Community Calendar: June 28 – July 12 Events Across New London County & South County RI

Posted by Tim Bray on June 28th, 2026

Seaport Real Estate Services | Community Calendar

Community Calendar: June 28 - July 12, 2026

A detailed shoreline guide to upcoming events across New London County, Connecticut and South County Rhode Island, including Independence Day traditions, fireworks, farmers markets, beach concerts, family programming, food events, theater, arts, and local summer gatherings.

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Your Two-Week Guide to Shoreline Summer Events

Welcome to the next Seaport Real Estate Services Community Calendar, covering the heart of early summer from Sunday, June 28 through Sunday, July 12, 2026.

This issue leans into the energy of Independence Day week while keeping the broader community calendar intact. You will find parades, fireworks, town concerts,…

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Town Meeting Minute • Issue #11: Infrastructure, Infill, and the Repricing of Land

Posted by Tim Bray on June 22nd, 2026

Town Meeting Minute • Issue #11

Housing Pressure Moves From Policy to Parcels

Across Southeastern Connecticut, local boards are moving from discussion to action — studying rezoning requests, updating subdivision rules, reviewing utility costs, and implementing state housing mandates that could reshape land values and development feasibility.

Real estate value does not usually change all at once. It changes first in meeting packets, public hearing notices, water-rate studies, subdivision regulations, zoning referrals, and long-range planning documents. By the time a shovel hits the ground, the value shift may have already started.

Top Story

Waterford’s 140 Waterford Parkway South rezoning request places a large industrial…

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Community Calendar: Summer Events Across New London County & South County RI

Posted by Tim Bray on June 8th, 2026

Seaport Real Estate Services | Community Calendarr

Community Calendar: New London County & Washington County

A publication-style guide to upcoming events across Southeastern Connecticut and South County Rhode Island — including festivals, concerts, farmers markets, theater, arts, food, family fun, and coastal community gatherings.

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Issue Focus

Summer events, local traditions, markets, music, arts, food, and family fun.

Coverage Area

New London County, Connecticut and Washington County, Rhode Island.

Community Resource

Built to include as many verified local events as possible.

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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. $4.4Tin 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 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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Town Meeting Minute™ — Issue #8: The Filter on Future Supply

Posted by Tim Bray on April 12th, 2026

CT & RI Growth Watch — Investor Brief

Town Meeting Minute™ — Issue #8

The Filter on Future Supply

Produced by Seaport Real Estate Services

Before pricing moves, policy and infrastructure determine what is actually possible.

Real estate markets rarely move because of headlines. They move because of zoning changes, infrastructure decisions, development approvals, and environmental constraints that occur quietly at town halls and commission meetings.

This cycle, the clearest message across the shoreline is simple: future supply is not simply coming to market — it is being filtered.

Some towns are reviewing real housing applications. Some are reshaping the rules that govern future projects. Some are dealing with…

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Changing Markets – Issue #7: The Great Stall… or the Great Shift? Southeastern CT Is Being Repriced in Real Time

Posted by Tim Bray on April 8th, 2026

Changing Markets – Issue #7 The Great Stall… or the Great Shift? Southeastern Connecticut is being repriced in real time.

Across much of the country, the housing story feels familiar: volume is down, affordability is strained, and many expected prices to follow. But that is not exactly what we are seeing.

Not a crash. Not even a pause. In Southeastern Connecticut, this looks more like a market shift taking shape in real time.

Nationally, many sellers remain locked into historically low interest rates. Buyers continue to feel pressure from monthly payments. Transaction volume has softened. Yet here in Southeastern Connecticut, the local story is beginning to separate itself from the broader narrative.

While…

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