steve babbitt: October Sunset over Rochester, New York
- 11/10/16 12:41 AM
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steve babbitt: Christmas 2015
- 12/26/15 09:53 PM
We hope you each had a very Merry Christmas this year!
Hopefully you were able to spend some time with family and friends and maybe were even surprised by an out of town friend or relative!
More than presents are the relationships we have with people. No one goes to their deadbed saying I wish I got more presents! They say, I wish I had spent more time with people!
So let's make a New Year's resolution to do just that! In 2016, we will spend more time with the people we love!
Happy New Year!
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steve babbitt: The Freedom of Townhome Living
- 07/25/14 12:02 AM
Many of my customers have commented about how much they like living in a townhome after moving out of a single family home which they lived in for decades.
Here are a few of the freedoms they now enjoy:
1. No more mowing the lawn or having to be concerned with hiring a lawn service.
2. No more trimming the bushes and trees around their property.
3. No more sealing the driveway or hiring a contractor.
4. No more shoveling snow or hiring a snow plow service.
5. No more concern about the exterior maintenance.
Other benefits are lower … (0 comments)
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steve babbitt: Cinco de Mayo 2014
- 05/04/14 11:29 PM
May 5, 2014 - Cinco de Mayo
Many people confuse it with Mexican Independence Day but it isn't! This is the story....
Cinco de Mayo: In May of 1862, a powerful French army was in Mexico, fighting its way to Mexico City, with the intent of collecting a debt of money borrowed by Mexico. The French army was well-armed, well-disciplined and was efficiently destroying all resistance on its march to the capital. Outside of the town of Puebla, however, a most unlikely thing happened: Mexican soldiers, most of them with no training and poor equipment, defeated the French. The … (0 comments)
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steve babbitt: Flip Home for Sale in Rochester New York
- 03/31/14 12:12 AM
Located in the 19th Ward of the City of Rochester, this home is located at 351 Inglewood Drive. It is up for sale for $89,900.
It has 3 bedrooms with refinished hardwood floors and cedar closets.
The bathroom has been totally remodeled to a delux bathroom!
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steve babbitt: July 1st - 3 big things to celebrate
- 07/01/13 07:01 AM
Hello everyone!! RochesterREguy here, also know as Steve Babbitt
Today is July 1st!
We have now completed six months of the year and are in the second half of 2013!
Questions to ask yourself would be:
1. How am I doing with my business?
2. How am I doing with my sales?
3. What are the goals that I had for the year that I need to focus on?
Nothing like stepping back to look ahead!
Also today is a big day of celebration in Canada! They are celebrating the 146 Anniversary of forming the government.
Happy Canada … (0 comments)
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steve babbitt: Are Home Prices Rising too Fast!
- 06/22/13 02:51 AM
As I communicate with my Realtor friends across the country and hear the double digit percentages that they are experiencing in their market, I have to wonder, " Are home prices rising at an unsustainable rate?"
What do you think?
Isn't this what happened in 2005 and 2006, that created the problem of buyers and lenders expecting a huge appreciation in the home values the next year?
Fortunately on that point, Rochester, New York is safe! We are only plugging along with an increase of 5-6%. A big part of of our market is experiencing an inventory down almost 20%! … (6 comments)
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steve babbitt: Forecast for the 2013 Rochester New York Market
- 03/25/13 12:11 PM
We have been hearing from agents around the country that activity has picked up and they are seeing a shorter time on the market and stronger sale prices in their real estate markets than they have had in the past! So how does Rochester real estate fit into this? Here's the scoop from the President:
As I outlined in my news conference in January as we were presenting the 4th quarter stats, we have now had 6 consecutive quarters with an increase from the same quarter of the previous year They are:
3rd Quarter 2011 … (1 comments)
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steve babbitt: Spring a head, Fall back!
- 03/10/13 06:13 AM
Spring ahead, Fall back! Referring to our clocks and Daylight Savings Time.
How many times have you heard that phrase? Doesn't it help you keep it straight? There was a lot of comments on Twitter and Facebook, about people setting the clocks back on Saturday night and others, like myself, that do it Sunday morning.
Either way is good, as long as you didn't have an early morning appointment and missed it because you chose to do in on Sunday morning and forgot until it was after the appointment time. Many people had this happen to them this morning!
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steve babbitt: March - In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
- 03/02/13 03:45 AM
As you know, if you live in the "North," March came in as a Lion and it remains to be seen, if it will leave as a Lamb.
Last year was different, it was mild most of the winter. However, year after year, it appears that March is the swing month for our weather.
Weather does affect our real estate market and the better the weather, the better the activity for Rochesterreguy.
So we put up with a little more winter for a few weeks and then see Spring in sight!
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steve babbitt: Winter is Here!
- 01/22/13 10:51 PM
For those of us that live in the northern part of our country, our real estate market has to deal with the winter deep freeze.
