Newtown, CT Real Estate News

Home Buyer Inspections in Newtown, CT  Home inspections are an important part of purchasing a home.  Inspections are usually completed after you have an accepted offer and you typicaly have 7-10 days to complete them.  As the buyer, you either hire one company to complete all the inspections or y... 07/20/2019

The Wizard of Oz is a classic movie - one that we all grew up with.  The 80th Anniversary showing of The Wizard of Oz is this Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, CT. The Newtown Cultural Arts Commission presents a series of older movies at Edmond Town Hall movie theatre.  It's c... 06/19/2019

Since 2001, you have known us as Bob & Richelle Ward.  We made the decision to rebrand ourselves as The Ward Team as this allows us to expand our business.  We have a new unified brand and a continued commitment to provide the best client service in the real estate business.  We are very excited ... 04/19/2019

Antoher home sold by The Brokerage Group11 Northridge Dr Newtown CT 06470Congratulations to our buyers on the purchase of this gorgeous home located in Newtown Hunt Estates. Built in 2002, this home offered open concept living space with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, finished lower level, 3 car garage o... 08/16/2018

60 Osborne Hill Rd Sandy Hook CT 06482Simply stunning turnkey home! Numerous renovations incorporating the latest trends, abundant natural light, spacious rooms with an ideal floor plan perfect for entertaining. Beautifully appointed country kitchen with farmhouse sink, calacatta countertops, sta... 06/07/2018

60 Osborne Hill Rd Sandy Hook CT 06482Another home sold by The Brokerage of New England. 60 Osborne Hill Rd Sandy Hook CT 06482 closed February 12, 2018 by selling agent Lisa Brown, Realtor® at The Brokerage of New England. A big congratulations to our agent, Lisa for locating and closing this de... 02/23/2018

Above is the current infomation about homes single family homes that are under contract and pending in Newtown,CT. In total, there are,94 accepted offers, with an average listing price of $428,130. The market is slightly in favor of sellers in Newtown with an absorption rate of 5.88 months.There ... 06/17/2017

Newtown, CT Real Estate Comparison 2016 vs 2015  Every year in January, we post a comparison of real estate statistics for the year that just ended and the year prior.  This year we are comparing 2016 to 2015.  All data is for Single Family Homes and is from the multiple listing service (MLS)We c... 01/24/2017

Jonathan Hall of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty's Northern Fairfield County Brokerage sold this unique compound in southwestern Newtown,CT..  Located at  50 Castle Meadow Road,this one of a kind offering feauted a hand crafter 1700 squae foot main house plus an additional 1400 square... 01/16/2017

A Farmhouse Gets New Life in Newtown, CT Back in June of 2015, we listed a home for sale - 9 Bennetts Bridge Road, Sandy Hook.  This home had been owned by the Kearns family since 1936 when they purchased it from Charles Beardsley.  The Kearns family were local dairy farmers for many years. The h... 01/11/2017

Newtown, CT Holiday Decorating Contest  The 2016 Holiday season brought something new to Newtown, CT - the Holiday Decorating Contest.  This new tradition was born from the memories of a local resident who grew up in New Jersey.  Her town had such a competition when she was growing up and her fon... 12/22/2016

The Absentee Landlord  People become landlords for different reasons - some by design and others out of necessity.  We are aware that those are very general and broad terms.  What we're planning to blog about today is the absentee landlord and some of what can happen.First, we would like to say t... 12/22/2016

Bob and Richelle Ward Celebrate 15 Years in Real Estate  October 2001 is when we started our real estate careers.  Having moved from Long Island in 2000, we were only in Newtown for one year before we became Realtors. They say that the one thing in life that is constant is change.  That statement... 10/10/2016

Foreclosures and Short Sales - Newtown, CT Real Estate Marketfdhnjm  This past Sunday, we had a late start to our real estate day.  While enjoying our morning coffee, we read an interesting article in the Danbury NewsTimes - State foreclosure numbers still above national average.  This article wa... 09/30/2016

Half Year Real Estate Market Report - Newtown, CT 2015 vs 2016 - Wow!  Half of the year has already passed and you probably want to know "How is the local real estate market performing?" (Well, people ALWAYS want to know THAT, but it's a great reason to blog.)So here goes: 1/1/2015 to 6/30/2015 #... 08/02/2016

How Does Garbage Work in Newtown, CT?  Unlike other places that we've lived, there is no town garbage pickup for household garbage.  Well, that's not completely true.The town does pick up recyclables once a week out on the street.  You can get a small recyclable container from the town - it's clo... 07/20/2016

HOA Fees?  In Newtown, CT?  HOA you ask, "what is that?"  HOA stands for Homeowner Association and sometimes, they charge fees to a community.  Those fees cover things like garbage pick up, road maintenance, pool maintenance, gate/guard fees at the entrance.    A recent question in an email from ... 07/13/2016

  HOME SALES AND PRICES IN NEWTOWN, CT for February, 2016 Real estate market data for Newtown, CT provided by Olga Simoncelli, Broker-Owner of Veritas Prime Real Estate. Here’s a brief look at the state of the real estate market in Newtown, CT as of today, February 23, 2016 as it pertains to SING... 02/23/2016

Winter Musings While Walking at Fairfield Hills  Today, is February 18, 2016.  The weather has been frigidly cold the last week and then the temps in the low 50's with heavy rain.  Most of the snow has now melted.  Today's temp was about 30 degrees and windy.  Richelle decided to take Riley, the ... 02/18/2016

Newtown, CT: A Real Estate Comparison 2014 vs 2015  Well, Happy New Year!  It's time for our annual comparison of the past 2 years of real estate values in Newtown, CT.  As in past years, we are going to start with the median sale price and the number of sales for each year.  We added in 2013 for... 01/24/2016