132 Long Meadow Hill Road
Grantor: Michael Carelli, Jr., of Southbury
Grantee: Paula Davenport and David Likley, of Brookfield
Date Deeded/Date Filed: January 10/January 14
Conveyance Tax: $637.50
Sale Price: $255,000
Assessed Value: $211,150
Last Sale Date/Price: November 1991/$78,000
37 Huckleberry Hill Road
Grantor: Shawn Ballard, of Millsboro, DE
Grantee: 16 Cobblestone Court LLC, Brookfield
Date Deeded/Date Filed: January 14/January 16
Conveyance Tax: $937.50
Sale Price: $375,000
Assessed Value: $151,140
Last Sale Date/Price: December 2001/$125,000
7 Surrey Drive
Grantor: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, TX
Grantee: Gregory Marciano, of Bethel
Date Deeded/Date Filed: November 29/January 16
Conveyance Tax: $0
Sale Price: $212,000
Assessed Value: $212,050
Last Sale Date/Price: N/A
74 Homestead Lane
Grantor: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Hartford
Grantee: John Bruno, of Bethel
Date Deeded/Date Filed: January 17/January 22
Conveyance Tax: $0
Sale Price: $116,000
Assessed Value: $106,520
Last Sale Date/Price: June 2005/$227,500
All assessed values are based on Vision Appraisal's 2011 assessment.
5% commission (that's high but OK) That's $25,000 Half goes to the listing agency - half to the selling agency Assume both are in Brookfield - doubtful That's $12,500 to each agency Salesperson gets 1% each (if they're lucky) - that's $5,000 split - $2,500 each before car costs, expenses, etc. for the month of January Take out taxes and net, net, they might clear $1,500 for the month. That's take home of $375 per week. Shop Rite pays more than that - actually it's minimum wage - and that's the only real estate salesperson who made anything in Brookfield to pay the Christmas bills that came in. Real Estate sales in Brookfield is a minimum wage job. ...and that's 100% more than the commercial brokers made. "Do the math..."