Zack DeCaro is a Connecticut real estate broker based in nearby Rocky Hill, with 250+ homes sold personally. Sell your New Britain home with full service for a 1% listing fee plus $400, or buy with a broker who knows the market.
Zack DeCaro is a licensed Connecticut real estate broker (REB.0795525) with Property Works New England at 2264 Silas Deane Hwy in Rocky Hill. He has more than 10 years in real estate, with 250+ homes sold personally and $75M+ in sales volume. Public agent profiles show only part of that record: 181 closed sales totaling $52.5 million on Homes.com and 219 sales on Zillow as of September 2026. Portal counts do not reflect his full transaction history.
A Connecticut seller wrote on Google: “When we received multiple offers, Zack expertly navigated the negotiations, securing a sale price that was significantly above asking.” Read more client reviews.
Zack represented the seller of 75 Wood Rd, New Britain, which sold for $290,000 in January 2026. Nearby, Zack also sold homes in East Hartford, Bolton, Colchester and East Hampton over the past year. See more recent sales.
New Britain is a highly competitive market. Redfin reports a median sale price of about $345,000 for the 06053 ZIP code in August 2026, up 8.4% from a year earlier, with homes selling for 104.8% of list price on average and 72% selling above asking. The median home sold in 33 days.
When most homes get multiple offers, the listing agent’s job is to set the right price, make the home show well online, and negotiate terms as well as price. That is the same work you get from Zack for 1% of the sale price plus a $400 transaction fee. On a $345,000 sale, the listing-side fee would be $3,850.
Pricing strategy based on recent New Britain and nearby sales, professional photography, MLS and major portal exposure (Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, Homes.com), showing coordination, offer review and negotiation, and management of inspections, appraisal and closing with your attorney. Connecticut is an attorney-closing state, and Zack works with the attorney you choose.
New Britain has many two- and three-family homes, and investor demand is strong. Buyers will ask for a rent roll, leases, security deposit records and utility information, and lenders may count rental income. Many homes here were built before 1978, which requires a lead-based paint disclosure. With 10+ years of investment, REO and multifamily experience, Zack can price and market a property for both investors and owner-occupants.
New Britain, Newington, Berlin, Plainville, Farmington, Southington, West Hartford and the rest of Hartford County. See all markets we serve, or Zack’s pages for Wethersfield and Rocky Hill.
Connecticut charges a state conveyance tax on every residential sale and each town adds its own share. Most Connecticut towns charge 0.25%. New Britain is one of a short list of municipalities authorized to charge double that, at 0.5%, so a New Britain seller pays more conveyance tax than a seller in Newington or Wethersfield on the same price.
On a $275,000 New Britain sale that is about $2,063 to the state and $1,375 to the city, or roughly $3,438 in total. The same sale in a 0.25% town would carry about $688 less. It is not a large number against the price of a house, but it is real money that belongs on your net sheet before you list, not on the closing statement as a surprise.
Municipal conveyance rates are set locally and can be changed, so treat the figure above as the starting point and let your closing attorney confirm the current rate. Connecticut also closes through attorneys, so budget for one alongside the tax, your payoff and recording costs. None of this is part of the listing fee.
Knowing your buyer pool changes how you prepare a New Britain listing. A large share of buyers here are first-time buyers using financing with tighter appraisal and condition standards, and investors looking at the city's two-family and three-family stock. Those two groups want different things, and a house that is priced and prepared for one can sit while the other walks past it.
For first-time buyers in particular, competition is real and offers are often decided on terms rather than price alone. The case study on 2391 Stanley Street, where a first-time buyer beat higher offers, walks through what that looked like on an actual New Britain deal, from pre-approval and deposit through inspection and appraisal. It is written from the buyer's side, but if you are selling it is a useful look at how the offers on your kitchen table are actually put together.
Interview two or three agents and compare their pricing plan, marketing, recent sales, reviews and fee. Zack DeCaro is a Connecticut broker based in Rocky Hill with 250+ homes sold personally and a full-service 1% listing option (plus a $400 transaction fee). You can reach him at 860-209-3000.
According to Redfin, the median home in the 06053 ZIP code sold in 33 days in August 2026, and 72% of homes sold above list price. Well-priced homes often go under contract within the first week or two.
Typical seller costs are the listing-side fee, any buyer-agent compensation you choose to offer, Connecticut’s state conveyance tax (0.75% on the portion of the price up to $800,000), the municipal conveyance tax, your attorney’s fee, any mortgage payoff and prorated taxes. With Zack, the listing-side fee is 1% plus $400. Commissions are negotiable and not set by law.
Yes. Many investors prefer occupied properties with good rent history. Tenants' lease rights continue after a sale, so share leases and deposit records early and coordinate showings with proper notice.
Yes. Zack and Nick DeCaro, a Connecticut and Massachusetts real estate agent, help buyers in New Britain and across Hartford County. Learn about buying with Zack.
Market data: Redfin 06053 (New Britain) housing market, August 2026; figures change monthly. Sales counts from Zack DeCaro’s records and his Homes.com and Zillow profiles. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. All commissions and fees are negotiable and not set by law; the 1% fee plus $400 applies to listing-side representation only, and buyer-agent compensation, if offered, is separate and negotiable. Written by Zack DeCaro, CT Broker REB.0795525, Property Works New England (REB.0758662) · Last reviewed September 2026.
Zack lists across Hartford County and central Connecticut. Seller guides for the towns next door:
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