For this week's Featured Open House Property, we're shining the light on an exceptionally styled and constructed Cos Cob home with a sweeping back lawn. 5 bedrooms all en suite, three fireplaces plus a marble cook's kitchen with adjoining family room, large workout room, wine cellar and home theater complete this gem of a home.

As for recent sales, this week we continued to see a steady flow of property transfers around town. While central Greenwich again had the highest number of closings both Old Greenwich and Riverside were well represented.

With the 4th of July holiday weekend in the rear-view, the summer real estate market in Greenwich is full steam ahead - as evidenced by the full slate of local Open Houses planned for this weekend. See some of the select opportunities listed below for discerning buyers to discover the home of their dreams.

We think you'll also find interest in our Featured Open House of the week - a classic Riverside home located on coveted Gilliam Lane. This stone front colonial, built in the 1940's has been beautifully renovated throughout and is just steps from the train or shoreline. Kitchen aficionados will adore the timeless Christopher Peacock kitchen boasting a La Cornue range, Urban Archaeology lighting and granite countertops. Be sure to click through below to see even more images!

The 4th of July holiday weekend is upon us and the Greenwich real estate market is taking the weekend off to celebrate our nation’s birthday. There are only a couple of open houses on the calendar right now - so we featured both of them for any of you who may be in the market.

As for recent sales, this past week the Greenwich real-estate market again saw a number of house closings with the majority of sales occurring on properties in the $1-2MM price range. In addition, the majority of the sales appear to be related to more recent property listings from the spring market.

For our 'Featured Open House Property' this week, we've chosen to shine the light on a spectacular new construction on the water in Lucas Point. The home, built by award-winning Karp Associates, has spectacular views of Greenwich Cove. After all, who doesn't dream of a home with a water view?

As for recent sales activity, this week we saw a much larger number of home sales recorded in town than in weeks past. Moreover, a number of the sales involved higher-end mid and back-country properties.  It is likely that it's way too early to consider this to be a trend; however, it is nice to see the flurry of activity in the local marketplace.

Is real estate on your mind this Father's Day weekend?

For anyone looking to sell a home, it can be helpful to see what similar homes are priced at. For those of you interested in purchasing a home, this is a great chance to see where your budget will get you.

Lets face it - most everyone in Greenwich is interested in the local real estate market - even if it's just out of idle curiosity. That's why once a week, for your convenience, we provide our readers with a list of select Greenwich-area open houses PLUS information on select recent sales.

It could be that you're looking for a bigger home, or the kids are recently graduated and it's time to downsize. Perhaps you're a Living Greenwich reader from out of town who's planning a future move and trying to get a feel for the local real estate market. Or maybe you're just curious where the numbers for that home you purchased ten (or twenty) years ago fall in the current economic climate...

That's why once a week, for your convenience, we provide our readers with a list of select Greenwich-area open houses.