MARKTET REPORT, BROOKFIELC CT - HOMES SOLD IN JANUARY, 2012   The inventory of single family homes in Brookfield increased from 106 on January 1st to 111 on February 1st. The home prices ranged from $190,000 for a fixer-upper ranch to $1,995,000 for a Candlewood Lake waterfront. The average market time, per MLS, was 126 days. Of those homes, 5 were under deposit and in addition, 8 were in contract, which is a positive note and should be reflected in the sale numbers in the next Market Report for Brookfield. Four homes sold during the month of January for an average sale price of $298,000 and at an average discount of 5%.  This Market Report for Brookfield, CT is consistent with results for other neighboring communities in the Candlewood Lake area of Fairfield County - inventories are ri... 02/05/2012

Brookfield, Connecticut Real Estate Update April, 2011 Closed home sales in Brookfield, Connecticut: Single Family Homes: There were 8 single family home sales closed in Brookfield, CT. The median closed sales price was $352,500. On average, these homes sold for 89% of their final list price. Days on Market average 250 days of market time. NOTE:  38% of these sales were distressed sales - either short sales or bank-owned properties.   This compares to 13 closed sales this month last year, with a median closed sales price of $338,000.   Condos: There were 2 condominium sales closed in Brookfield, CT. The median sales price was $242,500. This compares to 1 closed sale this month last year, with a median sales price of $200,000.       Currently available homes for sale in Brookfield, Conne... 02/01/2012

Brookfield, Connecticut Real Estate Update March, 2011 Closed home sales in Brookfield, Connecticut: Single Family Homes: There were 7 single family home sales closed in Brookfield, CT. The median closed sales price was $380,000. On average, these homes sold for 92% of their final list price. Days on Market average 298 days of market time. This compares to 5 closed sales this month last year, with a median closed sales price of $400,000. Condos: There were 2 condominium sales closed in Brookfield, CT. The median sales price was $193,500. This compares to 0 closed sales this month last year, with a median sales price of $0.       Currently available homes for sale in Brookfield, Connecticut: Single Family Homes:Currently, there are 106 single family homes for sale in Brookfield, CT.List ... 02/01/2012

Exceptional rental opportunity in Brookfield,CT. Located at 17 Essex Court in the Rollingwood condominium  development, this main level unit sparkles with new flooring, paint and updated appliances.  The unit is minutes to the highway, shopping an Candlewood Lake. Available for immediate occupancy, this is a great opportunity to rent in Brookfield,CT. This property is currently off the market. If you aown a property in Rollingwood that you are thinking of renting out or need a property to rent, please contact me-Jonathan Hall, a Realtor with William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty. My cell phone is 203.417.0523 or email me. Pictures below are rpesentive of the closed unit at 17 Essex Court in the Rollingwood complex. Key Facts:-$1250 a month, includes heat & hot water-1 bedroom, 1 b... 11/16/2011

Brookfield, Connecticut Real Estate Update February, 2011 Closed home sales in Brookfield, Connecticut:  Single Family Homes:  There were 4 single family home sales closed in Brookfield, CT. The median closed sales price was $342,500. On average, these homes sold for 97% of their final list price.  Days on Market average 297 days of market time. This compares to 7 closed sales in February, 2010, with a median closed sales price of $440,000. Condos:  There was 1 condominium sale closed in Brookfield, CT.  The median sales price was $117,000.  This compares to 0 closed sales in February, 2010 with a median sales price of $0.       Currently available homes for sale in Brookfield, Connecticut: Single Family Homes:Currently, there are 136 single family homes for sale in Brookfield, CT.List... 08/01/2011

Brookfield Danbury New Milford Real Estate Market Summary – July 2011 As the chart below shows the Brookfield Danbury Real Estate Market for the Greater Danbury area enjoyed the best month of 2011 in June. Volumes were the best since June 2010 and prices the highest since last August. Every month of the second quarter was better than any of the first quarter. In Real Estate that is known as the Spring Market and it did arrive on schedule – that’s the good news. More sobering is the fact that every month this year has had lower sales than the corresponding month in 2010. Median prices were also mostly lower than 2010. Year to date the Median Price is 2% below 2010. So after something of a rebound in 2010 the local market has slumped back – 19% below last year but still 10% ahead of 2009.... 07/12/2011

Brookfield Danbury Area Real Estate Volume and Prices – April 2011. Brookfield Danbury Area Real Estate Volume and Prices continue to be sluggish as shown graphically here. The Danbury area includes nine towns; Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Sherman and Southbury. Except for Bethel these towns all border Candlewood Lake, Lake Lillinonah or both. The Brookfield Danbury Area Real Estate remains a Buyer’s Market. For the third month this year total Brookfield closings were only7, bringing the total to 25. This is 30% below last year to date and only slightly better than the terrible 2009 figure. Of the seven sales six were priced below $450,000. The seventh was at $1,000,000. That house had been on the market since July 2008, originally offer... 05/11/2011

