Bob and Richelle's Blog

Ben's Bells has come to Newtown, CT!  On Wednesday, February 13th, Richelle and her friend, Frances went to Ben's Bells in Newtown to help out.  What they were going to do and they were going to help was unknown to them.  Frances had found one of Ben's Bells and was very excited about.  It was so...

Snow Removal and Road Maintenance in Newtown, CT  Many of our past clients have asked us about snow removal in Newtown, CT.  Especially, if they are moving from the New York metropolitan area ... you know, because this might be Podunk.  Being from the New York metropolitan area, we get this.  We ...

Evil Came to Newtown, CT on December 14, 2012.  My name is Richelle Ward and I have blogged about life in Newtown, CT for several years now.  I blog about local happenings, my observations of the town and I sprinkle in real estate happenings such as homes I’ve listed for sale and real estate stat...

Sandy Hook Elementary School  December 14, 2012 was a very bad day in Newtown, CT.  A person entered the Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 20 children and 6 staff members.  The outpouring of love and support for our community has been overwhelming.  People from all over the world have reach...

I Want to Buy a DEAL  A common conversation that we have with buyers is about “deals”.   Many buyers, whether investors or home buyers, want a “deal” on the home they will purchase.  Buyers will tell us that “I want to purchase a foreclosure, because that’s where the deals are”.  Our response is ...

Real Estate Market Statistics for Newtown, CT - 11/1/2012  It's been a while since we've provided you with market statistics for Newtown, CT.  We thought that a nice table showing the number of sales and the average sale price for all of 2011 and for the first 10 months on 2012 would be an intere...

Sorry, We're Not Open Now  Yesterday, Richelle took our grandson with her to buy him a "big boy seat" for the car.  Richelle decided to try one of the local second hand stores as we don't have our grandson often.  So, they get to the store, Richelle unloads our grandson from the car & they make t...

3rd Annual Coats for the Community Coat Drive  Daniel Patti of DMP Asset Management along with Bob and Richelle Ward of Prudential Connecticut Realty are kicking off their 3rd Annual Coats for the Community Coat Drive.  The Coat Drive runs from October 10th to December 22nd.  New and gently used ...

Halloween in Newtown, CT  It's here - it's October!!  October is a pretty exciting time in Newtown, CT.  Why?  Halloween!  Newtown, CT is a really large town with many of the home lots being larger than 1 acre and many have looooonnnnng driveways.  Large properties and long driveways means that t...

Overview of the Newtown, CT Real Estate Market 2012  At 60+ square miles, Newtown, CT is the largest town in Fairfield and is located in the Northeast corner of Fairfield County. For those making the New York City commute, Newtown is the end of the line.  It's a great location for commuting to We...