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Catherine Mason · Licensed Real Estate Advisor · RE/MAX Rise

Norwalk · Coastal Fairfield County

From the Sound
to the Stable.

Coastal Fairfield County homes, and properties with room for a horse.

Get the free Buyer GuideCall 475-261-8769

The Sound

Coastal Fairfield County.

All five of Catherine's towns sit on Long Island Sound.

Her towns

From Stamford to Fairfield.

Stamford, Darien, Norwalk, Westport and Fairfield. She also helps buyers in Shelton and Stratford.

Catherine Mason · Licensed Real Estate Advisor · RE/MAX Rise

Norwalk · Coastal Fairfield County · RE/MAX RiseNorwalk · Coastal Fairfield County

Meet Catherine Mason.

Coastal Fairfield County homes, from Stamford to Fairfield, and properties with room for a horse. Catherine Mason helps you find the right one, with the eye she built over ten years in professional theatre.Coastal Fairfield County homes from Stamford to Fairfield, and properties with room for a horse.

Get the free Buyer GuideCall 475-261-8769

Catherine Mason, Licensed Real Estate Advisor · Brokered by RE/MAX Rise

Catherine Mason, RE/MAX Rise real estate advisor, smiling outdoors in a navy blouse in front of a gray house

Free Buyer Guide

The whole purchase, laid out before your first tour.

Catherine wrote her guide for first-time buyers, and it reads just as well if your last move was years ago. Fifteen pages in plain language.

Catherine Mason's printed, spiral-bound Buyer Guide, Welcome to the Homebuying Journey, on a wood table

  • The process at a glance

    Four stages, from budget planning to keys in hand.

  • Budget and upfront costs

    What a loan approval looks at, what a monthly payment includes, and the cash to plan for at closing.

  • Before you make an offer

    The questions smart buyers ask first, and five mistakes first-time buyers should avoid.

Look inside

Page from Catherine's Buyer Guide: Define Your Home Priorities
Page from Catherine's Buyer Guide: 5 Mistakes First-Time Buyers Should Avoid
Page from Catherine's Buyer Guide: Questions Smart Buyers Ask Before Making an Offer

Three of the fifteen pages.

First-time buyer guide, 2025 edition. PDF, 15 pages.

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Tell Catherine where you are looking. The guide downloads the moment you send this.

By sending this form you agree Catherine Mason may contact you about your home search. No obligation. Your Buyer Guide downloads on the next screen.

Catherine Mason

Licensed Real Estate Advisor, RE/MAX Rise

CT license RES.0817647. Verify it on CT eLicense

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Download it below. Catherine will follow up from catherinemasonctrea@gmail.com if you want help with your search.

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Want Catherine to start the search?

Tell her your towns and timeframe.

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The Sound

Coastal Fairfield County, starting in Norwalk.

All five sit on Long Island Sound. Pick a town and Catherine starts your search there. The Buyer Guide form fills it in for you.

On Long Island SoundNorwalkFirst on Catherine's list.Start a Norwalk search DarienStart a Darien search WestportStart a Westport search StamfordStart a Stamford search FairfieldStart a Fairfield search

Also helping buyers in Shelton and Stratford.

Catherine Mason smiling beside a chestnut horse with a white blaze inside a wooden barn
Equestrian Lifestyle is one of Catherine's listed RE/MAX specialties.

The Stable

Room for the horse, too.

A house can look right on paper and still be wrong for a horse. Catherine starts an equestrian search with what the horse needs, then finds the house around it.

What the search covers

  • Barn and stalls
  • Paddocks and turnout
  • A riding ring
  • Trail access
  • Acreage and zoning, confirmed with the town

Questions to settle before an offer

  1. How many stalls does the barn have, and what shape are they in?
  2. Is there turnout for every horse, or room to add a paddock?
  3. Does local zoning allow the horses you plan to keep?
  4. Where do the trails go, and can you ride out from the property?

Selling a property with a barn? Catherine's staging background helps buyers see the barn, the fencing and the ring the way you do.

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Before real estate, the stage

Staging was a theatre word first.

Catherine spent ten years in professional theatre before she moved into real estate. That background shows up in staging, presentation and design, and in helping buyers picture a room before the furniture moves in.

She is a Licensed Real Estate Advisor with RE/MAX Rise, and she works with buyers and sellers from the first conversation through closing day.

She walks a house the way a director walks a set: what you feel at the front door, where the light falls, what a room could become.

  • An advisor at every step

    Clear guidance from the first conversation through closing day.

  • Education first

    Market insight and plain explanations, so every decision is an informed one.

  • Steady communication

    Consistent, proactive updates, especially when a step feels confusing.

  • A home's real potential

    Renovation and design ideas, so you can see past paint colors and furniture.

Catherine Mason

Licensed Real Estate Advisor, RE/MAX Rise

CT license RES.0817647. Verify it on CT eLicense

How it works

Four steps from first call to keys.

  1. Buyer consultation

    Sit down with Catherine to go over your goals, timeline and must-haves.

  2. A search built for you

    She sets up a custom property search around your towns and priorities.

  3. Tours with a designer's eye

    Private showings where she points out what photos hide and what a room could become.

  4. Offer to closing

    Offer strategy, inspection, appraisal and the final walkthrough, one step at a time.

Before you tour, get pre-approved for a mortgage.

This Week in Norwalk

Norwalk, one week at a time.

A short list of what is on in Norwalk, in her words, with a link to the official source for every item.

Questions

Before you reach out.

Which towns does Catherine work in?

Norwalk, Darien, Westport, Stamford and Fairfield. She also helps buyers in Shelton and Stratford.

What is in the Buyer Guide?

Fifteen pages: the process at a glance, your budget and upfront costs, your home priorities, the search, making an offer, contract to close, five mistakes to avoid, and the questions to ask before an offer. It is written for first-time buyers (2025 edition).

I need room for a horse. Can Catherine help?

Yes. Equestrian Lifestyle is one of her listed specialties. Tick the horse box on the form and tell her about the barn, turnout and riding you need. Zoning and acreage questions get confirmed with the town.

What happens after I send the form?

The guide downloads right away. If you want help with a search, Catherine follows up by email, or you can call her at 475-261-8769.

Start with the guide. Then start the search.

A house near the water or a place with a barn, the first step is the same.

Get the free Buyer GuideCall 475-261-8769