Litchfield County Real Estate

11/09/2026

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11/08/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Black Friday Antidote: Connecticut Broker-Artist Giving Away 100+ Original Paintings at Suffield Taproom

Steve Schappert bypasses retail doorbusters to place large-format, textured abstract canvases directly into local homes—free of charge.

SUFFIELD, Conn. — While holiday shoppers brace for dawn doorbusters and big-box receipts, one veteran Connecticut builder and abstract painter is staging an unconventional Black Friday: giving away over 100 original, signed canvases to anyone who walks through the door.

On Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, Steve Schappert will distribute his studio collection at The Tap Room at Suffield (915 South Street). There are no entry fees, raffle tickets, purchase requirements, or brewery minimums. Pieces range from intimate 9-by-12-inch studies to commanding 4-by-5-foot gallery statements, handed out on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last (limit one per attendee).

Schappert’s work features layered, kinetic abstractions—bold sweeps of impasto, splattered pigments, and intricate webs of color that evoke organic blueprints and strands of living energy. For Schappert, who has spent nearly 50 years framing houses and negotiating property lines, releasing his studio work without a cash register is an intentional critique of modern consumer culture.

“Every day in real estate, I watch people invest everything into finding the right house, only to slap mass-printed, algorithm-driven decor from a warehouse shelf onto the walls,” said Schappert. “A house is just framing and drywall until you give it a pulse. Original art belongs where families gather, break bread, and live their actual lives. On the most consumer-driven day of the calendar, I’d rather invest directly in Connecticut living rooms than run another transaction.”

Hosted in collaboration with regional staples Broad Brook Brewing and Powder Hollow Brewery, the gathering invites the public to meet the artist, browse the catalog of works, and claim a piece for their wall. The taproom will offer its standard food menu and craft beverage service throughout the afternoon.

About Steve Schappert

Steve Schappert is a Connecticut real estate broker, builder, and abstract artist with nearly five decades of experience in residential construction, sustainable land development, and property brokerage. Founder of Connecticut Real Estate Brokerage LLC and publisher of Home, Art & Family, Schappert bridges the physical mechanics of building with fine art, driven by the philosophy that authentic craftsmanship and original expression are what turn structures into homes. is this the finished look they are looking for?

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Steve Schappert | Founder, Connecticut Real Estate Brokerage LLC
Phone: (860) 880-0597 | Email: [email protected]
Website: https://homeartandfamily.com/connecticut-real-estates-great-art-giveaway/

11/05/2026

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10/30/2026

Connecticut Home Buyer's Guide. https://connecticutrealestate.online/connecticut-home-buyers-guide/ “There are things you can change and things you cannot. You can renovate a kitchen, finish a basement, or update a bath. You cannot move the house to a better street, enlarge the lot, or rewrite the school district and the tax base that come with the address. Buyers who choose the smaller or less well-located home because it already has the new kitchen are usually paying the prior owner’s renovation profit while locking themselves into the constraints they cannot fix. The stronger long-term position is the largest, best-located house you can responsibly afford—even if it needs work—because the things you cannot change are already right, and the things you can change remain under your control.” – Steve Schappert

Steve Schappert has bought, sold, built, repaired, renovated and provided energy audits for more than 1500 homes in the last 45 years. The national media has noticed and has been calling for advice since 1993. Now it’s your turn. Call or text Steve Schappert now at 203-994-3950.

10/11/2026

Connecticut Real Estate’s Great Art Give Away
One day only. Mid-November. Broad Brook Brewing, Suffield.
Original paintings by Steve Schappert, personally signed to you. Free.
Gifts for local families. For the people who gather in your home. For the rooms where life actually happens.
More than 100 original works placed directly into Connecticut family homes in a single day. Schappert has sold paintings professionally for years. This November he is giving them back—signed originals meant to stay on the wall.
Home Art and Family. The piece that marks a room as yours. The gift a family grows up with.
Date confirmed this week.
Come take something home that belongs there.

