second home: GREAT AFFORDABILITY BRINGS REAL ESTATE BUYERS FROM THE SIDELINES IN THE NORTH FORK & HAMPTONS
- 08/18/11 07:18 AM
The Real Estate market in the North Fork (and the Hamptons) is brisk in the East End offices of Town&Country, we are happy to report. Amid wild swings in the markets, caused by (international) sovereign debt crises, the Media are continuing to report on the RE market with a negative bias: a great example today was MSNBC's, and other cable channels'- negative slant on the NAR report of existing home sales for July of 2011, down 3.5% over June 2011. The reporting is entirely ignoring that the same number is up a whopping 21% over July 2010! Buying Real Estate makes (0 comments)
second home: Strong trending in March continues in the Real Estate market on the North Fork for April
- 05/03/10 06:53 AM
I reported earlier that March 2010 was a great month for Real Estate in North Fork Wine Country. Now I am able to report that, in terms of contracts signed - which is the among the least delayed measures of RE activity- April 2010 continued very strong trending! With 34 contracts signed, April 2010 was equal to records set in March of 2008 and (data gathered from MLSLI) and August of 2007, when RE was considered exceptionally strong. Upscale sales were keeping up; but most activity showed at slightly lowered median price of $447,000 indicating first time home buyers took advantage of the (0 comments)
second home: 55th annual North Fork Strawberry Festival - Mattituck
- 06/12/09 11:15 AM
One of the signs that Summer's almost here: the 55th annual Mattituck Strawberry Festival which will be held June 19-21 at Strawberry Fields in Mattituck: take a drive with the kids - they will love it! A uniquely North Fork event! While you are out :check out what your Real Estate dollar can buy on the North Fork and let us show you some homes before the Fireworks at Strawberry Field... call our North fork offices in Mattituck (631 298 0600) or Southold (631 765 0500) or visit www.1townandcountry.com
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second home: Long Island Winter Fest - Off Season on the North Fork at its best!
- 01/03/09 02:02 AM
It's after the Holidays and the snow is falling.... and the North Fork is getting busier again. The Winter Fest and its 2009 Jazz- theme are allowing daytrippers and weekenders from all over the world, from Manhattan to Tokyo, Boston to London and Munich, to come and enjoy the bountiful harvest of the North Fork, wine, seafood, local produce and potatoes, the waterfront and winter walk beaches, the ferries to shop a day in Sag Harbor or Greenport, Love Lane, Atlantis Aquarium, or just rural landscapes and nature. It's great, the long lines and crowds are gone and all seems even (0 comments)
second home: What's really going on in Real Estate Sales on the North Fork?
- 11/30/08 05:29 AM
The Real Estate Market -and this should not come to any serious Real Estate Professional's , buyer's or seller's surprise- has slowed down. This slow down has two components, each with its own dynamics, but one influencing the other: volume of transactions price levels. It is important and necessary to get a grip on what is really going on, for sellers to see what their properties realistically are worth in today's market, and for buyers to see where the value lies. And look at the facts to discover the positive side of this market. A good measure of what is really happening (0 comments)
second home: Is now the time to buy a home on the North Fork?
- 10/19/08 06:07 AM
With all the turmoil in the credit markets, following the stock market's wild gyrations, people are still buying and selling homes on the North Fork. I give you that it was a little slow transaction-wise, but the transactions I saw were good ones by smart sellers and even smarter buyers. Investing wisely and making money require -besides spreading risk- common sense and thinking just a little bit ahead of the others: and don't forget to step aside while the lemmings jump off the cliff. And make no mistake: people are still making a lot of money even in today's stock market, also when its (0 comments)