Watertown, CT

Crestbrook Park Golf Course Watertown CT Opens For the Season, Again

Crestbrook Park Golf Course in Watertown CT is open for the Season. After being opened in February, a brief lapse back into winter forced it to close again.

Both sides of the course are open and carts are allowed out, on paths.

Winter fees are still in effect until Sunday March 18, and the New Rates take effect Monday March19.

Winter Rates:
9 Holes - - - - - - - walking $16.00, w/cart $19.00
18 Holes - - - - - - - walking $21.00 w/cart $29.50

The course is in good shape as we did not have enough snow to do any severe damage. There are some wet spots but they do not impact play. It’s a great time to play as there are no leaves and no out of bounds stakes, yet.

Crestbrook Park Golf Course is located at 834 Northfield Rd, Watertown, CT 06795-1423 Tel: (860) 945-5249

Crestbrook Park Golf Course is governed under the Connecticut section of the PGA (Professional Golfers' Association of America) and the USGA(United States Golf Association). It has a seasonal staff of starters and rangers who work under the control of the Head Professional, Ken Gemmel. Mr. Gemmel also oversees the surplus of leagues that operate out of Crestbrook Park everyday including Men, Women and Junior golf programs.

Crestbrook Park Golf Watertown CT Course Opens For the Season, Again

WATERTOWN CT-REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT for JANUARY 2012

Watertown CT-Real Estate Market Report for January 2012 The real estate market in Watertown CT is continuing to show improvement, with higher average sales prices in January 2012 compared to January 2011, but slightly lower compared to December 2011. Most sellers are seeing offers within 3-6% of their asking prices, so if you are thinking about selling your home, as long as you list it according to market values, you should be able to get an acceptable offer on your home.

There are 106 single family Watertown CT homes for sale, with an average listing price of $299,229 and 191 days on market, ranging from an 1138 sq. ft. 1 bedroom cottage being offered for $60,000 to an8908 sq. ft. 7 bedroom colonial being offered for $1.8 million.

Here is a breakdown of the home prices in Watertown CT:

You can get a better sense of what the real estate market for Watertown CT looks like by viewing the information by zip code:

Zip code	Homes for Sale
06779	50
06795	56

You can search for Watertown CT homes for sale by visiting William’s Places!

8 homes were sold in Watertown CT in the month of January. The average sale price was $220,215, had an average of 63 days on market and an average sales price/list price ratio of 96%, ranging from a 956 sq. ft., 3 bedroom colonial that sold for $92,500 to a 2381 sq. ft., 3 bedroom cape that sold for $458,223. By comparison, in January 2011, 7 homes were sold in Watertown, with an average sale price of $198,429 and an average of 82 days on market.

The Watertown CT real estate market is still in a buyer’s market with 8 months of inventory at an absorption rate of 13.5 homes being sold each month over the last 6 months with 106 homes currently on the market.

These are theeight homes that sold in the Watertown CT area in the month of January:

The two charts show that while the majority of homes on the market in Watertown is over $250,000, the majority of sales are of homes that are under that amount, and usually take under 3 months to sell. This trend over the last several months says that sellers in the higher price ranges can expect for their homes to sell for close to listing price, but should also expect for their homes to be on the market longer than their lower priced counterparts.

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For further information about theWatertown CT market and to determine if this is the right time to sell, call me at (203) 558-7463 to receive a free home evaluation and a list of tips that will help you prepare your home for sale.I look forward to discussing with you Watertown CT homes for sale.

©William James Walton, Sr. Market Report data provided by CTMLS. All data reported is accurate but not guaranteed at time of publication.

Watertown CT Real Estate Sales Report for January 2012

Currently in Watertown CT there are 113 active residential listings for sale, with 19 new listings being added in January. The homes for sale in Watertown CT range from a 1,138 square ft, 1 room cottage in the Lake Winnemaug area listed at $60,000 to a 8,908 square ft, 7-bedroom, colonial estate on 11.7 acres listed at $1,800,000.

The average list price of the homes currently available for sale in Watertown CT is $301,501. The average days on market for these homes is 147 days. In addition, there are currently 16 homes under contract in Watertown CT, with six having going under contract in January.

