Menu ▼
Full site

Real Estate

Realtor Helps Clients Make Financial Decisions

By Fenella Pearson 

David Chard has spent his entire working life helping clients to make big financial decisions, first as a private banker in New York and more recently as a real estate agent in Fairfield and Southport with the Greenfield Hill Realty Group, part of the Higgins Group.

As a banker, Chard dealt with the special needs of high net worth clients. Among other things, he counseled them on the purchase of their homes and helped them navigate the complexities of mortgage financing. Then the market changed.

"I left what I was doing at the end of 2008," Chard says. "It was a sad and depressing time in the investment world."

But Chard's longtime interest in houses, in particular in Fairfield, his hometown for the past 25 years, led him to Rick Higgins, owner of the Higgins Group.

He finds that selling homes is not all that different from what he did as a banker. ...

Read More
Comment

Weekend Open Houses

868 Galloping Hill Rd, Fairfield, CT

$1,849,900 Read more...

Sun, 12pm - 3pm

208 Colonese Rd, Fairfield, CT

$525,000 Read more...

Sun, 1pm - 3pm

116 Youngstown Rd, Fairfield, CT

$335,000 Read more...

Sun, 1pm - 3pm
Check back every week for more Open Houses!

Real Estate Professionals, send your listings to: openhouses@mainstreetconnect.us

Just Listed
Previous Play Stop Next
43 Grove Pt Westport, CT 06880 $750,0000 3 BR | 2 BA Melanie Smith
868 GALLOPING HILL RD FAIRFIELD, CT $1,849,9000 5 BR | 5.5 BA Greenfield Hill Realty Group
945 Sasco Hill Rd. Fairfield, CT $10,900,0000 7 BR Greenfield Hill Realty Group
25 Hemlock Ridge, Weston, Connecticut $3,245,0000 Bunny Mostad & Deb Alderson
2405 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield, CT $998,000 5 BR | 2.5 BA Melanie Smith
179 Main Street, Southport, CT $1,200,0000 3 BR | 3 BA Melanie Smith
261 Whites Hill Ln, Fairfield, CT $1,249,0000 5 BR | 4 BA | 2 Half BA Greenfield Hill Realty Group
868 Galloping Hill Rd, Fairfield, CT $1,849,9000 5 BR | 5.5 BA
775 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield, CT $4,750,0000 5 BR | 5 BA | 2 Half BA Melanie Smith
187 Westway Road, Southport, CT (RENTAL) $12,000 7 BR | 8 BA | 2 Half BA Melanie Smith
775 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield, CT $12,000/month 5 BR | 5 BA | 2 Half BA Melanie Smith
26 Saddle Road, Norwalk, Connecticut $439,0000 Bunny Mostad & Deb Alderson
2979 Burr Steet, Fairfield, CT $1,099,0000 4 BR | 2.5 BA Melanie Smith
116 Youngstown Rd, Fairfield, CT $335,0000 3 BR | 1.5 BA
229 Lansdowne Westport, CT 06880 $799,000 2 BR | 2.5 BA Melanie Smith
208 Colonese Rd, Fairfield, CT $525,0000 4 BR | 3 BA
100 Judges Hollow, Fairfield, CT $1,150,0000 5 BR | 4.5 BA Denise Gannalo
1100 Pequot Avenue, Southport, CT $12,000/month 5 BR | 5 BA | 2 Half BA Melanie Smith
160 Long Meadow Road, Fairfield, CT $1,499,0000 5 BR | 4.5 BA Melanie Smith
11 Edward Street, Fairfield, CT $999,0000 4 BR | 2 BA Melanie Smith
523 Harbor Road, Fairfield, CT $6,500,0000 5 BR | 5.5 BA Melanie Smith
1100 Pequot Avenue, Southport, CT $3,595,0000 6 BR | 6 BA | 2 Half BA Melanie Smith

Real Estate News

Fairfield County Realtors Attend Staging Class

O'Connell Joins Coldwell Banker in Greenwich

On-Time Rent Payments Improve Chance of Mortgage

New Canaan Homes Sales Post 1.9% Gain

Alderson Installed as WCR Chapter President

Ask The Expert
Denise Gannalo
What Do Luxury Clients Want in an Agent?

Today's affluent consumers are putting more thought into the value and quality of homes than ever before. The Internet has made finding information as easy as a finger flick on a smartphone. Consequently, real estate agents must increase their education about luxury markets and be able to disseminate their knowledge quickly. Consumers want instant gratification and the best value for their money.

Read More

Fairfield's Finest

Melanie Smith

Prudential Connecticut Realty

t. 203.521.2126 411 Pequot Avenue
Southport, CT 06890

Visit Our Site >
  • MelanieSmith@PrudentialCT.com
  • Ranked #1 Listing & Selling Agent for Prudential Fairfield/Southport offices and named one of the top 7 by Prudential CT Realty and one of the Top 100 Realtors in the USA.
  • Coverage Area: Southport, Fairfield, Easton, Westport, Weston, Wilton, Norwalk and Black Rock

Greenfield Hill Realty Group

The Higgins Group

t. 888.599.GHRG (4474) 75 Hillside Road
Fairfield, CT 06824

Visit Our Site >
  • info@greenfieldhillrealtygroup.com
  • The Greenfield Hill Realty Group is a team of neighborhood real estate professionals located in the heart of Greenfield Hill. With affiliations to The Higgins Group, and Christie’s International they offer the highest level of marketing, local expertise and international exposure to their clients.
  • Coverage Area: Fairfield, Southport, Westport, Weston, Easton

© 2012 The Daily Fairfield All rights reserved.

Help & Feedback
View mobile site