Investing in commercial properties in Connecticut is a good option even in this economy, according to many experts in the industry. The Connecticut service sector accounts for forty percent of the state's business activities, with trading itself being a close second. Heavy industry and manufacturing is almost non-existent. Therefore, most of the opportunities in commercial real estate in Connecticut will be found in the field of office and retail space. Commercial real estate in general is a better investment vehicle, especially in these economically tumultuous times, mainly on account of its better track record at dodging the kind of speculative investment and outright fraud that has often accompanied the residential real estate market. Values are consistent, if unexciting, but that's a good thing these days because "flat is the new 'up!'"

Slow but steady growth has marked the history of real estate in Connecticut for some time. Connecticut has never been that hot a real estate market despite its proximity to the great metropolises of New York and Boston. Yet it is precisely in large part on account of such proximity that residential and commercial realty does exist and can remain active. In fact, in spite of the current economic meltdown in our day, the State of Connecticut has not witnessed too many overly dramatic shifts in its real estate markets. A thankful sort of equilibrium rules, with consistent levels of inventory and somewhat stabilized prices being the norm, all things considered. Connecticut commercial realty seems to have a lot of upside potential as opposed to other states which seem like they are still in a dramatically downward momentum, real estate experts say.

One hallmark of commercial realty's fortunes in the state is, arguably, The Danbury Fair in Danbury, Connecticut, the state's largest shopping mall, with two levels hosting a hundred and eighty stores over one million and three hundred square feet of retail space. The oldest one, founded in 1947, is Stamford's Ridgeway Shopping Center with three levels, forty-seven stores, and almost four hundred thousand square feet of retail space. Experts note that it has been reported that no Connecticut shopping malls top any world - or national, for that matter - lists for size or any other attribute, but thankfully none have been forced to close so far due to the economic turmoil this past year. It is expected that once the New York City Metropolitan Area recovers, Connecticut will follow along in short order.