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            <title>Get your Westport, Fairfield, Darien and New Canaan Home Values here now....</title>
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You can View the Market Snapshot here - Your report can be personalized: it charts market activity-- current up-to-the-minute --with homes in your area, including such data as sold homes, properties for sale, inventory counts and even days-on-market. 


There are many 'intangibles' behind this data, such as whether homes were fixed up or not, special amenities and the like. I have the local market expertise to help you interpret this information fully. 


If you have any interest in knowing what your home value is in a specific community, simply add the address on my home page at www.kelleypropertygroup.com and scroll down slightly on the page and sign up with a "no strings attached service", or at www.homevaluesinwestport.com


Please contact me with your questions and comments. 


Tom KelleyCell: 203-984-2033tom@kelleypropertygroup.com
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:11:25 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>40 Treadwell in Weston CT Just Closed.....</title>
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Hi Folks,


This has been a very busy 1st quarter in Weston and Westport with many deals closing in the upper end, which ranges from $2million and up.  There were 3 deals just in the last week that had closed from $3.5 Million, $4.3 Million and $4.6 million, not bad for a town with a population of only 27,000.


I represented the buyer in the purchase of 40 Treadwell in Wesrton CT which has just closed for $659,000.  This property is a wonderful home built in 1986 and situated on a pastoral 2 acres of land.


Next closing coming shortly as well as a market update....
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:58:05 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>28 Hermit is coming together.....finally.</title>
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Here it is!


After a long period of Mechanical work and lots of decisions to be made, not to mention that my wife and I have just had our third little girl last week, we are close to drywall.


This house is a labor of love and hopefully we will have more to show in the coming weeks as the project is starting to gain real momentum.
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:10:52 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>23 Jennie Lane</title>
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I had a very successful Open House at 23 Jennie Lane in Westport CT yesterday, we had 18 People come through which works out to be 10 Separate groups since a few people came alone.


This home was born in 2004 and has 5 Bedrooms and 3 Full baths with a 2 car garage.  Jennie lane is less than a mile to the Beach and is a brisk walk or Bike Ride to Longshore Country Club which is closer.


The property is on a quite road in a lovely neighborhood with virtually no traffic, a testament to that is the lazy dog sleeping in the road during my 3 hour Open House there, nice to know there is certain proof.


If you have any questions or interest in this or any other property please call me at 203-984-2033


All The Best!
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:02:21 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Great Modern Home in Weston with Beautiful Natural Setting.... </title>
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I just held an Open House in Weston at 27 Greenlea Road on 2.27 acres that is just beautiful.  The trick about this home besides the truly affordable price of $899,000 is that .55 acres is located in Westport with all the same Westport ammenities including Longshore Country Club ammenties and Beach Rights at Compo.  This property is like being in another part of the world, very quiet and secluded while also being 15 minutes from Westport trains to NYC.


I had 18 groups of people come through this home, which amazed me for Weston, typically I will get 8 couples coming through, it must be the incredible weather we have been having this winter.  I had one Buyer who stayed 2.5 hours and took a myriad of pictures for his wife to review.


Truly a great spot to live and raise a family in Fairfield County CT.
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:11:27 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>A Nature Lover's Dream in Weston CT.</title>
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I am so thrilled to annouce my newest listing in Historic Weston CT.  This home is located at 47 Bradley Road in Weston CT and is 4 bedrooms and almost 2400 square feet with a 2 car attached garage, this home has been lovingly cared for these owners for the past 24 years.  The location of the home is between two substantial Land Trusts, one of which is Trout Brook Preserve which is 1009 acres filled with ponds, rivers and a myriad of hiking trails, wonderful location for a Nature Lover and their family. http://www.kelleypropertygroup.com/listing/98526314-47-bradley-rd-weston-ct-06883-2001/


Aspetuck Land Trust Inc. is a non-profit Connecticut Corporation devoted to preserving open space and the natural resources of Easton, Fairfield, Weston and Westport for the benefit of the public. It was formed in 1966 by leading area conservationists. A Board of directors representing the 4 towns manages the Trust. Through generous gifts of land, continued efforts of volunteers, and cooperation from town agencies, the Aspetuck Land Trust has preserved over 1,700 acres of land, which will be maintained in a natural state in perpetuity.








I look forward to your call!


