Panelist: Protecting Home Values

I so enjoyed participating as a panelist in the Protecting Home Values event hosted by CT Women United. Award winning moderator E.D. Hill asked a broad range of penetrating questions of four experienced real estate agents. The session began with recognizing properties sold well over asking price and ended on the same upbeat and positive … Continue reading Panelist: Protecting Home Values

Year End Report 2018

Elegant formal dining room with paneled walls, modern furniture with traditional appeal hardwood floor fireplace mantel and natural light

Sotheby's International Realty Greenwich presents residential real estate year-end market highlights for Greenwich, Cos Cob, Riverside and Old Greenwich in a digital magazine: Greenwich Market Update 2018 Featured in the special year-end report is magazine-worthy 138 Pecksland Road in Greenwich.  Call to see my listing and admire the new kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, windows, carriage house … Continue reading Year End Report 2018

December Sales

December is full of treats.  Some expensive ones and lots of little ones.  Sometimes we are ready to indulge, and sometimes we are ready to move on, start fresh in the new year.  We face decisions.  Buyers wonder. Does it matter that it's just out of reach?  Is it worth it?  If only they would … Continue reading December Sales

Closing in on Location

Greenwich and Amogerone

Mapping closed sales reveals preferences for certain locations - or does it?  Let's take a look at the most recent single family closings reported by the Greenwich Multiple Listing Service.  A quick look at the featured map would suggest that, with a couple exceptions, purchasers prefer to be in very specific linear locations.  We've heard … Continue reading Closing in on Location

Urban Use

The 10 most productive metropolitan areas contribute to about 40 percent of U.S. gross domestic product according research by Bloomberg. Four in five Americans live, work and play within just 3.6 percent of the 1.9 billion acres of land in the 48 contiguous states. The land in and near the major metropolitan cities are indeed … Continue reading Urban Use

Marriage Trends

Mary Stuart Freydberg of Sotheby's International Realty Share U.S. Census data on marriage trends

Household formation has long been a driver of real estate.  The type of household drives the product demand.  A delay in household formation of young adults temporarily suspends demand for starter single family homes and move-up rates.  The Great Recession caused economic uncertainty among young adults and perhaps delayed household formation, continuing the cultural trend … Continue reading Marriage Trends

Third Quarter Shifts Into Higher Gear

Shifting into higher gear, during the third quarter of 2018 there was a 26% increase in the number of single family home sales as compared to the same period last year, according the Greenwich Multiple Listing Service.  Do keep in mind, the road is not smooth, and changes in the pace of the market are … Continue reading Third Quarter Shifts Into Higher Gear

September Closings

138 Pecksland Road Greenwich listed by Mary Stuart Freydberg

Single family home closings in Greenwich, Cos Cob, Riverside and Old Greenwich, CT were mixed in September over the same period the prior year.  Closings generally reflect sales that occurred 30 to 90 days prior.  Some month to month volatility is expected.  Compared to last September, this year: The number of single family sales was … Continue reading September Closings

Milbrook Community

Milbrook in Greenwich, CT mary-stuart.com

Milbrook is a private gated community of single family homes in Greenwich, Connecticut. East of Greenwich’s central shopping and business districts, west of Cos Cob, north of I-95 and south of Post Road, Milbrook is conveniently located close to shopping, business districts, schools, the Greenwich Train Station and main thoroughfares. The golf course, the extended … Continue reading Milbrook Community

August Closings

Single family home closings in Greenwich, Cos Cob, Riverside and Old Greenwich, CT were up 7% in August over the same period the prior year.  Closings generally reflect sales that occurred 30 to 90 days prior.  Compared to last August this year: The number of single family sales was up 7%. Sales volume was down … Continue reading August Closings

While They’ll Come Back to Visit

Dropping college children off or saying goodbye at the airport isn't easy.  We'll miss them.  But we feel confident they will do well.  They have had the blessing of a superior education in Greenwich.  Sure the college application process was grueling, but that's in part because there are so many highly qualified applicants from Greenwich.  … Continue reading While They’ll Come Back to Visit

606 West Lyon Farm, Greenwich, CT

Mary Stuart Freydberg presents 606 West Lyon Farm Drive

Gorgeous New Listing!  606 West Lyon Farm Wake up to water views from your east facing first floor master suite.  Good morning!  Enjoy a chef’s kitchen with Viking, Sub-Zero, Bosch, large center island and other high end features in this bright eat-in kitchen.  Luxury and efficiency.  Entertain in your living room with lofted ceilings, wood … Continue reading 606 West Lyon Farm, Greenwich, CT

The Land is Fundamental

Greenwich CT Land Cover

No doubt an updated home with current floorplan is desirable.  And yet, that same house in different locations will have variable lifestyles.  And a similar lifestyle can be found in three very different houses within a few blocks of each other.  A house can be transformed to satisfy additional needs or wants - provided that the location allows for it and your lifestyle has time for it.  Houses can and do change.  The land endures.