About Carey & Guarrera Real Estate: Shelton's Independent Brokerage Since 1989

About Carey & Guarrera Real Estate: Shelton's Independent Brokerage Since 1989

Carey & Guarrera Real Estate is an independently owned brokerage at 59 Old Shelton Road in Shelton, Connecticut. Since 1989 we have helped buyers and sellers across Shelton, Trumbull, Monroe, Milford, Stratford, Oxford and Fairfield County move with confidence. “Opening Doors Since 1989” isn’t just our slogan — it’s a record we’ve built one Connecticut family at a time.

Founded in Shelton. Still Run From Shelton.

Pat Carey and Jim Guarrera were Shelton residents before they were business partners. They opened the firm in 1989 on a simple premise: the people selling homes in a town should be the people who live in it. More than three decades later, Carey & Guarrera is still independently owned and operated from that same office — no franchise fees, no out-of-state call center, no regional manager deciding how your listing gets marketed.

Three generations of the Carey and Guarrera families work here today. Pat Carey and Jim Guarrera founded the firm in 1989 and remain owners and advisors. Their sons, Chris Carey and Steve Guarrera, are managing brokers who carry their own listings alongside the team and lead much of our new-construction and development work. Keenan Carey, the third generation, heads the firm’s marketing, brand and technology, mentors the agents coming up behind him, and sells across the Fairfield County himself.

Every significant decision here gets made by those five people together. Not by a regional office, not by a franchisor — by five licensed agents who all still work these towns.

Shelton’s #1 Brokerage by Sales Volume Since 2000

Since 2000, Carey & Guarrera has closed more than $1.25 billion in Shelton single-family and condominium sales — over 12% of everything sold in the city, and the largest share of any brokerage (SmartMLS closed sales, 1/1/2000 – 8/25/2026). That is 3,452 transaction sides through the 2008 downturn, the pandemic rush, and today’s tight inventory.

Why an Independent Connecticut Brokerage Still Wins

Connecticut’s real estate landscape has been reshaped by corporate consolidation. We’re one of the state’s enduring independents, and we intend to stay that way. Independence means our agents answer to you and to each other, not to a national brand’s script. It means personalized service, deep community roots, and the kind of unwavering integrity a big umbrella can’t replicate.

The Connecticut Towns We Know Best

Our agents work across the Naugatuck Valley and lower Fairfield County every day:

Shelton · Trumbull · Monroe · Milford · Stratford · Fairfield · Oxford

Through SmartMLS we have listing access across the entire state of Connecticut, so if your search crosses a town line, we can follow it.

Accredited, Connected, and Backed by a Local Team

Carey & Guarrera Real Estate is a BBB Accredited Business with an A+ rating, accredited since 2013. We’re members of SmartMLS, Connecticut’s statewide multiple listing service. And we’ve supported Shelton-area schools, teams and charities since the year we opened — because a brokerage that only shows up at closings isn’t really part of a community.

Ready to Buy or Sell in Shelton, CT?

Whether you’re buying your first home or selling one you’ve loved for forty years, you’ll work with a named local agent from the first showing to the final signature.

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Carey & Guarrera Real Estate
59 Old Shelton Road, Shelton, CT 06484
203-925-0058