Chimney Heights (Bethel, CT)
By Marvin Beninson, Grtr Danbury/Ridgefield, CT + Grtr Orlando. FL.
(Keller Williams Realty)
Bethel, Ct Market Update As Of 3/31/11 Actual Market Time for Bethel Home Sales with Yearly Comparisons   Published "Average Market Time" statistics in fact virtually never reflect the actual time that it's been taking for homes to sell, because such figures you see elsewhere only consider the Market Time of the final home listing which ended in a sale, and they ignore any prior cancelled and expired listings on those same properties. As this report clearly demonstrates, it's not uncommon for a specific property to experience two or more listings before it does eventually sell. The Market Times portrayed here do contemplate all successive listing attempts leading up to a successful home sale, and are thus the Actual Market Time Averages for Single Family home sales in Bethel.  Created ...
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By Marvin Beninson, Grtr Danbury/Ridgefield, CT + Grtr Orlando. FL.
(Keller Williams Realty)
Bethel, Ct Single Family Sales Comparison 2009 vs. 2010 How'd We Do???                                             2009                                               2010 Days on the market                  104                                                 116 Acverage List Price               353329                                            351343 Average sale Price               337023                                            332097 Total number of sales               125                                                 117   Total number of sales:   0--------200,000                            9                                                    10 200000-299999                           39                                                    40 300000-399999                        ...
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By Marvin Beninson, Grtr Danbury/Ridgefield, CT + Grtr Orlando. FL.
(Keller Williams Realty)
The Shadow Inventory: How will it affect the Bethel, Ct. Market There is a hidden demon out there that can have a drastic effect on the market as we know it.  This demon is something called The Shadow Inventory.  You may be wondering what it is and how will it affect the Real Estate Market in Bethel.  The shadow inventory is made up a four basic types of properties.  These types are pre-foreclosure, bank owned properties, auction properties and government owned properties.  These properties are not on the market currently but are likely to come on the market in the Spring.  Currently there are 81 properties in the shadow inventory in Bethel.  These properties fall into the category of distressed properties and they will usually come onto the market at below market prices.  As with any t...
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By Marvin Beninson, Grtr Danbury/Ridgefield, CT + Grtr Orlando. FL.
(Keller Williams Realty)
The Five Reasons Your Bethel, CT Home Didn't Sell---It's never a good feeling when your house has been listed for 90 to 180 days and it expires without being sold.  You wonder where you went wrong.  The problem is that most of the time there is nobody to turn to who will give you honest answers.  UNTIL NOW THAT IS............................... Basically there are only FIVE REASONS WHY YOUR HOME DIDN'T SELL.......   LOCATION---We can't change the location but we certainly discuss how this will affect the marketability of your home.  We will come up with a marketing strategy that will MAXIMIZE YOUR LOCATION.  CONDITION---YOU NEVER GET A SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION.  The Beninson Associates offer all of our clients a complementary home staging consultation to make sure that y...
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By Jonathan Hall, Realtor - Danbury,CT Area Real Estate~203-417-0523
(William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty)
Chimney Heights Bethel,CT The Chimney Heights neighborhood in Bethel,CT offers quaint suburban homes in a peaceful setting. The neighborhood was developed from the early 1960s in several phases up to the early 2000s as the dairy farms got bought up. Located just off of Stony Hill Road, Chimney Heights has the best access to I-84 for all of Bethel, with exit 8 three minutes away.Shopping along Stony Hill Road includes Target, Stop & Shop, Big Y,Walmart and several local eateries & small shops.   Commuting- Located just off of I-84 in Bethel, Chimney Heights is in an outstanding spot for commuting east & west. Home Styles:The Chimney Heights neighborhood is known of its raised ranches, split level & small colonials homes. They were built by Steiner, who wanted to provide quality homes tha...
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By Marvin Beninson, Grtr Danbury/Ridgefield, CT + Grtr Orlando. FL.
(Keller Williams Realty)
  Beware: Active Rain Addiction Day 4-Holding A Productive Open House  There has been constant debate over Public Open Houses ever since I was a weeeee Real Estate agent back in the day.  Some agents feel that these Open Houses are only a good way to attract buyers for other homes and therefore are not really for the benefit of the listing client.  However, there are those agents who have sold homes through Public Open Houses and believe they are another avenue to sell homes.  I have to admit that my success rate over the years was near the national average success rate of 3-5% until I decided to start holding "Proactive Open Houses".  There are a number of ingredients that go into having "Proactive Open Houses".  My proactive Open Houses have been much more successful!!!! 1. Send out a...
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By Marvin Beninson, Grtr Danbury/Ridgefield, CT + Grtr Orlando. FL.
(Keller Williams Realty)
Come over to List My House for Sale Usually those words are like sweet music to a Realtor's ears.  However, there are times when it really stinks to get this type of call.  Lately, this economy has been putting extra pressure on families that I haven't seen before in my 27 years of Real Estate experience.  Here are some of the reasons behind some of my recent calls from clients to come over to List My House for Sale. 1. Bob lost his job and we can keep up with the mortgage payments.  He is looking for another one. 2. Bob had his hours cut back by fifty percent and we won't be able to make our payments for long. 3. Bob and Sally have decided to get a divorce brought on by the stress of this economy. 4. Bob and Sally have lived in their home for over 50 years but now can't afford the cost...
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