Connecticut and North Alabama
Clear real estate advice in Connecticut and around Huntsville, Alabama
Buying, selling, renting, or trying to decide what comes next? I'll help you understand the market, the numbers, and the tradeoffs before you make a move.
Where to start
What are you trying to do?
- BuyingStart with the monthly payment, what you need, and the areas that fit.
- SellingGet clear on condition, preparation, pricing, and what the move needs to accomplish.
- Renting & landlordsHelp finding a rental, listing one, or working through what the local market supports.
- Home Value ReviewA property-specific opinion based on the home, its condition, and recent local sales.
Where the market stands
The latest figures, with their sources
Every figure carries the report and month it came from.
Connecticut
Connecticut, statewide
- Median Sale Price
- $490,000▲ 5.4%
- Days on Market
- 30
September 2026 data · SmartMLS September 2026 Monthly Indicators
October 2026 briefing →
North Alabama
Madison County, AL
- Median Sale Price
- $335,000
- Homes Sold
- 627
September 2026 data · HAAR/ValleyMLS Fast Stats
October 2026 briefing →
Mortgage rates
- 30-year fixed
- —
- 15-year fixed
- —
Week of · Freddie Mac PMMS
US national average, not a loan quote.
What's here
Worth reading first
This month's briefings
The best offer is not always the biggest one
Sellers looking at five offers are weighing contingencies as carefully as price. Here is what that means if you are the one writing.
Read the briefing →North Alabama · October 2026Priced for a market we left two or three years ago
There are some tremendous homes sitting in North Alabama right now. I think most of them are sitting for one reason.
Read the briefing →Work it out yourself
- Monthly paymentPut in a price, a down payment, and a rate. See the payment.
- Planning rangeWork backwards from income and debts to a price range worth shopping.
- Net proceedsIf you sold today, roughly what would you walk away with?
- Questions answeredTwenty of the ones I get asked most, answered straight.
- Longer guidesFlood zones, septic and well, new construction, what a home is worth.
- Homeowner handbookA month by month maintenance calendar you can tick off.
any time we had a question or we were unsure of what was next, the next step had already been planned out for us and was explained using comfortable language that we could understand