Stephen's Blog

‘Tis the season for holiday festivities, and whether it's for Hannukah, Kwanza or Christmas, people are decorating. Menorahs, brightly colored garlands and woodland swags festoon homes and shops from Maine to Washington State, signifying that the holidays are here. When I drive down the streets o...

The Federal Reserve slashed short-term borrowing rates by 25 basis points last week, making it the third of these cuts in a scant three months. Directly following this cut, stocks fell nearly 300 points. The Federal Reserve´s move will have huge implications for real estate world. For example, t...

Litchfield County is well known to have one of the highest densities of antiques dealers in America. It is only fitting, therefore, that Litchfield County boast a true representation of a vintage Christmas. If you stop by Pleasant Valley´s Squires Tavern you can have a look at the Barkhamstead H...

Here’s a great weekend way to get outside and into beautiful Litchfield County nature and feel a little closer to our country’s heritage. On Saturdays the Putnam Memorial State Park in Redding, CT, will be offering a free winter walk. The park staff reports that the park’s busiest time is during ...

Familiarity with history is a tremendously important aspect of being a good resident of your town and enjoying the pride of place that so rightly accompanies living in the many lovely towns of Litchfield County. For this very reason I’ll give a brief historical background for some of Litchfield C...

I enjoy posting to my blog information about particularly fine properties. Based on its expansive grounds and amenities, this home in Salisbury, Connecticut, is a definite stand out.A country home situated in Lakeville Village within the town of Salisbury, this property boasts spectacular views a...

The internet has enabled enough new kinds of information sharing, from social network building to self-run business advertising, to make the head spin, and perhaps the catchiest medium--more than a blog or any pure prose form of communication--is video. Videos, powerful memes introducing to our c...

Winter in Litchfield County always bears the potential to blast with fierce cold and whipping winds, but there are always a few days when the sun dazzling down from above provides the perfect counterpoint to a cool breeze. These kinds of days are perfect ones to be on the slopes. If you don’t kno...

Here is a question for the community at large:Zillow.com is a web platform that creates a network of buyers and sellers. Real estate professionals may post properties to the site as well as maintain an agent profile that potential buyers can browse to access more properties or the agent’s website...

Realty Times’ Kenneth R. Harney reports that, according to the National Association of Relators’ latest report, pending home sales rose by two tenths of a percent in the last week. Kenneth notes—and I think very optimistically and fairly—that while the number is diminutive, a positive directional...