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2008
The 3 most important things you can do to get your home sold in today’s market: 1. Hire the most experienced and LOCAL agent you can find. Make sure they back up their claims to being #1. What does that mean? Are they #1 in their office of 3 agents? Are they #1 of the new agents in their of...
06/25/2008
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Okay, to update my post from yesterday. Not the "whole" country. In the 20 cities tracked by Standard & Poor's home price index. In my area, Long Island, in included in this average of 15.3% The issue I have is this, Long Island is lumped in with NYC and some of Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsy...
06/25/2008
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News just in. Home prices dropped 15% in April as compared to a year ago. Add to that, prices dropped in EVERY city in the country for the first time since this down turn.
06/24/2008
In Suffolk County, New York, it seems like age restricted condos, over 55 years, are springing up everywhere! Why may you ask? A variety of reasons, for one, supply and demand. The baby boomers (of which I am one) finally are finding them selves in empty nests. We no longer want or need the 4...
06/23/2008
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In my opinion, short sales, at least in my area, have the biggest effect on dropping home prices. Why? In a short sale, the owner's bank takes the loss, not the owner. Therefore, the owner just wants it sold, at any price. The owner is usually in financial trouble and is unable to keep the ho...
06/20/2008
Certified Appraisal Information We are Licensed Real Estate Associate Brokers providing Free Market Analysis.Toby is also a Certified Appraiser who can provide written appraisal reports. Reasons for Fee Appraisals PMI Insurance Removal Matrimonial Estate Tax Grievance Fair Market Value Mor...
06/19/2008
We can provide you with a free copy of quarterly market reports prepared by Miller Samuels Real Estate Appraisers. We have reports covering Nassau/Suffolk and the North Fork/Hamptons. As you all know, the market has changed from a hot, hot, hot seller's market, to a slower, buyer's market. What...
06/18/2008
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While our lives are often consumed with Real Estate, we would like to share a few personal things first. We are avid boaters. You can find us on our 30' Doral, named Kokopelli at our home base on the Patchogue River at the Oar Restauant located on West Ave. If our boat isn't there, you will prob...
06/10/2008
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