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In today’s Connecticut Post (7/2/08), the headlines blared, “State housing market plunges: Fairfield County single-family home sales decline 44% over the past year as prices drop 10%.”  Our situation in Black Rock is not as dire as the headlines would suggest.  As in the rest of Fairfield County, the number of homes sold in Black Rock has declined, however, the good news is that our median sales figures are higher than last year.  The median price for a singl

As in the rest of Fairfield County, number of units sold in Black Rock has slowed down.  At this time last year 9 single family homes had closed between 1/1/07 and 3/31/08, whereas only 5 single family homes closed during the first quarter of 2008.   The inventory of homes for sale in Black Rock remains low, so prices have not been under as much pressure as elsewhere in Bridgeport or even Fairfield.  In fact, we just recorded a new high for the sales price of a home on Ellsworth Street of $590,00 for 189 Ellsworth Street.  The median price in Q1 2008 for a single family home was $317,500

Neighbors and public are welcome!  Come see this upscale renovation at Fayerweather Towers at 155 Brewster Street, Unit 2B on Sunday, April 27 between 1-4 PM.  Canadian maple hardwood floors throughout, open floor plan, 47' balcony overlooking Black Rock Harbor, Sound, and Fayerweather Lighthouse.  Water views from every room.  Two bedrooms, two baths.  Klaff's brushed nickel fixtures, Baldwin ball bearing hinges, floating glass shower, LG stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, and amazing views.  Faces sunset, but light sparkles off the water all day.  If you haven't seen Fa

Bridgeport, CT came in #3 as one of the best places to invest in real estate in the U.S. according to Business 2.0's article The New Rules of Real Estate: The Best Places to (Still) Invest with a projected increase in value of 63% over the next five years.   The Wall Street Journal quoted this statistic in a recent article, which gave it more credibility.

Work on the Black Rock train station, which will be part of the Fairfield Metro Center is expected to begin in January 2008 (according to an article in the CT Post 4/26) starting with remediation of the shoreline from the area across from Fox Street to Warshaw (the last street on the right off Fairfield Avenue before you get to the Ash Creek bridge).   Also, the shape and size of some of the buildings has been changed.  There will be fewer curved buildings and more linear buildings.  The renderings in the photos will not likely be the same as the final version.  We will put up new photos