Bob and Richelle's Blog
Blogging about life in Newtown, CT and relevant real estate information for the public
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2009
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As one of the smaller states in the United States, it is ironic that Connecticut is one of the largest in terms of asbestos exposure risks. Predominantly used in millions of homes and buildings built prior to 1980, many civilians are still being exposed to asbestos in public facilities, restauran...
01/28/2009
Prudential Connecticut Realty's 4th Quarter 2008 Market Report is out and it is informative - as always. It is broken out into two sections: Single Family Homes and Condominiums. Under each section is every town along with a year over year comparison of the Days on Market, Median Sales Price, #...
01/28/2009
Back in September, we posted a blog titled "Short Sale - What is It?". We think this is useful information as we frequently explain what a short sale is to both buyers and sellers. Our intention is to update you from time to time about the number of short sales actively listed for sale in Newto...
01/28/2009
For the past few months, we have been working on our website, www.connecticuthomesforsale.com, to improve it and make it more consumer friendly. It was a pretty boring website with "canned" pages and comments. Every page has been re-worked and the following items have been added: Client Testimo...
01/18/2009
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Hot Dog Cool Cat Contest is raising funds for the Sunshine Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to children with cancer. Established in 1982, the SSK Foundation is committed to providing positive group activities and emotional support for young cancer patients. The Sunshine Kids p...
01/15/2009
We don't often toot our own horn, but we feel that the awards and accolades we've recently received are worth mentioning. The client testimonial on the right is from a past client of ours (sorry for the quality, it's a scan from The Newtown Bee). We sold his home in Bethel, CT over the past summ...
01/15/2009
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Riley, the Real Estate Dog, is a 4 year old Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier (SCWT). Riley is very friendly and greets everyone with an overly enthusiastic "Hello". Riley also has loads of energy, and if we can avoid leaving him home all day by himself, we bring Riley along to real estate. Riley is...
01/14/2009
BOB & RICHELLE WARD have listed this home for sale. Priced at $900,000. SOLD - $890,000 - 3/1/12 Majestically overlooking 8.8 rolling acres with panoramic views from your farmhouse porch. This well equipped horse farm is ready for your horses. Equestrian amenities include a modern 5 stall ba...
01/12/2009
Fairfield Hills is located in Newtown, CT on Wasserman Way, the connecting road between Rt. 25 and Rt. 34. Fairfield Hills was a State Psychiatric Hospital in operation from the 1930's up into the 1990's. It is an imposing facility with many buildings that are now vacant and in disrepair. Fair...
01/11/2009
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