Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate en-us Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:47:22 -0500 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:47:22 -0500 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/George-To-The-Rescue.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:28:37 -0500
Helping Families One Home at a Time

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Vince Valvo provides insight into the CT real estate market.

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No deal is in place, but there is a site of interest.

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Vince Valvo provides a look at the real estate market in connecticut.

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Vince Valvo provides a look at the real estate market in connecticut.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/Could-First-Family-Be-Eyeing-Hepburn-House-136828803.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:50:23 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Katharine+Hepburn+House.jpg
The Hepburn house is on 3.4 acres and is surrounded by Long Island Sound.

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After becoming a star for her roles in “Bridget Jones Diary”, “Jerry Maguire”, “Nurse Betty”, and several other films, Renee Zellweger bought a vacation retreat in Pomfret.

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Vince Valvo joins Shirley Chan for this week's Real Estate Report.

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George is off to help one young couple in need. This is Brian and Karen’s first home and, unfortunately, they didn’t quite manage to fit all of their stuff inside. So, like so many of us, they put it in the garage.

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Vince Valvo provides a look at the real estate market in connecticut.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/Blue-Back-Square-for-Sale-128310543.html Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:53:03 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Blue+Back+Square+new.jpg
Got a few million dollars burning a hole in your pocket? You may be able to be the proud new owner of West Hartford's Blue Back Square.

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Vince Valvo provides a look at the real estate market in Connecticut, including a 14 percent increase in sales from July 2010 to July 2011.

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The Connecticut Expo Center will no longer be an exposition center next month. "There is a sale pending of the Connecticut Expo Center which will result in the facility's closing next...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/The-Big-Lebowski-Compound-Venice-126196853.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:30:16 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/laboskithumbsub.jpg
Live like "The Dude" in this Venice bungalow just blocks from Abbot Kinney for a cool $2.3 million.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/Tony-Danza-Lists-Long-Time-Malibu-Beach-House--126000009.html Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:35:23 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/tonydanzawhosthebosscrop2.jpg
2011 brought a lot of changes for Tony Danza of Taxi and Who's the Boss fame. In March, the actor filed for divorce from his wife of 24 years and now word comes that the Brooklyn native has listed his...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/Inside-William--Kates-LA-Digs-for-the-Weekend--125200129.html Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:41:01 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/kate-middleton-prince-william-gala.jpg
Los Angelenos are gearing up for a royal good time (or a royal traffic jam-induced headache) this weekend when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, aka Wills and Kate, arrive for an official visit.

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Developers are breaking ground on a shopping, dining and residential destination near UConn. The future Storrs Center will include residential developments, as well as several shops and...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/Inside-Jimmy-Fallons-New-Hamptons-Digs-.html Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:16:17 -0500 New York Daily News. The late night talk show host is said to be shelling out $5.7 million for the unpretentious Hamptons home that includes six bedrooms, 5.5 baths, and two barns, all on 2.2 acres of rustic country land. Click to see more of the Hamptons home.]]> http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/jimmy_001.jpg New York Daily News. The late night talk show host is said to be shelling out $5.7 million for the unpretentious Hamptons home that includes six bedrooms, 5.5 baths, and two barns, all on 2.2 acres of rustic country land. Click to see more of the Hamptons home.]]>
Jimmy Fallon is days away from closing on a charming farmhouse in Sagaponack, NY, according to the New York Daily News. The late night talk show host is said to be shelling out $5.7 million for the...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/America-Ferrera-Still-Trying-to-Sell-LA-Crib--123792584.html Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:11:11 -0500 Ugly Betty star America Ferrera's Hollywood Hills home is anything but ugly. The chic crib, which is listed for $1.395 million, boasts a bright and lofty interior, a gourmet granite kitchen, and stunning city views. However, the actress still can't find a buyer for the home, which has been on and off the market since 2009. Click to see more of the actress and her digs.]]> http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/america_edt1.jpg Ugly Betty star America Ferrera's Hollywood Hills home is anything but ugly. The chic crib, which is listed for $1.395 million, boasts a bright and lofty interior, a gourmet granite kitchen, and stunning city views. However, the actress still can't find a buyer for the home, which has been on and off the market since 2009. Click to see more of the actress and her digs.]]>
Ugly Betty star America Ferrera's Hollywood Hills home is anything but ugly. The chic crib, which is listed for $1.395 million, boasts a bright and lofty interior, a gourmet granite kitchen, and...

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Is Sarah Palin on the move to Scottsdale, AZ? You betcha! The Real Estalker reports that the house hunting savvy Palin clan recently scooped up this mansion for $1.695 million, which only serves to...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/Former-Schwarzenegger-Shriver-Home-on-the-Market-for-235M.html Fri, 20 May 2011 21:01:46 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/arnoldgreen.jpg
Shortly after news broke that Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver had separated, tabloids erupted with news that the governator had a love child with a former member of his household staff...

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After a long legal battle, the 137-year-old Penfield Reef Lighthouse off the Fairfield coast, may be going up for sale.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/video/#!/the-scene/real-estate/How-to-Talk-to-Kids-About-Bid-Ladens-Death/121245924 Wed, 04 May 2011 11:15:54 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/TalkingtokidsaboutBinLaden_722x406_1908862200.jpg
How do you explain what?s going on to kids, some of whom are too young to remember 9-11? For the past two days we?ve been getting more details about the killing of Osama Bin Laden and as they emerge...

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The two bedroom condo belonging to the late Farrah Fawcett is now for sale for $1.885 million. Located on the fourteenth floor of L.A.'s Wilshire Building, the unit the Charlie's Angels star shared...

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The vacant lot on South Marshall Street is where Ericus Adams used to play when she was 6 six years old. Soon, it'll be where her kids play -- in their own yard. Habitat for Humanity has the lot...

