Global Warming and Your Local Community - Get Involved! - 11/20/08 08:07 AM
Concerned about global warming and the effects of green house gas (carbon dioxide) emissions on our atmosphere?  Want to get involved with the local community and be on the cutting edge?  Here's your chance!
 It's been reported that the Obama administration's second highest priority (after fixing the economy) is to enact greenhouse-gas legislation (article in the Wall Street Journal 11/20/08, page B1).  Here's an opportunity right here in your own community, right now!
 The town of Essex, CT has voted to join an International Environmental Organization called ICLEI (Int'l Council for Local Environmental Initiatives).  This group provides extensive resources and guidelines … (4 comments)

Market Statistics for SE Connecticut Through Oct 2008 - 11/12/08 02:15 PM
Fewer home sales (closings) and a longer absorption rate (number of months to sell existing inventory) are the two statistics that show the largest decrease through October comparing 2007 and 2008.  We compared MLS data from 22 towns along the shoreline from Branford to New London and discovered that PRICES (median price) only decreased 2.7 % (from $380,842 to $370,644).
A summary of statistics through October 2008 for 22 Shoreline towns (from Branford to New London) are shown below:
 Looking at closings at various price levels, we find that home sales (closings) had the largest decreases in the higher price ranges … (2 comments)

Buyers waiting....waiting...waiting - 11/08/08 08:31 PM
About 3 weeks ago, I received e-mails from 3-4 buyers saying that they were going to put their home searches on "hold" to wait out the financial crisis.  From the shortness of their comments to the tone of their words (not sure about my company's future;  may need to save more for a down payment; concerned about their credit, etc.).  There's no doubt that everybody has had an emotional roller-coaster along with the movement of the stock market!  Worry, despair, anger, panic, anxious, helpless ------these are all emotions that many of us (clients and agents) have experienced over the last few … (9 comments)

 
Team_mm2

Edward McCaffrey, ABR, GRI, e-PRO

Essex, CT

More about me…

Page Taft Real Living

Office Phone: (860) 767-5390 x 15

Cell Phone: (860) 575-4694

Email Me

Widget_logo
Ask to see my identity at www.Trufina.com Page copy protected against web site content infringement by Copyscape


Links

Archives

RSS 2.0 Feed for this blog

Find CT real estate agents and Essex real estate on ActiveRain.