Brookfield CT Town Center at Four Corners Despite many attractions and proximity to two beautiful lakes Brookfield has never had a commercial town center or downtown. A vibrant commercial zone stretches out along southern Federal Road; composed of a series of shopping centers and strip malls. The larger ones are anchored by national chains or supermarkets and the smaller ones have an assortment of cleaners, pizza restaurants, hair stylists and liquor stores. These seem to serve the citizens of Brookfield and surrounding towns reasonably well, although all are drive-to destinations fronted by large parking lots. Missing is a pedestrian friendly area where people can walk around, visit a multitude of varied shops or offices and stop in for a meal, a coffee or an ice cream. The vision of a... 04/24/2011

Brookfield Lions Club Supporting Brookfield Community Brookfield is a lovely residential community at the northern end of Fairfield County CT. Bordered by two manmade lakes (Candlewood and Lillinonah) it is home to about 16,000 people, who work in Brookfield, neighboring towns, Westchester and even New York City. Recent Real Estate activity has been written about periodically (see Brookfield Danbury Area Real Estate Prices – March and First Quarter; written April 2, 2011) One of the factors that makes Brookfield special is a high level of community involvement; in many of the organizations found in other communities as well. Brookfield people do care about their town and work to make it better. Rather than go on in general about the collective effort, the blog will go into some detail a... 04/18/2011

Brookfield Danbury Area Real Estate Prices – March and First Quarter. Brookfield Danbury Area Real Estate Prices – March and First Quarter. Brookfield Danbury Area Real Estate Prices are shown graphically here. The Danbury area includes nine towns; Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Sherman and Southbury. Except for Bethel these towns all border Candlewood Lake, Lake Lillinonah or both. The Brookfield graph continues to show the effects of a small sample size. Whereas the January median price shot up to $570,000 because five of the seven properties sold were priced over $500,000 (not a typical mix in Brookfield) and for February three of the four transactions were priced under $400,000; all seven of the March sales were priced under $500,000. ... 04/02/2011

Brookfield, Connecticut Real Estate Update January , 2011 Closed home sales in Brookfield, Connecticut:  Single Family Homes:  There were 7 single family home sales closed in Brookfield, CT. The median closed sales price was $570,000. On average, these homes sold for 97% of their final list price.  Days on Market average 252 days of market time. This compares to 10 closed sales in January, 2010, with a median closed sales price of $425,000. Condos:  There were 4 condominium sales closed in Brookfield, CT.  The median sales price was $207,500.  This compares to 4 closed sales in January, 2010 with a median sales price of $172,250.     Currently available homes for sale in Brookfield, Connecticut: Single Family Homes:Currently, there are 89 single family homes for sale in Brookfield, CT.L... 02/25/2011

My Brookfield CT Woodpecker Adventure This is about My Brookfield CT Woodpecker Adventure. I was interested to read Cindy Westfall’s blog titled “Wascally Woodpecker..a Pileated Woodpecker comes to visit my West Linn Oregon backyard”. Although she was bugged by the sound of Woody pecking on metal, things could have been worse. I always enjoyed his New England cousin tapping on an old dead tree in nearby woods; until the tree was cut down and he started tap, tap, tapping on my house and the neighbors. I don’t know if it was one or more. I never saw more than one at a time. He picked out favorite spots near the top corner of upper floor windows (maybe so we would be sure to hear him in the bedroom). He formed perfectly round holes about the size of a silver dollar. He pulled out fiberglas... 02/15/2011

Handicapped Realtor® in Brookfield CT I am a Handicapped Realtor® in Brookfield CT. I posted a few weeks ago about being a Realtor® with a disability. Being paraplegic is a handicap but not life threatening and, I hope, not career threatening. However, sustaining a severe spinal cord injury does present its problems and it is wonderful to have the support of others to help you get your feet on the ground, so to speak. This post is to acknowledge the tremendous support I have received from my Broker Linda McCaffrey owner of McCaffrey Realty Professionals in Brookfield CT; fellow agent Cathy Westervelt; all the other folks at McCaffrey and importantly, Realtor® community overall in the Brookfield / Danbury CT area. Linda and Cathy were among my first visitors at the hospital after my acci... 02/11/2011

The Business Plan of New Agent Kevin. It is 2011 and where does a a first  year rookie Realtor start with a plan?  First,  I needed to identify my ideal client.  I sent out a letter to limited people(about 100) that I am a full time Realtor.  The theme of letter was "I am your home counselor".  My philosophy in serving a client's needs is from a hyper local perspective.  It is about knowing and being able to establish value based on local conditions and knowledge.  I will give advice to homeowners based on the local factors that impact the value of a home so the price can be selected and together we can develop the best marketing strategy to get it to sell to the Right buyer at the Highest price possible. My ideal client is local and may actually stay local.  That will include move up, ... 02/05/2011

