Just Sold: 108 Roseville, An Estate Sale in Fairfield

108 Roseville Street sold for $705,000, which is $76,000 over asking. The property drew more than 50 groups through the door and 15 competitive offers, and it was under contract in three days. It was also an estate sale, and the beneficiaries received considerably more than they had expected to. Here is what produced that result. 

By the Numbers 

Final Sale Price: $705,000. That is $76,000 above the asking price.

50+ Groups Through the Door. Broad demand from investors and owner-occupants alike.

15+ Competitive Offers. The leverage that carried the price above list.

3 Days to Contract. A fast, clear answer for an estate that needed one.

A Property That Answered Two Questions 

A two-family minutes from I-95 and downtown Fairfield, walkable to Black Rock Turnpike. For an investor it offered immediate rental income and clear room to add value. For an owner-occupant it offered a way to offset the cost of ownership without giving up space. A property that can answer two different questions at once draws from two different pools of buyers, and both showed up here.

What an Estate Sale Adds 

This family was not selling a house they lived in. They were settling one, and that changes what the decision feels like from the first conversation.

An estate carries a question an ordinary listing does not: what is this property actually worth, and how does the executor show everyone entitled to a share that the process was fair? An estate is not a client with one opinion. It is several people who have to arrive at the same answer, often from different places and on different timelines.

I have since written a guide for executors selling a home in Fairfield County, because nearly every question this family asked me is a question the next family asks too.

Why the Strategy Mattered 

Pricing invited engagement without capping the upside, exposure reached a database of qualified investors and the traditional buyer pool at the same time, and the timing kept every interested party moving forward together rather than in sequence. None of that is accidental. On an estate sale it matters more than usual, because the result has to be explainable to people who were not in the room.

What the Result Says About Fairfield 

Demand for income-producing property in Fairfield has stayed strong while supply has continued to tighten. Only 16 multi-family homes sold across the entire town in 2025. That scarcity is what turns a well-located two-family into a competitive event rather than a listing, and it is why an estate holding one is often sitting on more value than anyone in the family realizes.

Congratulations to My Sellers 

Settling an estate is not a transaction anyone chooses. Handing this family a result that was materially better than the one they walked in expecting was the best part of this sale!

I wrote about this one when it first went under contract, if you want the earlier chapter.

Curious what this means for your own home? Start with what your home is actually worth and how I prepare a home for market.

If you are settling an estate, or weighing what to do with a property you did not plan to own, let’s talk strategy.