Scott's Blog

There are some new changes to this site, I'd like feedback I've added two new additions to the site here, 1.) A tab for foreclosures, preforeclosures and other properties that are usually hard to find in the MLS and 2.) an ActiveRain Blog. I'm hoping that this will allow my current and future cli...

Still a mixed bag, some good and some could be better. For the Greater Rochester area in the month of April vs. March, there's been an increase of 27.9% in closings, 12.8% increase in purchase offers accepted and a 7.4% increase in the median sales price.  For the period of April '07 to April '08...

Now that it's time to sell your house, what should you do to compete with the others in your market? Economics come into play here.  It may be better to allow the new buyer to assume the costs of changing the kitchen or other amenities, or give an allowance in the sales price to reflect the costs...

Real Estate markets in Mendon, Pittsford and Henrietta have all gotten positive national press, as has all the greater Rochester area.  We are one of the few markets that has price appreciation, average turnover has been between 45 to 63 days in these submarkets, yet the perception on the parts o...