<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ross Meglin — Market Briefings</title><description>Monthly Connecticut and North Alabama market briefings from Ross Meglin, REALTOR®.</description><link>https://rossmeglin.com/</link><item><title>Connecticut: The best offer is not always the biggest one</title><link>https://rossmeglin.com/connecticut/market-briefings/october-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rossmeglin.com/connecticut/market-briefings/october-2026/</guid><description>Sellers looking at five offers are weighing contingencies as carefully as price. Here is what that means if you are the one writing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Alabama: Priced for a market we left two or three years ago</title><link>https://rossmeglin.com/north-alabama/market-briefings/october-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rossmeglin.com/north-alabama/market-briefings/october-2026/</guid><description>There are some tremendous homes sitting in North Alabama right now. I think most of them are sitting for one reason.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connecticut: The instant online estimate is often guessing</title><link>https://rossmeglin.com/connecticut/market-briefings/september-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rossmeglin.com/connecticut/market-briefings/september-2026/</guid><description>Why an algorithm put $330,000 on a house that sold for more than $415,000, and what that gap costs.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Alabama: 42 days is an average hiding two markets</title><link>https://rossmeglin.com/north-alabama/market-briefings/september-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rossmeglin.com/north-alabama/market-briefings/september-2026/</guid><description>Madison County&apos;s headline looks fast. The number underneath it is doing something else.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connecticut: The affordability squeeze is real</title><link>https://rossmeglin.com/connecticut/market-briefings/august-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rossmeglin.com/connecticut/market-briefings/august-2026/</guid><description>Three Connecticut buyers this month, three different ways the monthly number ended the conversation.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Alabama: The photos lied. Buyers noticed.</title><link>https://rossmeglin.com/north-alabama/market-briefings/august-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rossmeglin.com/north-alabama/market-briefings/august-2026/</guid><description>AI-staged listing photos are costing sellers showings in Madison County, and buyers are walking out the door annoyed.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>