Selling in the 4th quarter - 09/24/10 10:27 AM
Traditional wisdom says that the best time to sell your home is in the spring when market activity is high. In the past 2 years in Nassau County, NY the 4th quarter represented 20% of the under contracts for that year.  Considering that an even distribution would mean each quarter garnering 25% of the sales - 20 % is no small number.  What might be the reason for putting your house on the market now as the 4th quarter approaches?  The best reason is that you want to get on with your life and don't want to wait 6 -9 months to move on … (1 comments)

Be Proactive with CO's - 09/10/10 10:13 AM
Besides issues with financing the mortgage, the number most important issue you will encounter from the time the contract is signed until you get to the closing table is having all the co's for the work done in the house since you moved there.  More than half of all closings in our area are complicated, held up or cancelled because of certificate of occupancy issues.  You put up or extended that beautiful deck in the backyard, you expanded the half bath to a full bath, you added a big shed to your backyard.  All these are issues that need to be … (0 comments)