In January, 8 homes closed in Watertown CT. They ranged from a 956 square ft, 3-bedroom, colonial, which sold for $92,500 to a 2,381 square ft, 4-bedroom, colonial which sold for $458,223. The average price for the homes that closed in January in Watertown CT was $220,215 with an average Days on Market of 63 days. The closed properties had a Sales price to List price ratio of 96%.

By comparison, there were 10 closings in Watertown CT for the month of January 2011, with an average price of $229,565 and avg. days on market of 112. This indicates that for January of 2011, at least, the value of homes sold was slightly less more days on market and almost the same number of units sold.

For the year 2011, the market sales or absorption rate was 14 sales per month, with an average sales value of $231,191 and average days on market of 84. The current inventory of homes is equivalent to a 10-month inventory.

There are currently 13 active condos for sale Watertown CT. They range in price from $349,900 for a 2,515 sq ft, 3 bedroom, town-house condo to $129,900 for a 2 bedroom, 992 sq ft town house style unit. Average days on market for condos is 127.

There is currently one condo under contract in Watertown CT. No condos sold in January 2012 in Watertown CT.

For sellers it is essential to have a sales price on your home consistent with the most recent activity. We offer free market evaluations to assist you in your sale.

If you would like information on homes for sale in Watertown CT please call me at 203-206-0754 or send me an email. I would be happy to assist you or to discuss homes on the market in Watertown CT.

Watertown CT Real Estate Sales Report for January 2012

Watertown CT 2011 Real Estate Market Report

In 2011, 164 homes were sold in Watertown CT, with an average sale price of $231,642 and an average of 93 days on market. The homes that sold ranged from an 888 sq. ft. 2 bedroom mobile home that sold for $26,000, to a 4951 sq. ft. colonial that sold for $511,650.

The absorption rate for Watertown CT in 2011 was 13.67 homes sold per month. With an average of 118 homes on the market at any given time in Watertown CT, there are 8.6 months of inventory remaining.

2011 was a good year for the majority of sellers in Watertown CT, with average sales prices 6% higher than last year’s sales prices, and more than 20% increase in volume of sales compared to the last two years. As the average sales price/list price ratios continue to remain over 90% and days of market for homes sold are at the 3 month average, the best advice for Watertown CT home sellers is this: price your homes at market values based on its condition, and you can indeed sell your home quickly for a price that is acceptable to you.

For further information about the Watertown CT market and to determine if this is the right time to sell, call me at (203) 558-7463 to receive a free home evaluation and a list of tips that will help you prepare your home for sale. I look forward to discussing with you Watertown CT homes for sale.

©William James Walton, Sr. Market Report data provided by CTMLS. All data reported is accurate but not guaranteed at time of publication.

WATERTOWN CT-REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT- JANUARY 2012

Watertown CT-Real Estate Market Report January 2012 The real estate market in Watertown CT continues to show improvement, with higher average sales prices and with more homes being sold in December 2011 compared to December 2010, and inventory very close to shifting back into a seller’s market. If you are thinking about putting your home on the market, now would be a good time to do so.

The single familyWatertown CT homes for salerange from an1138 sq. ft. 1 bedroom cottage being offered for $60,000 to an8908 sq. ft. 7 bedroom colonial being offered for $1.8 million.

Here is a breakdown of the home prices in Watertown CT:

You can get a better sense of what the real estate market for Watertown CT looks like by viewing the information by zip code:

Zip code	Homes for Sale
06779	52
06795	64

You can search for Watertown CT homes for sale by visiting William’s Places!

The Watertown CThomes that sold in December range from a912 sq. ft., 2 bedroom ranch that sold for $58,575 to a 3776 sq. ft., 4 bedroom colonial that sold for $450,000.

These are thetwenty homes that sold in the Watertown CT area in the month of December:

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For more information on Watertown CT, you can visit the following posts:

Watertown CT Real Estate - Market Updates

Winding Brook Farm - Watertown CT

Lake Winnemaug - Watertown CT

For further information about theWatertown CT market and to determine if this is the right time to sell, call me at (203) 558-7463 to receive a free home evaluation and a list of tips that will help you prepare your home for sale.I look forward to discussing with you Watertown CT homes for sale.

©William James Walton, Sr. Market Report data provided by CTMLS. All data reported is accurate but not guaranteed at time of publication.