SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- One of the country's most desirable stretches of real estate, the Connecticut coastline has it all: big city proximity and small-town feel, rolling hills and white sandy beaches. For both lifelong residents and those moving to the area, Fairfield County offers something for everyone.Now, William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, one of the most respected names in ...

SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- For members of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, breaking a sweat never felt so good.The Southport brokerage's "Team Sotheby's" recently participated in the newly redesigned CT Challenge bike ride, which has been rebranded as Mission. The charity ride is designed to support a variety of Mission's programs, which provide important support to those ...

SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- For George Papageorge, a realtor at William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty's Southport brokerage, helping the community and meeting new people has been in his blood since childhood.Born and raised in Fairfield, Papageorge and his family's ties to the area date back to the early 1900s. "My family and I all have our roots in the area," said Papageorge. ...

SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- For Jennifer Rohr, getting involved in real estate has been a family affair."I grew up around my parent’s construction company," said Rohr, who was born in Mexico and raised in Goshen, N.Y. "I would go on job sites with my dad when I was younger, helping him with his projects. My mom was also into design and decor." Although she enjoyed being ...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Having a summer beach house at the shore is great, but for homeowners in Fairfield's close-knit "Beach" neighborhood, every day is vacation when your backyard is in the sand."You don’t realize you’re in Connecticut," said Brian Clarke, Jr., brokerage manager at William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty in Southport, of the waterfront community. ...

SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty recently recognized the company’s top-producing agents for 2016, including 28 agents from the firm’s Southport on the Harbor Brokerage.The company, which operates in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Westchester County, New York, announced its top 15 agents by dollar volume, its top 15 by units and its top two agents by both ...

SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- For Brian A. Clarke, Jr., managing broker at William Pitt Sotheby’s Southport Brokerage, helping potential homeowners find the house of their dreams is what he loves most. However, Clarke hadn't always planned on making a career out of real estate. In fact, his initial plans focused more on dogs than duplexes.An animal lover, the lifelong Norwalk resident attended ...

SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- Built in 1808, the Captain Jeremiah Sturges House on Harbor Road in Southport overlooks the picturesque Southport Harbor, offered elegant coastal tranquility for more than two centuries. "This home is in one of the most beautiful locations in Southport and has been wonderfully preserved," said Victoria Fingelly, a real estate agent at William Pitt Sotheby’s ...

EASTON, Conn. -- If walls could talk, a stunning Easton home would tell an interesting story. While visiting family during the late 1920s, it's rumored that American novelist Ernest Hemingway wrote part of his novel, “A Farewell To Arms” at 7 Old Redding Road.Nicknamed the “Harvard House,” the 4,608 sq. ft. historical home features four bedrooms and five baths. Currently listed by ...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Real estate sales in the town of Fairfield continued their upward trend in the first quarter of 2016.Sales increased 6 percent over last year and the median selling price rose 14 percent, to $622,000. In the first quarter, 120 properties exchanged hands according to the first quarter report from William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty.“Everything in the report is ...