Finding Your Move Up Home in Brookfield,CT Stony Hill Road area of Brookfield CT: Welcome to Park Lane: The Park Lane & Parkwood subdivisions in Brookfield,CT  offer quality move in homes designed for today’s  lifestyles. Located on Park Ln and Parkwood Drive (which are located across the street from each other), the area is designed for commuters only minutes to both exit 8 or 9 on I-84.   The neighborhood of 23 homes is right down the road from the Berkshire Corporate Park. Homes Feature: · Built between 2000-2004 by Steiner  · 2000 to 2700 square feet ·4 bedroom colonials with 2.5 baths  · Lovely 1 acre lightly wooded lots · Both streets are cul de sacView Current Listings!  Jonathan Hall - (203)796-7700 | call or text me on my cell phone (203)417-0523 danburyrealestate@gmail.comwww.... 01/20/2011

Finding Your Move Up Home in Brookfield,CT Stony Hill Road area of Brookfield CT: Welcome to Dairy Farm Estates: Dairy Farm Estates is a lovely a cul de sac development in the Stony Hill Road area of Brookfield, near the Newtown and Bethel town line. This quiet and established community of 48 homes is ideal for commuting, with exit 9 only 3 minutes away as well as shopping along Stony Hill Road in Bethel, with stores including Big Y, Starbucks, Target and Walmart. Streets in the neighborhood are Dairy Farm Rd, Guernsey Road, Newman & Nancy Ln. Homes Feature: · Two Phases: 1985-1987, and 1999 to 2002 · 1800 to 4640 sq ft, averaging 2500 sq ft  ·3 to 6 bedrooms, primarily 4 bedrooms · Lovely 3/4 acre to 1 acre lots · Large town owned open space area at the rear to the development Sales In... 01/14/2011

Finding Your New Home in Brookfield,CT Stony Hill Road area of Brookfield CT: Welcome to Carriage Homes on the Pond: Geared toward buyers seeking generous living spaces without all the maintenance associated with a single family home, the Carriage Homes on the Pond fits the bill. Located with 3 minutes of exit 9 off in I-84 in the town of Brookfield,CT, Carriage Homes on the Pond is not an age restricted community. This intimate cluster is made up of 24 well built homes with sizing ranging from 2000 square feet to 3300 square feet, with most homes offering 2800 square feet. The monthly homeowners association dues of $250 a month cover snow and landscaping. The homes are located on Black Swan Court & Carriage House Lane. Homes Feature: · Completed between 2003 & 2004 by Charter Group · 4... 01/10/2011

Brookfield, CT is located directly to the north east of Danbury. Brookfield offers residents a major commercial shopping along Federal Road, frontage on 2 lakes and well kept quiet residential neighborhoods. For Sale: Active Listings # of Condos For Sale Average Days on Market 0-$200,000 12 64 $200,001-$250,000 9 115 $250,001-$350,000 7 164 $350,001+ 9 289 Total 37   The average listing price for a condo in Brookfield  is $284,427 with and has been on the market 150 number of days. Sales Price Range # of Condos Sold Average Days on Market Average Listing Price Average Sales Price 0-$200,000 15 122 $171,587 $158,697 $200,001-$250,000 3 85 $258,267 $242,333 $250,001-$350,000 2 97 $334,450 $315,000 $350,001+ 0       Total 20 114 $200,875 $186,873 Across the board, the average condo in Broo... 11/22/2010

The Shadow Inventory: How will it affect the Brookfield Real Estate Market  There is a hidden demon out there that can have a drastic effect on the market as we know it.  This demon is something called The Shadow Inventory.  You may be wondering what it is and how will it affect the Spring Real Estate.  The shadow inventory is made up a four basic types of properties.  These types are pre-foreclosure, bank owned properties, auction properties and government owned properties.  These properties are not on the market currently but are likely to come on the market in the Spring.  Currently there are between 300-400 properties in the shadow inventory in Greater Danbury.  These properties fall into the category of distressed properties and they will usually come onto the market at below marke... 11/15/2010

      Sell Your Brookfield, CT Home in the Spring?!  Sell your Brookfield, CT Home in the Spring?!  I have been on quite a few Market Analysis lately where potential sellers have been told that it's better to Sell Your Brookfield, Ct Home in the Spring?! Some thought that they read it in the newspaper(Is there such a thing as a Newspaper these days?), some were actually told by another Realtor(believe it or not)and some just think that Spring has always been the very best time to sell.  Let's see if we can put some plusses and minuses down and see where we end up. Currently we have the LOWEST INTEREST RATES IN HISTORY.  Interest rates have an inverse relationship with price.  That means that THE LOWER THE INTEREST RATE THE HIGHER THE MARKET PRICE FOR HOMES.  We also know the the Governm... 10/18/2010