Jay Contessa
As a licensed REALTOR® and third-generation native of the Ridgefield area, I use my long-standing local ties and in-depth market knowledge to help clients make confident, informed decisions. Backed by 40 years of business experience, my background in negotiating high-level corporate deals has sharpened my ability to analyze situations, think strategically, and advocate effectively for my clients. I help sellers prepare their homes with smart, cost-effective improvements, connect them with reliable local vendors, and manage the process from start to finish. For buyers, I offer honest advice, local insight, and steady guidance through each step of the journey. My goal is to make sure every client feels supported and well-prepared throughout one of life’s biggest decisions.
Proudly serving Fairfield County, Connecticut!
- Personalized guidance to determine your priorities
- Drawing upon market knowledge and research to find the right home
- Negotiating requests and offers
- Coordinating contracts and documentation
- Delivering support after the sale
- Researching the local real estate market
- Preparing and staging home to sell
- Deciding accurate asking price for maximum profit in shortest time frame
- Identifying the key selling points
- Comprehensive, strategic marketing of your home to potential buyers
- Negotiating with buyers on your behalf
- Sourcing leads from expansive network
- High-resolution video tours and photography
- Open houses
- Comprehensive social media marketing campaign
- Individual property website
- Direct mailers and door hangers/flyers
- Utilizing the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)
- Syndicated listing on 350 high-visibility websites
- Licensed REALTOR®, 2020
- Business Degree, Connecticut University
- Connecticut Association of REALTORS®
- National Association of REALTORS®
- SMART MLS
- Platinum Award, Sotheby’s International Realty, 2024
- Member, Redding Boys & Girls Club