recycling offers more convenience as all recyclables can be mixed together in one or more receptacles. More importantly a larger amount of material will be spared from the waste stream because the spectrum of items deemed to be recyclable is much wider than the one provided by the present program.  See chart below for acceptable recyclable materials. Being a more efficient system this new program is estimated to save the town over $1,000,000 per year. Estimates have shown the average household will increase its recycle volume by four folds and inversely decrease trash volume. Results vary but other single stream munici... 07/21/2011

Greenwich, Ct. Home Data Report Mid~Year 2011. Greenwich has a population of about 62,368 (2009) with an estimated median household income of $120,064 (2009) in an area of 67.2 square miles, 47.8 land and 19.4 water. Greenwich has a large number of parks and playgrounds, four town beaches, a town golf course and ice rink. Click here to go to town website to see all services.  http://www.greenwichct.org/ParksAndRec/prFacilitiesIndex.asp   Mid Year 2011 market housing data for single family homes in Greenwich, Connecticut. Year to date (YTD) Unit Sales total are 306 up 28.6% from 2010. Median Sale Price are up 12.5% from $1,600,000 in 2010 to $1,800,000. (2011) YTD. June 2011 inventory is up from last year at 803 (2010 746 units). June had a total of 105 single family unit sales up 56.7% ... 07/11/2011