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10/26/2026

29% of Fairfield County homes listed at $1M–$1.5M sold for 10% or MORE over asking this year. 🏡💰

In the $500K–$750K range? Only 10%. The biggest bidding wars aren’t where most people think.

Why? About 1 in 3 buyers at that price is paying cash, so the appraisal doesn’t hold them back. The typical winning offer was $106,000 over asking.

Buying in that range? Know your walk-away number before you walk in the door.

Million-dollar buyers: did you have to go over asking to win? Tell me below 👇

10/21/2026

🏡 COMING SOON | 21 Fullmar Lane, Norwalk | $899,000

Tucked away on a quiet lane near the New Canaan line, this 4-bedroom, 3-bath home sits on about 1.4 private acres. Here’s a sneak peek before it officially hits the market 👀

📅 OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, Oct 24 | 12:00–2:00 PM
Sunday, Oct 25 | 1:00–3:00 PM

Want the details before anyone else? Comment FULMAR below and I’ll send them your way.

Ed Villeda | William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty
📞 203-249-4585

10/19/2026

📊 Market Monday: 44%

That’s how many homes in Fairfield County sold over asking this month. Back in June, it was 64%.

Homes are also taking longer to sell: about 32 days now, up from 19.

👉 Buyers: not every house is a bidding war anymore. You may have time to think and room to negotiate.
👉 Sellers: there are still only about 2 months of homes for sale. Price it right and it still sells. Price it too high and it sits.

Buyers and sellers, are you feeling the shift out there, or does it still feel like a bidding war? Tell me below 👇

10/12/2026

If you’re buying with an FHA loan in Fairfield County, I know the feeling. You find the house, you make an offer… and you lose it to cash. Again.

Here’s why: in a home’s first week on the market, only about 2 out of every 100 sales go to FHA buyers.

But here’s the good news. The homes FHA buyers actually won had been on the market about 35 days. Cash buyers? About 18.

So stop chasing every new listing. The homes that have been sitting are where FHA buyers win.

FHA buyers, have you lost a house to a cash offer? Tell me below. 👇

📊 Source: MLS data, 8,444 Fairfield County sales, 10/13/25 – 10/12/26
Ed Villeda | William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty

10/05/2026

This week's number: 49 📉

That's how many days a brand-new condo in Fairfield County is taking to sell — almost 3x longer than condos built between 1985 and 2014 (18 days). Same price range: $450K–$1.2M.

Here's why: the premium is already in the asking price. Even when a new condo sells right at asking, buyers are paying about 23% more per square foot than for an older condo in the same town. There's nothing left to bid up.

Meanwhile, more than half of the older condos sold OVER asking.

🏠 Selling an older condo? You're the value play — price it right and buyers will compete.
🏗️ Buying new? You're paying for "new." Make sure it's worth it to you.

New build or proven complex — which would YOU pick? 👇

📊 Based on 2,229 Fairfield County condo sales, Oct 2025–Oct 2026 (MLS data).

Ed Villeda | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty

09/29/2026

JUST SOLD: 34 Deepwood Lane, Norwalk CT — $450,000. Proud to have represented the buyer.

Value-add homes in Fairfield County don't sit around long. The investors who win are the ones who can move quickly and know what a property is really worth after the work is done.

I'm Ed Villeda with William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty. I've spent 27+ years helping investors find and close on opportunities like this one.

Would you buy a fixer-upper at $450K in Norwalk? Yes or no, and why? 👇

09/28/2026

Quick real estate riddle: which Fairfield County town do you think has homes sitting on the market the longest right now? Most people guess the expensive ones.

They'd be wrong.

Darien — the single most expensive town in the county, with a median sale price closing in on three million dollars — is actually selling faster than anywhere else. Median time on market: just 10 days.

I'm Ed Villeda, and this pattern holds up across the whole county, not just Darien. New Canaan is at 14 days. My own market, Stamford, sits right at the county average of 20. Greenwich and Westport are both around three weeks. But head toward the more affordable towns and it flips: Danbury is sitting at 29 days, and the slowest town in the entire county is Sherman, at 41.5 days — more than four times Darien's pace.

The takeaway: if you're a buyer hoping for a slower market and some room to negotiate, the luxury towns are the last place you'll find it right now. They're the most competitive corner of the county, not the sleepiest.

Which Fairfield County town are you watching right now? Let me know in the comments.

09/25/2026

Just sold. 🔑 227 Sylvan Street, Bridgeport CT — $399,900.

Bought at $225K. Transformed. Sold at $399,900. 📈

That’s a flip done right: buy right, put in the work, price it for the market. Bridgeport is full of opportunity for investors who know where to look.

Flipping a home — where does your first dollar go? Kitchen, baths, or curb appeal? Tell me below. 👇

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