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Where are New York Real Estate Prices in 2010?

Posted in Buying, Foreclosures, Selling, The Market, tagged , , , , , on January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Generally, not up. There may be pockets of improvement, as all markets are local, but we aren’t on solid ground. We haven’t grown out of the recession yet, and there are questions as to whether the gigantic spending the administration is doing will sabotage or foster prosperity. Les Christie of CNN/Money rightly observes that rising rates, foreclosures [...]

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Yes Virginia, There is a Real Estate Market

Posted in Me Myself and I, Selling, The Market, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

10 Husky Hill, Poughkeepsie, Accepted Offer 44 Morehouse, Red Hook, Accepted Offer 62 Baldwin, Patterson, Under Contract 204 Tomahawk, Yorktown, Under Contract 15 Orchard, Putnam Valley, Under Contract 5 Bayden, Ossining- Pending Sale 177 Avondale, Yonkers, Pending Sale 97 Robertson Rd, White Plains, Pending Sale (2 offers) 2 Overlook, White Plains, Pending Sale _____________________________________________ http://WestchesterRealEstateblog.net [...]

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Search for a Home on the MLS Just Like an Agent

Posted in Buying, Humor, MLS, tagged , , , , , on March 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The Listingbook Program allows consumers to search for a home online for free on a platform that is far more in depth and comprehensive than Realtor.com or a broker’s typical website. Registration is free, your information is confidential, and the results are fantastic. Some features of the program include: Customizable search, including bookmarking and rejecting [...]

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Do Real Estate Brokers “Fire” Clients?

Posted in Selling, Short sales, Tales from the Trenches, tagged , , on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Yes, real estate brokers fire listings. It is a rare occurrence for me, but if a client is particularly uncooperative, self destructive, or a liability to the company’s well-being, the listing has to be cancelled and the client given the opportunity to seek their fortunes with another broker. Today, after months of acrimony and headaches, [...]

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Inman News Debate on Agent Commissions

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

There continues to be a series of article at Inman News about the compensation of real estate agents. The latest article, entitled “6 Percent is Dead,” the owner of a web-based company chimes in with his view. A version of my response is below: I have not read every article in this series, but the [...]

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5 Things I Happily do for Past Clients

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I want repeat business from past clients and I also want their referrals. That won’t happen by accident, and I don’t see recipe cards as being useful. So I am available for other things they need after we close on the house. Here are just a few. Help them grieve their taxes. The taxes on homes [...]

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Thinning Agent Herd is the Silver Lining to Slow Market

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

With the economy in decline and the housing market more so, real estate agents are leaving the industry. This is first and foremost a sad thing for anyone who loses a job or has a business fail; I never like to see anyone suffer or have financial problems. Overall, however, there is a silver lining [...]

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Flash! Housing Sales are Down!

Posted in Selling, The Market, tagged on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Our local paper, the Westchester Journal News, ran a story yesterday on how housing sales in Westchester have plummeted. Nothing new or earth-shattering here, except for a curious plug of one of the subject’s homes currently on the market. I have had my own clients featured in the paper, but the photographers were always unwilling [...]

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Soft Market Creeping into Manhattan and Affluent Suburbs

Posted in Selling, The Market, tagged , on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Via the Westchester Real Estate Market blog: Manhattan is showing signs of slowing down, and the median prices in places like Chappaqua and Bedford are declining. This news contradicts the perception that wealthier communities are insulated from the problems in the economy. They are to a degree, but they are not in a vacuum.

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