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Charter Oak Real Estate & Management is a full-service real estate brokerage and management company specializing in the purchase, sale, rental, and management of select residential developments and premier properties. Headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut, Charter Oak is a boutique firm with statewide reach, delivering a brand of superior service based on experience, integrity and efficiency.
For developers and other sellers of real estate, Charter Oak’s unique marketing approach ensures that our clients earn the highest market-driven prices. For buyers, we will educate and guide you through the most complex transactions, negotiating for your best interests. For homeowner associations and investors seeking the most effective management available, our forward thinking and proactive style ensures quantifiable results.
Charter Oak is a closely integrated team of accomplished professionals with extensive experience in every aspect of real estate. Our unique team work approach is the hallmark of our business and we pride ourselves on our ability to effectively collaborate and cooperate with clients, strategic partners and industry colleagues. This ensures maximum exposure for the properties that we market and manage; guaranteeing results.
Our highly personalized services paired with our creative approach set us apart as a trusted brokerage and industry leader. We live, work and play here; as such, we know first-hand the neighborhoods, beaches, schools and the many other features that make Connecticut so very special. This commitment to understanding the local communities simply cannot be replicated by the national or regional firms who lack our same focus.
Trust is hard to come by in today’s fiercely competitive real estate market.
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The Story Behind Our Name
When the colony of Connecticut was formed in 1639, colonists wanted to ensure that each of their three settlements had equal rights. Elected representatives from each settlement wrote the Fundamental Orders, which allowed the colony to govern itself. Thanks to the diplomacy of Governor John Winthrop, Jr., in 1662, King Charles II gave the Connecticut colony a Charter that empowered them with a legal basis and the approval of the King. As a result, Connecticut became an independent colony with its own government.
Twenty-five years later, King James II in his attempts to reunite the New England colonies, demanded Connecticut to surrender their Charter. He appointed Sir Edmond Andros, who was assigned by the King to rule all of the New England colonies in a single entity, with the responsibility. After numerous requests, a frustrated Andros finally marched from New York to Hartford with members of British armed forces to seize the Charter.
Met by Governor Robert Treat, a meeting was established and on that crucial night, with the fate of Connecticut hanging in the balance, a debate ensued for hours as the colonists refused to give up the Charter. At the meeting, with only the Charter separating the opposing sides, legend has it that in the middle of heated discussion, the candles in the room were suddenly extinguished. Once re-lit, the Connecticut Charter had disappeared.
During the confusion, Captain Joseph Wadsworth is credited with removing the Charter and hiding it in the trunk of a nearby majestic white oak tree where it was protected. In 1689, James II was overthrown and Andros lost power in the colonies. The Connecticut Charter emerged from hiding and was used to govern Connecticut for many years thereby preserving the rights of the colonists.
The refusal of our early Connecticut leaders to give up the Charter, despite royal order and the threat of arms, marked one of the greatest episodes of unwavering courage in the State’s history. A representation of true grit, determination and a love of freedom, the Charter Oak is one of the most significant symbols to the State of Connecticut.
As a locally owned independent real estate company; we understand what makes Connecticut special. Like the spirit of our forefathers, Charter Oak Real Estate & Management is a real estate company with the courage to oppose big corporate philosophies, think “outside the box”, and deliver beyond our customers’ expectations. Experienced, honest, educated and professional, with a reputation built on trust, we care about people and we’re committed to providing our clients with the personal attention and service they deserve. Let us show you the difference; let Charter Oak be your most significant symbol in Connecticut real estate!