Seaport Community Calendar Issue 15: Into the Harvest — Fairs, Fleets & the First Weekends of Fall

Seaport Community Calendar · Issue 15

Into the Harvest: Fairs, Fleets & the First Weekends of Fall

September is the shoreline's second season. The beaches are quieter, the harbors are busier, and the calendar turns from summer concerts to country fairs, boat shows, harvest festivals and a few genuinely new traditions — including a drone show over the Thames River. This issue runs from Labor Day weekend through the first weekend of October, from New London and Mystic to the Connecticut River Valley, across South County, and onto Aquidneck Island.

Where the Calendar Takes Us This Issue

The Community Calendar covers New London County and Middlesex County in Connecticut, along with…

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own Meeting Minute Issue #14: Decision Season — The Verdicts Are Starting to Land

Town Meeting Minute • Issue #14

Decision Season: The Verdicts Are Starting to Land

For months we have tracked towns writing frameworks, drafting plans, and scheduling hearings. Now the region is entering decision season. Stonington's ten-year plan goes back to public hearing August 18. Waterford is weighing whether to adopt its own rezoning of the former airport property. Groton just denied a follow-up amendment. Tiverton set a September special meeting on its most contested commercial project. What towns decide over the next thirty days will echo through land value for the next decade.

Issue #13 was about municipal control — towns taking…

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Connecticut 50% Rule: Substantial Improvement Explained

Connecticut · Flood Zone Renovations

The 50% Rule Isn’t One Rule. That’s Why So Many Renovations Go Sideways.

Three separate rules share the same number. Almost nobody separates them — and in Connecticut, the one that decides your project is written by your town, not the state.

A few days ago a group of us got into it over the 50% rule — the one that says you can only renovate a house in a flood zone so far before the whole building has to come up to current code. Everyone in the room knew the rule. Everyone in the room had a different version of it.

That’s not a knowledge problem. It’s that three separate rules share the same number, and almost nobody…

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I Was Wrong About Housing Bubbles. Here's What Changed.

Market Analysis • A Correction

Why I Changed My Mind About Housing Bubbles

Revisiting an old theory in light of what the pandemic — and our own local data — taught us about prices, value, and the dollar itself.

By Tim Bray  •  Broker / Owner  •  Seaport Real Estate Services

This article revisits and corrects an earlier piece published on this blog — “Housing Bubbles & Market Crashes: The Holy Grail,” originally written by Barry Neilsen and modified by Tim Bray. The years since have tested its central claim, and I’d rather correct the record openly than let an old argument stand unchallenged.

Years ago, I published a piece on this blog about housing bubbles, market crashes, and the idea of mean reversion —…

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Community Calendar: Local Events in Connecticut & Rhode Island (March 9 – March 22, 2026)

Community Calendar – Issue #4
March 9 – March 22, 2026

Welcome back to the Community Calendar, our bi-weekly roundup of local events and activities across Southeastern Connecticut and Coastal Rhode Island. Each issue highlights live music, arts and culture, community gatherings, and family-friendly programming taking place over the next two weeks.

We intentionally leave out town meetings and administrative listings to keep the calendar easy to scan and focused on events people actually attend and enjoy.

Want to submit an event? Email info@seaportre.com with the subject line Community Event Submission.

Connecticut

New London County

• St. Patrick’s Day Parade – New London
  Sunday, March 15 • 1:00 PM • Downtown New London
  Annual…

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Community Calendar – Issue #3 (Feb 23 – Mar 8, 2026)

Community Calendar – Issue #3
February 23 – March 8, 2026

Welcome back to the Community Calendar — our bi-weekly roundup of local events and activities across Southeastern Connecticut and Coastal Rhode Island. We focus on events people actually attend: live music, arts, family activities, markets, and seasonal happenings (and we intentionally exclude town meeting dates).

Want to submit an event? Email info@seaportre.com with the subject line Community Event Submission and include the event name, town, date/time, a short description, and a link.

Connecticut

New London County

• Breezeline Winter Cinema Series: “It Was Just an Accident”
  Wed, Feb 25, 2026 • 7:30 PM • Garde Arts Center (New London)
  Film screening as part of…

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Community Calendar – Issue #2 (Feb 3 – Feb 16, 2026)

Community Calendar – Issue #2

A bi-weekly snapshot of local events and activities across Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Welcome to Issue #2 of the Community Calendar, our bi-weekly roundup of local events, live music, family activities, and seasonal happenings across Southeastern Connecticut and Coastal Rhode Island. This series focuses on community-driven events that are easy to attend and enjoy.

We intentionally exclude town meeting dates to keep the calendar clear and approachable. To submit an event for a future issue, email info@seaportre.com with the subject line Community Event Submission.

Connecticut

New London County

• Winter Market at the Velvet Mill
  Stonington | Saturday, February 7 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  Indoor winter…

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Community Calendar – Local Events in CT & RI | Seaport Real Estate Services

Community Calendar – Issue #1
A bi-weekly snapshot of local events and activities across Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Welcome to the first edition of the Community Calendar. This bi-weekly blog highlights upcoming community events, live music, family activities, and seasonal happenings across New London County and Middlesex County in Connecticut, as well as Washington County and Newport County in Rhode Island.

We intentionally exclude town meeting dates and focus on events that are easy to attend and enjoy. If you’d like to submit an event for a future issue, please email info@seaportre.com with the subject line Community Event Submission.

Connecticut

New London County

• Winter Market at the Velvet Mill
  Stonington | Saturday,…

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Connecticut’s Real Estate Market: The Shift Toward Balance Has Begun

Connecticut’s Real Estate Market Is Balancing: What A/P Says (October 2025)

Connecticut’s Real Estate Market: The Shift Toward Balance Has Begun

By Seaport Real Estate Services • October 2025 • Mystic, CT

After years of undersupply and bidding wars, Connecticut’s housing market is finally normalizing. Our leading indicator—the A/P (Active-to-Pending) ratio—now sits near 1.0 statewide, signaling a transition from a pure seller’s market to a more balanced playing field.

Key Metric: A/P (Active-to-Pending Ratio)

A/P is a simple but powerful gauge of market balance: Active Listings ÷ Pending Listings.

• A/P < 1.0 — Seller’s market (more homes under contract than for sale)
• A/P ≈ 1.0 — Balanced market
• A/P > 1.0 — Buyer’s edge…

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Community Redevelopment: How Seaport Commercial Agents are Revitalizing the City of Norwich

Original article from Claire Bessette of The Day | January 16, 2024 7:02 pm • Last Updated: January 16, 2024 9:49 pm Norwich ― New York-based real estate developers Ernest and Alfred Tollja learned about Norwich in 2018 from a persistent Norwich comedian who drove to their comedy theater nearly every night and pressured them to buy a building in his hometown. Six years later, the two brothers, originally from Albania, own more than a dozen apartment buildings in Norwich, with a total of 117 apartments. That comedian, however, has moved to upstate New York, the pair said Tuesday. On Thursday, they completed the purchase of three prominent lower Broadway buildings that are part of a larger revitalization…

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