 
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:34:53 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Old Dogs....New Tricks</title>
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In times like these there are Old dogs and New Dogs, the New dogs look to see what the landscape and enviornment is like and the how the pack is socializing.  These New dogs also look for opportunity to see what turf is available for their marking.  What the the New Dogs dont have that the Old dogs have an abundant supply of is experience....Always work with an experienced agent, there is too much at risk for the largest transaction of your life with a newbie.
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:42:22 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>It's the begining of the Spring 2012 Real Estate Market in Fairfield County CT.</title>
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It's the begining of the Spring 2012 Real Estate Market in our area and homes do seem to be moving in a positive direction after a relatively mild Winter season.  It appears that buyers who have been sitting on the fence and waiting for the inventory to develop more are starting to react positively by making offers and closing on deals. 


Sellers are also starting to budge where in the past 24 months they've felt their homes were worth more than the Buyers were prepared to pay, this was the conundrom of our current market here in the Westport area but now it appears that properties are moving with more vigor and with listings entering in to Binder (CTS) everyday we may see a very good Spring Market with units high and prices in the 2002-2003 lows.


With economic news slowly but surely becoming more positive every week and the Dow climbing in to the green for the first quarter of 2012, we are hoping that this election year will see more deals come together than fall apart as they have in the past.


The Fed will be releasing news this week as to what direction rates will move, if at all.  It has been made clear in their past meetings that they will not be raising rates for the next 2 years.  This means that cheap money continues to exist as new inventory is being released on the market.


There is an old adage that states"you can't catch a falling knife", meaning you can't mark the bottom of the market, this is true in any situation.  Too many times people try to make their buying decisions based on trying to find a floor in a Real Estate Market, but the trouble with that is that homes are not commodities and the good ones come on the market only once in a short while, so in many cases waiting for a price reduction on a "Blue chip property" often results in a lost opportunity a symptom of waiting too long before pursuing a well priced and sought after home.


This market can create opportunites for the savy buyers but it can also can take them away swiftly if Buyers try to out smart the market, prudence is good but action will provide true positive results.


If you have any questions please call me directly at 203-984-2033


Best regards,


Tom Kelley 
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:39:39 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Our House on the Hill!</title>
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Our Little House on the Hill, is not so little anymore, with all of the existing structure up and most all of the framing done we have the siding and windows to look forward to which should be up by February.


The roof is an achitectural shingle which is much more effective than the pretty looking red cedar shingle homes you might find in this area. Unlike the the  red cedar shingles these architectural shingles will last and are guranteed for 30 years. After we had looked at the effectiveness of red cedar versus architectural shingles and the short lifespan that red cedar has had in the last 17 years it was a no-brainer.


The next task ot tackle will be our HVAC which will be a Geo-Thermal Hybrid, which in simple terms is a mix of Geo-Thermal ground water heating, creating a constant basline of 59 degrees in the house when it is 18 degrees outside and combining it with a conventional Hydro-Air system that runs off of Propane.  This combination keeps fuel cost down while being able to raise the thermometer to accomadate a warm comfortable home.


This is all very exciting, check out the progresss in these pictures. 






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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:22:57 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Good Bye 2011, Hello Election Year and a new begining</title>
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Thank God it's over, is all I have to say about 2011, this was a very difficult and tumultuous year for housing and the stock market as well as the politics that reigned havoc on our economy creating an abundant amount of fear and anxiety. 


This all amounts to a less than stellar year for real estate and for Fairfield County CT as well. Many people I speak to outside this area are under the impression that we are not affected in the same way that the rest of the country has been but in many ways it is just as difficult if not more so for the larger Northeast area.  My reasoning for this is simple, areas like Florida, Arizona, Nevada, Ohio and Southern Caifornia had experienced a real boon in Real estate from 2002-2005 and those areas experienced the Mortgage Credit Crisis first, creating a huge wave of Short Sales and Foreclosures from 2006 to 2010 and the first quarter of 2011.  The Northeast on the other hand have experienced highs that lasted until 2007 and currently is 25% off it's high in aggregate. Thus it appears the Northeast is 2 years behind the rest of the country's housing experience, which means we have 2 years of tough stuff ahead of us in, in theory... 


But, there is a silver lining and that is to say that this is an election year and with the Fed holding interest rates at historic lows for the next 2 years it means that this administration ( love'em or hate 'em) will pull out all the stops to make Americans remember who they voted for in 2008 and validate his position as sitting president in hopes of a 2nd term.  The GOP elections are this evening which should provide some entertainment and guidance as to who may be President in the first quarter of 2013.


As a contrarian Investor and much like Warren Buffet, I buy when others are not, especially in the Winter when fewer buyers are around which gives me more leverage to negotiate my price as a buyer and this is exactly what I tell my clients when they look for value in this market.


I hope this has been helpful in your decision making, feel free to call me directly with any questions you may have at 203-984-2033.


Happy New Year!


and I do mean new year.
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