Orange, CT

AS OF SEPTEMBER 2008

ORANGE SINGLE FAMILY HOME CURRENT ACTIVE LISTINGS: 60

NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD THE LAST 12 MONTHS: 88 (7.3 Sold Per Month)

NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD THE LAST 6 MONTHS: 43 (7.2Sold Per Month)

NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD THE LAST 3 MONTHS:14(4.7 Sold Per Month)

CURRENT # OF MONTHS INVENTORY IN ORANGE CT: 12.9

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This information describes the current trends in ORANGE CT. With this data, my reseach and your help we can determine the value of your home in today's market.

Orange Connecticut Real Estate Market Report for November 2008

Orange Connecticut Real Estate Market Report for October 2008

Orange Connecticut Real Estate Market Report for September 2008

Today is October 17th, I just paid $2.91 a gallon for gas. All of my friends and family still have their jobs, and I'm not planning on touching my 401k for another 30+ years so I'm not really worried about my retirement. I would say 90% of people reading this blog are in the same position that I am. Now, turn on your TV and flip on CNN or Fox News. Most of the stories are doom and gloom, how the "average" citizen is loosing their home, job, and retirement funds. Now the question that you should be asking yourself is why there is such a dichotomy between how the real average citizen is living vs the TV average citizen. What is causing this TV personality to be created. I think there's a simple explanation for this... 24 hour news networks. Gone are the day of a nightly news program where all of the World news is fit into an hour. Now, we have several different news networks who have to fill 24 hours of air time. Well, that's an exaggeration, they also have to fill commercial space. Which means they need more viewers to get their ratings up so that they can sell their commercial space for higher amounts. How do they get more viewers? By telling doom and gloom stories so that more people tune in. Heck, I'm as guilty as the next guy, since this "crisis" started (or more I should say, has gotten more air time), I've been browsing CNN.com once every hour just checking the headlines and seeing if the market has tanked again. The morale of this blog? You should listen to your parents, turn off the TV and go outside and play. As long as you are comfortable, you have a job, you have your health and you feel secure in your individual situation, then you shouldn't be concerned about TV's "average" citizen becoming your reality. Spend responsibly, be happy, make good choices and continue to live life!

The 34th year of the Orange Country Fair in Connecticut www.orangectfair.com will take place this weekend the 20 and 21st of September and while a very small fair in comparison to others it still draws people from all over and is a great family day.

This years new attractions will include a Police Dog Demonstration, a new band "The Navel" and Wade Henry Entertainer will stroll the grounds juggling, eating fire and riding a tall unicycling - sounds fun!

Both Saturday and Sunday mornings will start out with Chip's famous Pancake Breakfast at the Main Food Pavillion other events will include the Horse Show (my favorite) starting at 8:30a.m. for more on Program events please visit the fair website www.orangefair.com

There's still time to register to participate in your favorite event - see you at the fair!

AS OF SEPTEMBER 2008

ORANGE SINGLE FAMILY HOME CURRENT ACTIVE LISTINGS: 70

NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD THE LAST 12 MONTHS: 100 (8.3 Sold Per Month)

NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD THE LAST 6 MONTHS: 55 (9.2 Sold Per Month)

NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD THE LAST 3 MONTHS: 27 (9.0 Sold Per Month)

CURRENT # OF MONTHS INVENTORY IN ORANGE CT: 7.8

ORANGE CONNECTICUT MARKET REPORT FOR AUGUST 2008 COMPARED TO AUGUST 2007

This information describes the current trends in ORANGE CT. With this data, my reseach and your help we can determine the value of your home in today's market.