By Judy Szablak

Obtaining and relaying feedback is fundamental to selling or buying a home in Westport, but don’t let the emotional aspect upset you or be a deterrent.

Featured Home: This home at 25 Wright St. is listed at $999,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of Compass Connecticut/KMS Partners

The benefits are far reaching for both, and include time and money.

For sellers, the reasoning why a buyer didn’t place an offer on their home can greatly assist in marketing or positioning the home at its best in the marketplace.

An issue or a concern cannot possibly be addressed without knowing the “why.” If and when a particular reason or reasons come up repeatedly, it is a strong signal for a homeowner to address it, whether it be cosmetics, deferred maintenance, or an adjustment in price

Westport real estate price changes over the past week:

9 Oak View Lane           $485,000->$485,700 ***increased
14 Timber Lane             $719,000->$619,000
122 Regents Park           $725,000->$698,000
185 Compo Road South   $818,000->$775,000
20 Cross Highway         $875,000->$825,000
9 Sterling Drive             $924,000->$885,000
76 Hillandale Road         $938,000->$898,000
13 Promised Road         $967,900->$945,000
148 Bayberry Lane     $1,095,000->$1,045,000
15 Bulkley Ave. North   $1,397,000->$1,425,000 ***increased
68 Evergreen Avenue   $1,535,000->$1,435,000
56 Compo Mill Cove   $1,450,000->$1,590,000 ***increased
19 Saint Johns Place   $1,799,000->$1,769,000
18 Danbury Avenue     $2,099,000->$1,995,000
12 Sterling Drive       $2,729,000->$2,649,000
3 Buttonwood Lane     $2,800,000->$2,725,000

—Judy Szablak

Connecticut Public Radio’s “Where We Live” series today took an in-depth look at “Barriers to Affordable Housing In Connecticut” with Westport at the center.

Guests Included Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, s reporter with the Connecticut Mirror and author of a ProPublica-Connecticut Mirror investigation into housing policies in Connecticut that spotlighted Westport.,

Also appearing was Danielle Dobin, vice chair of Westport’s Planning and Zoning Commission, and founder and chair of the town’s Affordable Housing Subcommittee, as well as Sean Ghio, policy director for the Partnership for Strong Communities.

Dobin updated listeners on new affordable housing initiatives in the town and efforts to encourage developers to include more two-bedroom units. The one-hour podcast is available HERE.