At long last, some good news about the housing market. Across the country, nearly every residential real estate indicator has improved. Best of all, there’s been an increase in inventory, expressed in months of “housing supply”—meaning how long it would take to sell the current crop of listed homes, given the average number of days it takes one to find a buyer. Nationally, there are four months of inventory with the average listing lasting 57 days, the most buyer-favorable data since 2020.
Closer to home, the Fairfield County market, for example, had 14 percent more inventory at the start of the year, as compared to 2024, while the number of homes sold ticked up by nearly seven percent. And, speaking of positive change, each of the for-sale properties featured here have undergone big pivots of their own, ranging in scope from whole-house renovations to lovely updates and enhancements.
One example is one of the most coveted condo complexes along the Fairfield County coastline is called Winthrop House, a restored same-name, once-ailing single-room-occupancy hotel. Grandly built in 1848, the now three-unit property has resumed its pride of place in the heart of Rowayton village, within strolling distance of everything everyone loves about this coastal enclave, including Rowayton Market, Brendan’s 101 (those lobster rolls!) and Pinkney Park, which hosts Shakespeare on the Sound every summer.
Credit the Glazer Group for returning Winthrop to its former glory-and popularity. Seldom do units come available, which is why you’re encouraged to make haste booking a visit to its only listing, on the market for $2,995,000. Measuring nearly 3,000 square feet on two floors serviced by a private elevator, the unit is perfect for down-sizers who don’t really want to give up space to live more simply-or fuss with maintaining an antique home. The open-plan common rooms feature high ceilings, period millwork and antique flooring. There’s a private front porch and a private terrace, as well as three big bedrooms and a (also fuss-free) gas fireplace. And the Italianate exteriors are glorious, surrounded by a high sculpted hedge for yet more privacy. Kristin Nemec of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty holds the listing.