10/08/2026

Buy Connecticut Real Estate with a builder’s eye, and the search stops being a scroll through listings. Steve Schappert has spent nearly fifty years framing houses, running renovations, and reading the structure other brokers walk past.

He is also an abstract artist, which shows up in how he reads a house: proportion, light, and the way a room actually lives, not just the square footage on the sheet.

That same judgment carries into the buy side: financing that fits the property, inspections that separate cosmetic issues from load-bearing problems, negotiation grounded in what the house will cost to own, and a long-term read on systems, drainage, and resale instead of the pitch on the flyer.

Search every Connecticut listing with that strategy attached, and the goal is not hype. It is a house you can live in, fix with open eyes, and still respect five years from closing. Start a conversation: Text 203-994-3950
https://connecticutrealestate.online/buy/

10/08/2026

Buy Connecticut homes with a builder’s eye, and the search stops being a scroll through listings. Steve Schappert has spent nearly fifty years framing houses, running renovations, and reading the structure other brokers walk past.

He is also an abstract artist, which shows up in how he reads a house: proportion, light, and the way a room actually lives, not just the square footage on the sheet.

That same judgment carries into the buy side: financing that fits the property, inspections that separate cosmetic issues from load-bearing problems, negotiation grounded in what the house will cost to own, and a long-term read on systems, drainage, and resale instead of the pitch on the flyer.

Search every Connecticut listing with that strategy attached, and the goal is not hype. It is a house you can live in, fix with open eyes, and still respect five years from closing. Start a conversation: Text 203-994-3950
https://connecticutrealestate.online/buy/

10/07/2026

High-Yield Landlording: Why Better Properties Bring Better Tenants, Stability, and Profits. https://connecticutrealestate.online/better-properties-bring-better-tenants/

10/06/2026

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Get top value for your home with expert guidance, transparent pricing, and a seamless selling experience. Steve Schappert has spent more than 40 years assiting home owners, real estate agents, banks, property management and relocation companies with identifying cost effective repairs & improvements. He’ll tell you what your home is worth, what to clean, fix, and paint to raise that number, and how to price it so it sells.

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10/06/2026

SWEAT EQUITY OPPORTUNITY 82 Porter Street, Watertown $284,999 · 3 bedrooms · 1 bath · 1,624 sf · 0.52 level acre Public water. Public sewer. Available now.

https://homes.connecticutrealestate.online/idx/details/listing/d028/24168298/82-Porter-Street-Watertown-CT-06795

Most buyers in this town will pay $390,000 to $500,000 for a smaller house on a smaller lot because the kitchen cabinets are new. Same-size houses on half an acre are being offered well above this price. Porter Street is more house, a bigger usable yard, and about $115,000 less than that pack, because the cosmetic work is still open.

Floors, paint, fixtures, and the kitchen are the remaining scope. The heavy work is already done. Oil tank removed and soil certified clean. Asbestos and vermiculite remediated. Electric upgraded. Radon system in and certified. Third-party pre-inspection in the file. Clean title. It was under contract twice near $300,000 before that work was finished. It is $284,999 now.
What is for sale is not a showroom. It is 1,624 square feet of 1919 house on a level half acre the new-cabinet listings do not have.

Half an acre, level, all usable. About 22,650 square feet of yard, a red workshop already standing, public water and public sewer. Watertown allows one accessory dwelling on this R-10 lot, attached or detached, by zoning permit. On a 1,624-square-foot house the town cap is about 540 square feet and two bedrooms. Confirm the permit with the town before counting on it. The yard and the sewer are what make the application realistic.

If the priority is a smaller house and a tighter yard because the cabinets are new, those listings are easy to find. Finished on the surface. Short on land.
Why this works for you: the market is lazy. You are not. You get the larger roof, the larger level yard, and the work that is left in plain sight.

Steve Schappert · Connecticut Real Estate Brokerage · 860-880-0597 Equal Housing Opportunity
Accessory-dwelling size and approval are set by the Town of Watertown, not by this ad.