[BobNJ1960]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inside-...ngs-as-robots/

Here is why I am dismissive of getting Amazon DC jobs. Barbaric working conditions.

[BPt111]

Hartford bailout could be bad for state

https://ctmirror.org/2018/04/25/hart...s-credit-card/

[BPt111]

Community College Meger fails possible campus closures and tuition hikes. Community colleges are critical for CT economy.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.coura...story,amp.html

[Stylo]

I can say from personal experience and friends’ experiences both buying and selling, for a supposed struggling state, the real estate market in Milford is very competitive right now.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Stylo

I can say from personal experience and friends’ experiences both buying and selling, for a supposed struggling state, the real estate market in Milford is very competitive right now.

That’s actually all over southern CT. Prices are more realistic, but a realtor friend who covers Fairfield and western NH County said last week two colonials just sold in days for about asking. It’s now a sellers market in most of southern CT (according to her). Low to mid range housing is extremely competitive. Extreme high end housing is not.

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

That’s actually all over southern CT. Prices are more realistic, but a realtor friend who covers Fairfield and western NH County said last week two colonials just sold in days for about asking. It’s now a sellers market in most of southern CT (according to her). Low to mid range housing is extremely competitive. Extreme high end housing is not.

Yes I do believe high end is tough. So are homes in more rural areas. But it seems near a train station and highways along 95 is very hot, in the under $1MM market.

The high end market in FFC always seemed a little nuts to me, so maybe it’s just coming back to earth.

A friend’s house sold in 3 days in Milford for above asking with 4 bids. Newer house.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Stylo

Yes I do believe high end is tough. So are homes in more rural areas. But it seems near a train station and highways along 95 is very hot, in the under $1MM market.

The high end market in FFC always seemed a little nuts to me, so maybe it’s just coming back to earth.

A friend’s house sold in 3 days in Milford for above asking with 4 bids. Newer house.

Market is doing well even in rural areas. The two colonials she saw sold in days for asking were in Southbury.

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Market is doing well even in rural areas. The two colonials she saw sold in days for asking were in Southbury.

I'm just speaking for Redding/Easton/Weston where prices have gone down a lot.

[JimG2]

Friend of mine moved the price on his house $90,000 from original asking, still can't sell. He moved to Florida last June. Had enough. Middlebury.

In New Britain, you can buy an entire house for $90,000, and they aren't selling. I can look out of my home office window and see the for sale sign on a house. POD in the driveway. Never saw it come up on Zillow. Not sold as far as I know either. One at the other end of the street got bought by a contractor for a flip. I think they are still working on it. don't know the asking price. But the trend I've seen is a contractor buys the 900ft ranch, guts it, new roof, new HVAC, new electric, new kitchen, with granite counters, total rehab. Then it gets put on the market for $170k....month later, $150k, month later $140k, then you see in the real estate records that it sold for $129k..... must have seen it happen 5 times or more, in my neighborhood.

So, it amused me to see a big lot get cleared on Slater Road, one of the main roads in town. I know a bunch of you know the road. Then I see a foundation, and a raised ranch going up. $255k... Builder is planning 5, and only one at a time apparently. In New Britain, on a main road that sees constant traffic. I don't see it, but good luck to the builder. On finishes now I assume, the shell is complete. Can't wait to see how it gets graded. 5 is a tight squeeze for the lot...well, subdivision at this point. Young families with kids I don't think will be interested. For that money they can probably find a house in Berlin or Newington. Maybe an empty nester or childless couple might not mind.....Just a few doors from the Kingdom Hall, which is quiet all week, but they don't have enough parking and when they have services on the weekend, cars line the road on both sides.

[Mike 75]

Originally Posted by Stylo

I'm just speaking for Redding/Easton/Weston where prices have gone down a lot.

Lotta houses for sale in Wilton and New Canaan and they don't seem to be moving that fast, especially anything north of $1 million.