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Stamford Home Values Up 9.1 Percent in Q2

In the second quarter, the value of a "mid-tier" single-family home in Stamford increased by 9.1 percent, bucking downward area trends, analysts say.

 

According to new data from the School of Business’s Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies, the value of a single-family home Stamford rose 9.1 percent in the second quarter of 2012.

The year-over-year increase—from $483,959 to $528,146 for a so-called “mid-tier” home—marks the that Stamford has seen a rise in home values, according to the UConn center.

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The center defines a “mid-tier” home in Stamford as 46 years old and with 1,985 square feet. Each quarter, the center produces “constant quality indices” that track the changing value of homes in Connecticut towns by minimizing variables such as inflation and seasonality, as well as the effect a low-volume sales quarter has on average prices.

The strong showing in Stamford is rare in Fairfield County.

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Among 18 towns in the county whose data is tracked by the center, just five municipalities—Bridgeport, Darien, Greenwich, Stamford and Trumbull—saw single-family home values increase

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year-over-year for Q2. On average, the value of single-family homes in those 18 towns fell 4.8 percent from 2011 to 2012 in the second quarter, according to the center.

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