Seaport Community Calendar — Issue 10: Strawberries, Sea Songs & Summer Nights

Posted by Tim Bray on May 26th, 2026

Seaport Community Calendar · Issue 10

Strawberries, Sea Songs & Summer Nights

June is opening the shoreline with strawberries in Mystic, sea songs in Essex, summer concerts in Westerly, gardens and sailing in Newport, arts in Norwich and New London, and classic New England nights outside. From Southeastern Connecticut to Rhode Island, the season is starting to feel alive.

Four Counties · One Coastal Community

Where June Comes Alive

This issue stretches across New London County, Middlesex County, Washington County, and Newport County — the coastal communities, river towns, downtowns, farms, parks, venues, and waterfront gathering places that help define our region.

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New London County

Mystic, New…

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Changing Markets: AI, Layoffs, and the Real Estate Demand Nobody Is Underwriting

Posted by Tim Bray on May 24th, 2026

Market Commentary • Issue 10

AI, Layoffs, and the Real Estate Demand Nobody Is Underwriting

Companies may still grow revenue, increase profits, and expand market share. But what happens to real estate when they no longer need the same number of people to do it?

For years, real estate professionals have watched job announcements as one of the clearest signals of future demand.

A company expands. A company hires. People move. Office space fills. Apartments lease. Homes sell. Restaurants get busier. Municipal tax bases strengthen.

That relationship has helped shape how communities, developers, landlords, lenders, and brokers think about growth.

But what happens when companies grow without adding people?

Why…

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Community Calendar Issue #9: Vineyards, Markets & the Rhythm of Summer

Posted by Tim Bray on May 17th, 2026

Community Calendar • Issue #9

The Small Events Are the Signal

As the weather turns, the four-county shoreline starts to move differently. Vineyards open their lawns, farmers markets return, town greens fill with music, and downtown streets become gathering places again.

What We’re Watching This Season

Across New London County, Middlesex County, Washington County, and Newport County, the most interesting story is not only the large festivals. It is the smaller, recurring, local events that reveal where people are gathering, where businesses are benefiting, and where communities are building real lifestyle momentum.

Big Theme

The large festivals bring the crowds, but the smaller events build the community.

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The Meetings Behind the Market: How Local Decisions Are Reshaping Multifamily Housing in Southeastern Connecticut

Posted by Tim Bray on May 13th, 2026

Seaport Multifamily Brief Issue 6 Public Meeting Intelligence Multifamily Market Watch Powered by CoStar Data and Seaport Due Diligence

The Meetings Behind the Market

How local decisions, zoning conversations, regulatory risk, and capital movement are reshaping the multifamily conversation in Southeastern Connecticut and coastal Rhode Island.

Research • Valuation • Marketing • Due Diligence

The market is being shaped before the shovel hits the ground.

The multifamily market is not only being shaped by interest rates, rents, cap rates, lenders, developers, and investors.

It is being shaped in town halls.

Across Southeastern Connecticut and coastal Rhode Island, the most important housing decisions often begin with…

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Town Meeting Minute — Issue #10: The Next Wave of Density Is Hiding in the Details

Posted by Tim Bray on May 10th, 2026

Town Meeting Minute • Issue #10

The Next Wave of Density Is Hiding in the Details

This week, the biggest real estate story may not be a sale, a new listing, or a single development approval. It may be the quiet zoning changes that determine what can be built next.

What We’re Watching Over the Next Two Weeks

Across Groton, Waterford, Old Lyme, Stonington, and coastal Rhode Island, local boards are reviewing text amendments, planning updates, special permits, and zoning changes that could influence land values, housing supply, commercial corridors, and future development patterns.

Top Story

Groton’s proposed Open Space Common Interest Community text amendment.

Key Date

May 12, 2026 — multiple…

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Changing Markets – Issue #9 The Brokerage Divide Has Begun Big Ships Turn Slowly.

Posted by Tim Bray on May 8th, 2026

Changing Markets · Issue #9

The Brokerage Divide Has Begun

Big Ships Turn Slowly.

Many agents are making long-term career decisions at the exact moment the real estate industry is becoming faster, leaner, more technology-driven, and less forgiving.

82% of real estate agents currently use AI according to RPR’s 2026 survey. 32% of REALTORS® had not yet actively adopted AI tools in NAR’s 2025 survey. 58% of REALTORS® using AI reported using ChatGPT as their primary tool. $4.4T in potential annual economic impact may be created by generative AI according to McKinsey. The Career Decision Nobody Is Talking About

Agents are not just switching brokerages. They may be choosing how flexible their future…

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Seaport Community Calendar | Issue #8

Posted by Tim Bray on May 3rd, 2026

Seaport Community Calendar | Issue #8

Spring Is Wide Open Across Coastal CT & RI

Four counties. Dozens of towns. One regional calendar built to help Our community get out, connect, and support what is happening close to home.

Submit Your Event

As the shoreline moves deeper into spring, the calendar starts to tell a bigger story. Festivals, markets, theater, harbor events, road races, and long-standing traditions are bringing people back into town centers, waterfront districts, farms, museums, and village streets.

This issue highlights events across New London County, Middlesex County, Washington County, and Newport County.

Have an event to share?
Send details to info@seaportre.com and Our team will review it for…

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Seaport Multifamily Brief – Issue #5: From Blueprint to Reality

Posted by Tim Bray on April 30th, 2026

Seaport Multifamily Brief | Issue #5

From Blueprint to Reality

New construction, hotel conversions, and data-backed underwriting are showing us exactly how Coastal Connecticut and Southern Rhode Island are responding to the housing shortage.

Powered by CoStar Data, Apartments.com Market Intelligence, and Seaport Due Diligence The Market Is Moving

The Housing Conversation Has Shifted from Theory to Execution.

For the last several years, everyone has talked about the shortage of housing. But the more important question is no longer whether demand exists. It is whether supply can be created quickly enough, intelligently enough, and in the right locations.

In this issue of the Seaport Multifamily Brief, we highlight…

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Town Meeting Minute – Issue #9: The Towns Are Choosing What Gets Built Next

Posted by Tim Bray on April 26th, 2026

Town Meeting Minute | Issue #9

The Towns Are Choosing What Gets Built Next

Across Southeastern Connecticut and Southern Rhode Island, recent town meetings show a clear pattern: future supply is not simply being built. It is being filtered through zoning, infrastructure, public feedback, political priorities, and local appetite for change.

Seaport Perspective: Demand is not the biggest question anymore. The question is which towns are willing to let supply respond. SupplyWhat new inventory may actually reach the market? AffordabilityDoes the action create attainable options? EconomyDoes it expand tax base, jobs, or investment? SpeedHow quickly could the impact be felt? SignalWhat does this tell us about future…

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Changing Markets – Issue #8: The Market Isn’t Falling Apart… It’s Pulling Apart

Posted by Tim Bray on April 23rd, 2026

Changing Markets – Issue #8

The Market Isn’t Falling Apart… It’s Pulling Apart

Why Connecticut’s housing market is splitting by price, product type, and future supply

There is a growing disconnect in the housing market.

Some buyers are still competing aggressively for homes. Others are pulling back. Some sellers are still getting strong attention. Others are sitting, adjusting price, and wondering why the energy feels different than it did even a year ago.

So what is actually happening?

The answer is not that the market is simply rising or falling. It is not that everything is strong, and it is not that everything is weak.

It’s splitting.

The closer you get to the core price bands where real household demand…

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