The "R" Report

Want to know if the Real Estate market in Westport is heating up? 

Want to know what the Dream Home of 2010 looks like?

Want to know if you should sell your home to finance your children's college education?

These are just a few of the topics we will address in our new weekly column.   We are on the ground with up to the minute, accurate information that we want to share with you so that you will be an expert on the Westport Real Estate market.  We are licensed, full time realtors with The Riverside Realty Group, which works in Westport, Weston and Fairfield.

Susan Albright is a top producing agent and the author of the Westport real estate newsletter, The Inside Track.  She has been passionate about real estate since 1990 when she bought her first home in Westport.  With a background in both finance and design, she is fascinated by all aspects of the market and is comfortable analyzing numbers and market trends as well as architecture and interior design.  She has renovated, restored and built many homes and has a wealth of practical knowledge, which she loves to share with her clients as they consider properties that may need some work. Susan knows the decision to buy or sell a home is influenced by many factors — financial, family needs, the economy, and emotions. She is happy to share tips, trends and local information with Patch readers. For more information on Susan Albright or to see homes on the market , check out her Web site www.susanalbright.com.

Julia Broder, Luxe Properties, is an award-winning agent and top producer selling real estate. She's been an HGTV personality and has been writing about real estate locally and internationally for years. Julia enjoys the whole process from marketing, staging, design and renovation to negotiating, connecting people, properties and investments. She looks forward to educating Patch readers about the trends that constantly change and mold how people make their real estate decisions. She has a pulse on the market working every day with all the new real estate information. For more on homes and real estate , visit The Luxe Properties column from www.Design2share.com , or her Web site,  www.JuliaBroder.com

Super Bowl Sunday is next weekend and it marks the beginning of the spring market for us.  We are optimistic about the Westport real estate market this year and are excited to be sharing the news with Westport Patch readers. Check out next week's column to find out what we are so enthusiastic about!