national association of realtors: Real Estate Market Report for December 2013, Port Washington, NY - 01/05/14 05:39 AM
Happy New Year! Welcome to the Real Estate Sales Market of 2014! Home Buyers and Home Sellers take a look at the monthly statistics for December 2013.  Allow me, William Bodouva, Jr. to be your personal advocate.  As your Buyer or Seller Representative, I will act solely “on your behalf and in your best interest,” for the highly competitive, multiple offer setting of the “2014 Seller’s Market.”  
December 2013
 
A joint national study between the National Association of Realtors and Zillow showed that:
“Buyers who use ABR*s pay less for their homes than those who don’t.”
Home Buyers & First-Time Home Buyer’s:  As … (2 comments)

national association of realtors: Real Estate Market Update November, 2013 Port Washington, Sands Point - 12/16/13 08:04 AM
Real Estate:  The North Shore of Long Island Market Report for November 2013.  Congratulations to my clients who are in contract or have closed on their new homes.  Enjoy the satisfied and accomplished feeling that you’ve timed the market well and took advantage of property values at their projected lowest for the next 6 years!  You’ve also taken advantage of historically low interest rates, thank you for wisely using the information I provided to you, along with my years of professional experience.  I am truly appreciative for your business & feel a real sense of accomplishment in achieving your goals & … (0 comments)

national association of realtors: Home for Sale in the Port Washington, NY area; Reconnect with Friends - 11/14/13 06:14 AM
Hello Real Estate Buyers and Sellers in today's market place.  Most of my business is referral based, specializing in Buyer Representation.  Click on the link below, then on the tab: "You and William.”  Next, click on connect to "Facebook" and "Linked-in" to see how many mutual friends we have. It's a great way to ask your friends and connections for first hand info and their experience with me as a Real Estate professional and a person!  Have fun, I reconnected with friends and made many new connections.  
http://www.realtor.com/bio/wbodouva
Remember, the properties you are seeing today will be 5-7% higher in value in 4 short … (0 comments)

national association of realtors: Real Estate Sands Point, NY; Public or Private Schools... - 11/07/13 03:01 PM
Sands Point, NY Real Estate and Private Schools.  Recently, one of my Sands Point, NY Home Buyer-Clients contacted me to tell me that they had reservations about purchasing a home in Sands Point, NY.  Why, I asked?  They informed me that they had Google searched School Districts and found that the Manorhaven Elementary School rated at a 7 out of 10 on a national school rating site.  School ratings change annually, so I checked several popular sites & found that indeed, this school rated between 7 & 8 out of 10; (7 is above avg. per GreatSchools.org).  Above average is good, … (0 comments)

national association of realtors: Real Estate Market Update for October, 2013 the North Shore of LI, NY - 11/05/13 01:14 PM
Hello again Real Estate Home Buyers and Sellers, October sales closed at month-over-month and year-over-year highs.  Not only was the Sales Volume incredible, but take a look at the current property values and their increases since October 2012.  First-Time Home Buyers taking advantage of the low interest rates in October and Empty Nesters, SRES scaling down have made the largest impact on the real estate market on the North Shore of Long Island, NY.  Who else is there?  The upwardly mobile market, remember when that was the strongest group of Home Buyers on the North Shore?  Not anymore.  Sales have become … (0 comments)

national association of realtors: The Importance of Working with a Buyer Representative, ABR* in the search for your New Home on the North Shore of Long Island, NY - 10/30/13 02:48 PM
Homes for Sale:  Home Buyers & First Time Home Buyers are starting to understand the importance of working with a Buyer’s Agent, preferably a Broker and Owner, who is qualified and experienced to represent their best interest.  Enlightening Buyers to the benefits that Buyer Brokerage offers has been challenging and some have learned the hard way. 
Many Home Buyers contact agents through Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com, or the recommendation of a friend.  Before they know it, they’re being shown properties by this Agent.  Who does this Agent represent?  The Agent you’re working with must specifically state that they are:  A. representing … (0 comments)

national association of realtors: Port Washington and Sands Point, NY, NAR & MLSLI Housing Market Report - 04/29/13 07:22 AM
Local Market: The Sands Point and Port Washington area housing market has been steadily increasing since May, 2012 from prior years, per the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island.  In February, 2013 for the first time in years, the number of real estate transactions by percent has entered the "double digits," (11.2%), as it also did in March 2013, (14.6%), and continued to rise even higher through April 2013; (April numbers will be in next week’s report).  Most of my business is in representing Buyer Clients, so as a National Association of Realtors, Accredited Buyer's Representative, ABR, it was very rewarding … (3 comments)

 
William Bodouva, Jr. Realtor®, 2023 International Top Producer (Port Washington / Manhasset Regional Office)

William Bodouva, Jr. Realtor®

2023 International Top Producer

Port Washington, NY

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Port Washington / Manhasset Regional Office

Address: 282 Main Street, Port Washington, New York, 11050

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