Here's One for the Books! - 09/11/09 07:14 PM

I RENOVATED THE WRONG CONDO!
 
What would you do if you bought a condo, spent months living in it and then found out out you actually owned the unit next door.  You live in and renovated someone else's property.  Well a gentlemen in Colorado did just that and, guess what, blamed the listing agent because she marketed the unit and gave him the keys to the wrong unit.   It happened in Colorado, read the full story here.
 
 
 
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Bernie Madoff's House in Montauk is on the Market, But Where? - 09/06/09 07:17 AM
All over the news this past week I have been watching reports of Bernie Madoff's home in Montauk coming on the market.  If looks like a terrific house which is waterfront in Montauk and has just the most magnificent views. So here is my question.  I have been searching the multiple listing sites out on Long Island and I can't find the listing.  I searched REALTOR.com, I searched the Long Island MLS and a variety of other sites.  I can't imagine that a house like this where certainly the best and most extensive marketing must be done to insure that the … (4 comments)

95 Years Old and Taking Continuing Education - 09/06/09 05:25 AM
In New York State Brokers who had been selling real estate full time for 15 years or longer used to be exempt from taking continuing education until this past year when this rule was changed.  Now there will be no more exemptions.  In Texas I guess they don't exempt anyone.  From the Dallas News:

Ebby Halliday recently spent two days "incarcerated," as she puts 
  The 98-year-old grande dame of residential real estate served her 15-hour sentence of classroom studies required by the Texas Real Estate Commission to maintain her license
How many of us can see ourselves sitting in … (7 comments)

A "Free" Market Analysis? - 09/05/09 02:06 PM

 
The phrase "free" market analysis really rubs me the wrong way.  Do we use the word free as an enticement for a homeowner to have us come into their homes and have a discussion about what their home is worth?  We are saying it won't cost you anything, it is free so why not, you might as well.
 
It's Free, We Might As Well!
I don't know about all the other agents out there but I know that it takes me hours to fully analyze a property, to carefully consider the market, to position a price so it … (48 comments)

Westchester County, New York Housing Statistics, July 09 - 09/03/09 06:22 AM

Just published by the New York State Association ofREALTORS are the housing statistics for the month of JulyAs expected the number of sales is down.  The good news is the June 09-July 09 number of sales is up by 23.1%.
Now we need to see if this is because of the spring/summer selling season.
 
July, 07  614 Sales
July 08  497  Sales
 June 09  309 Sales
 
July 09  411 Sales

July 07 - July 09  -19.1
July 08 -July 09  -17.3
June 09-July 09   23.1*
 July 07 - July 09   -33.1


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2A Overhill Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583 for Rent - 09/02/09 01:35 PM
A charming Center Hall Colonial in the Village of Scarsdale, New York for rent.  Available October 1, 2009 this house features a formal living room, formal dining room, large first floor den, powder room, eat in kitchen, 1st floor laundry, master bed room and bath, 3 family bedrooms and a full hall bath.  Two minute walk to the Village of Scarsdale with it's boutiques and Zachy's.  Walk to the Scarsdale train station and take a short trip into New York City, 35 minutes. Scarsdale School District.  $4,750.00  MLS#2926232
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