Rochester can have some pretty cold temperatures! How do you cope with the low temps with your business? Many people do not want to go out in these temps!
I know for me it means catching up on paperwork and inside details.
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steve babbitt: Martin Luther King Jr Day in 2013 in Rochester
- 01/20/13 10:17 PM
Martin Luther King, Jr Day 2013 in Rochester, New York.
Schools are closed, banks are closed, the Post Office is closed, but I'm working! Are you? Do our children take some time today to read about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr and why he has a day on the calendar?
Here in Rochester, there are many events scheduled to help us remember and participate in this special day!
Mayor Thomas S. Richards announced today that the City will offer a variety of activities and events to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I am honored … (1 comments)
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steve babbitt: January Video Message by the GRAR President
- 01/18/13 10:33 PM
When I became President of the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors in January 2012, I started a monthly video message to our members as another media to communicate to them.
As I start my second year as President in 2013, I am continuing these video messages. Here is the January 2013 message.
http://youtu.be/V5NqdMxn3DM
Hope you enjoy it.
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steve babbitt: What Do Mortgage People Do?
- 01/18/13 08:34 AM
Some of you "out there" might just be wondering what the "mortgage financing process" entails. I am sure you all know that your clients come in for an application appointment but after that - where does the application go and what happens to it? Here's the answer!
Right after the loan officer is done filling out the application and gathering the preliminary documents from the client, their file goes to the Opening department. The Openers are entrusted with making sure that the initial "i"s and "t"s are dotted and crossed and that all the necessary supporting documents are in place.
The … (4 comments)
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steve babbitt: e-Signature for Canadian Real Estate Agents
- 01/15/13 11:30 PM
On September 23, 2012, the electronic signature for real estate purchase offers became legal in New York State. we were the last State in the country to make it legal. I was always hearing stories from my Realtor friends in other States about how convenient and easy it made the task of getting signatures on a purchase offer when the parties were all over the country!
A program that many Realtor Associations use with their Multiple Listing Service is Instanet Solutions, a complete paperless platform with online forms, document management, transaction management and internet faxing modules. This program allows the … (5 comments)
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steve babbitt: Great Open House in January 2013
- 01/13/13 05:54 AM
I just finished a great Open House at 92 Keyel Drive in Penfield this afternoon! I had 12 groups through over the 2 hour period.
I had just relisted the property for $159,900 which was a $5,000 reduction from the previously listed price. I would say there were at least 4 groups that could be writing an offer. This home has 3 bedrooms, 1 and 1/2 baths and is 2,181 square feet. It has 2 woodburning fireplaces and hardwood floors throughout! It is located on a lot that is 125 feet by 200 feet deep.
The weather we are … (1 comments)
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steve babbitt: Why Vote?
- 10/29/12 01:44 AM
I'm sure you have heard someone say, "Why vote, it won't matter anyways!"
Would one vote change the election? Probably not, but it's what is represented by that vote that is significant! Each of us believing that our voice is important, display that belief by voting! And by voting, we are showing our position on the issues that the candidates represent.
Sometimes the differences are very clear between the candidates! Other times, the candidates have clouded their position and misrepresented their platform to make it seem different that what it will really be, once elected.
I guess that's where trust is … (0 comments)
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steve babbitt: September is REALTOR(R) Safety Month
- 09/11/12 01:11 AM
September is REALTOR(R) Safety Month and our Association is promoting it to our members to remind them that they need to exercise caution in their business practice.
One of the way I did this was through the use of video which we posted on our Association website, www.GRAR.org and on on Association Facebook page and sent out via email. Here is the video:
http://youtu.be/UzDzm-Rs7wU
We also posted several places they could go to find more information on being safe on the job that NAR has available at REALTOR(R) University found on www.REALTOR.org
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steve babbitt: Rochester Open Houses on July 29th
- 07/28/12 10:17 PM
I will be holding 3 homes open today.
In Penfield, 1579 Creek Street, a capecod style home with 1,706 square feet for $139,900.
This home will be open from 1:00 to 3:00 pm today.
In Greece, 92 Elmgrove Road, a ranch with 2.260 square feet for $179,900.
This home will be open from 1:00 to 3:00 pm today.
In Henrietta, 207 Ward Hill Road, a colonial with2,462 square feet for $179,900
This home will be open from 1:00 to 3:00 pm today.
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steve babbitt: 2nd Quarter Statistics for Greater Rochester Association of Realtors
- 07/20/12 09:19 AM
Today at 9 am Steve Babbitt, President of the Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS@ released the second quarter statistics to the press. The stats released showed a decrease for the second quarter, but 3 hours later, we realized a mistake had been made in the transfer of the 2011 number for the second quarter and it was corrected to show an increase.
Here are the second quarter stats:
Home Sales for 2011 - 2,371 Home sales for 2012 - 2,640 - 11% increase
Median Price for 2011 - $120,000 - Median Price for 2012 - $122,500 - 2% increase
This makes four consecutive … (1 comments)
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