Looking ahead to 2026, housing experts generally expect gradual price growth and relatively stable mortgage rates. Markets with rising supply and strong local economies are likely to offer the most opportunities for buyers early next year.
Read MoreOn the windswept coast of North Carolina, Ron Hertrich has spent months trying — and failing — to sell his parents’ 40-year-old beach house. He scrubbed off the old paint and repainted the walls a warm “shiitake beige.” He replaced the furniture, including a glass-top dining table with rattan legs, with something more modern.
Read MoreHartford, Connecticut, dethroned the northwest New York city as Zillow's top housing market for the year. Buffalo was No. 1 on Zillow's annual hottest markets forecast for back-to-back years.
Read MoreConnecticut is set to see more affordable housing after Gov. Ned Lamont officially signed new legislation paving the way for growth.
The governor held a signing ceremony this week for an affordable housing bill he had signed during a special session right before Thanksgiving.
Read MoreThe holiday real estate market arrived with a thud in Connecticut, with November sales well off last year's numbers but the state still on pace to clear 2025 with an overall gain in transactions thanks to a hot market for townhouses and condos.
Read MoreReal estate is booming in parts of tony Connecticut as wealthy Big Apple residents rush to snap up homes there thanks to “the Mamdani Effect,” according to brokers.
Read MoreThis summer’s housing market was less about sizzle and more about cooling, giving buyers some relief and sparking enough demand to hint at what fall could bring.
Slowing home price growth, builder incentives, rising inventory in some regions and easing mortgage rates are giving buyers more options and purchasing power. Yet, despite this advantage, many are still putting homeownership on hold.
Read MoreThe growing nationwide revolt against property taxes has spread to Connecticut, with Republican lawmakers proposing the largest expansion of property tax credits in the state’s history.
Read MoreThe Connecticut General Assembly 2025 Regular Session concluded on June 4, 2025, and with it came the passage of several public acts of interest to real estate professionals. Below is a summary of some of those newly enacted laws.
Read MoreWallingford, Connecticut homes for sale (ZIP 06492) rank No. 18 on Realtor.com®'s 2025 Hottest ZIP Codes list . This central Connecticut town offers a blend of historic charm, commuter access, and relative affordability in a region known for high housing costs.
Read MoreThe cost of housing is a key concern among Americans and a political talking point. US President Donald Trump had raised hopes that interest rate cuts from the Fed would help Americans get mortgages.
Read MoreRealtor.com has put out its Hottest Zip Codes of 2025 list and two of the top 10 are in Connecticut and four are in the top 50.
Read MoreThe real estate game is changing. After years of the market largely favoring sellers, the country as a whole has shifted into “neutral” territory this summer, Zillow found in its updated Market Heat Index.
Read MoreThe U.S. housing market in 2025 is locked in a paradox: record-low inventory coexists with historically high mortgage rates, creating a stagnant environment that amplifies long-term asset risk exposure for real estate and financial sectors.
Read MoreThe much-anticipated spring home-buying season never bloomed. In truth, it hardly even budded.
Now, housing market stakeholders are looking to summer for a potential rebound, hoping that growing inventory and slower home price appreciation will entice buyers off the sidelines by offering more options and greater negotiating power.
Read MoreHome sales were up in just over 90 Connecticut cities and towns in the first six months of 2025 compared to a year earlier, according to Berkshire Hathaway HomesServices New England Properties, versus 70 locales with declines from a year earlier and the rest at break-even.
Read MoreThe state legislature approved a sweeping housing bill this week and some leaders in Connecticut – and particularly in affluent Fairfield County – see the changes to local zoning as the beginning of the end of their beloved communities.
Read MoreAs we move into spring, the housing market remains challenging, with record-high home prices and stubbornly elevated mortgage rates prolonging buyer struggles.
Yet, positive signals have emerged in the form of a deceleration in home price growth and decreasing mortgage rates.
Read MoreThe average cost of homes sold in Connecticut increased by more than 8% at the end of last year, hinting at the projected market outlook this year.
Read MoreThis week’s properties are three-bedroom homes in Glen Cove, N.Y., and Norwalk, Conn.
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