Week 65: Market Report for 2024. John Engel’s Real Estate Column for the New Canaan Sentinel
As the father of identical twins I get the question, “Are they different?” To me they are very different. To the casual observer not much. I feel that way about the end of year market report: Not much different from 2023. I find myself squinting hard to tease out some brilliant insight, some reason that […]
Week 64: Winter Light. John Engel’s Real Estate Column for the New Canaan Sentinel
It snowed here this week, so I want to talk about the impact of snow (and reflected light) on real estate sales. Traditional wisdom is, wait for the snow to melt then launch the listing with beautiful spring photos. Let’s rethink that. The problem with this approach is that when the trees leaf out and […]
Week 63: How Much Are Good Schools Really Worth? John Engel’s Real Estate Column for the New Canaan Sentinel
“I’m fascinated by the art of decision-making, especially when it comes to where to live, where to go to college, and where to send your kids to school.” —Luke Skurman, Niche founder. Real estate values correlate highly with school quality in this area. We spend a lot of time thinking about real estate values and about […]