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Summer beach house rentals can be expensive, but one in Westport will cost you $90,000 for the season. Zillow, the real estate Web site, profiled a Westport estate in an article about luxury home...

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There is some good news and some bad news on the real estate front in 2010. Single-family home sales in Connecticut were down 0.54 percent from 2009, according to The Warren Group.

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Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent is asking $9.9 million for his Connecticut home, down 46% from the asking price of $18.5 million in 2007. Take a look inside "Fitty's" 50,000-square-feet Farmington estate...

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Don Imus is leaving Connecticut and has slashed the price on his beachfront estate in Westport. He and his wife Deidre are selling the 10,000 square foot 106 Beachside Ave. house Imus bought...

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The price of 50 Cent’s house just keeps dropping. It’s not quite 50 (per) Cent off, but he’s now asking $9.9 million – down from $18.5 million he was looking for in 2007.

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It was the Hamptons home Billy Joel bought Katie Lee before they split, and now it's the home he can't seem to get rid of. The property was first on the market for $22.5 million, but now the home is...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/Bristol-Palin-Snaps-Up-Arizona-Home-for-172K-in-Cash-112441169.html Fri, 24 Dec 2010 19:30:15 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/160*120/bristol-palin-640.jpg
Sarah Palin has Alaska. Her daughter Bristol may be moving in on John McCain’s turf.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/Heath-Ledgers-Former-SoHo-Loft-Rental-Turned-Luxury-Condo-111084684.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:55:25 -0500 View the listing), while the now renovated three-bedroom, 4,400-square-feet apartment where Ledger was found dead, is going for $5 million (View the listing). According to The New York Times, Ledger rented it for about $25,000 a month, after his breakup with actress Michelle Williams. Have a look around the place?]]> http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/180*120/BroomeLiving.jpg View the listing), while the now renovated three-bedroom, 4,400-square-feet apartment where Ledger was found dead, is going for $5 million (View the listing). According to The New York Times, Ledger rented it for about $25,000 a month, after his breakup with actress Michelle Williams. Have a look around the place?]]>
Three years ago, 419 Broome Street in New York City was a mob scene of mourning fans for the late Heath Ledger, who died of an accidental drug overdose. Now, Ledger's former SoHo rental in the 419-421...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/Embattled-NYC-Schools-Nominee-Sells-House-at-a-Discount-110385909.html Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:15:19 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/160*120/Cathy+Black+House.jpg
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial pick for schools chancellor cannot catch a break. Cathleen Black’s nomination is in trouble, the Atlantic reports, and she’s...

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Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has put his Chicago full-floor condo in the Patterson-McCormick Mansion on the market for $3.5 million. View property listing.

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There's some good news on the housing front. Fewer homeowners are having their homes foreclosed upon. According to the foreclosure listing firm, RealtyTrac, home foreclosures nationwide dropped 9...

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The sales of single-family homes in Connecticut have dropped and condo sales are at a 20-year low for September. The average price for a single-family home in September dropped 14.25 percent from a...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/OPEN-HOUSE-Own-Kelly-Clarksons-Nashville-Home-105856198.html Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:08:53 -0500 Price: $1,499,000 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 6 Square feet: 4,900. View property]]> http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/199*120/1224820_1.jpg Price: $1,499,000 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 6 Square feet: 4,900. View property]]>
Own your own little piece of Nashville with singer Kelly Clarkson's home. This five-bedroom, six-bathroom home is now on the market now for $1,499,000. View property.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/video/#!/the-scene/real-estate/Real-Estate-Roundup-With-Brian-Lewis/105909918 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:34:57 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/102710_lxny_realestate_576x324.jpg
Brian Lewis gives the scoop on hot celebrity properties listed on the market, including Chelsea Handler’s Brentwood pad and the home featured in “The Great Gatsby.”

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Val Kilmer’s discounted ranch still costs more coin than you’ll ever see.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/OH-Sweet-Home-22M-For-A-Jonas-Brothers-Mansion-105450813.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:28:54 -0500 Price: $2,200,000.
Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms.
Baths: 3 Full, 3 Half.
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Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms.
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Kevin Jonas, the eldest and married Jonas Brother, is breaking up with his Westlake, TX estate. He and his wife, Danielle, have listed the 3-bedroom, 4.5-bath residence, which is located in the posh...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/NATL---MIA-Bernie-Madoffs-Palm-Beach-Home-104936244.html Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:24:28 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/160*120/101410BernardMadoff01.jpg
One man's busted Ponzi scheme is another man's fortune. A California couple is under contract to purchase Bernie Madoff's Palm Beach residence for an undisclosed price.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/video/#!/the-scene/real-estate/Vanilla-Ice_-I-Made-Millions-Flipping-Houses/104816719 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:15:16 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/160*120/vanilla+ice-640.jpg
The rapper, who gave the world the hit single "Ice Ice Baby" in the early '90s, is showcasing his little-known talent for flipping homes in his new DIY Network show "The Vanilla Ice Project." Robert...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/OH-Tour-Naomi-Watts-and-Liev-Schreibers-Mansion--104358368.html Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:19:03 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/160*120/naomiwattsexterior.jpg
The Hollywood power couple are putting their 4,410 square-foot home in Brentwood, CA on the market for $6 million. Inspired by Provence, the rustic residence is located in the posh Helenas...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/the-scene/real-estate/August-Home-Sales-Drop-to-Lowest-Levels-in-20-Years-104338409.html Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:45:34 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/160*120/KNSD_The_Perfect_Time_to_Buy_A_House_093010_53_mezzn_640x480.jpg
Connecticut’s housing market has taken a hit since the first-time homebuyer tax credits ended and sales have dropped to the lowest record for the month of August in 20 years, housing experts...

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