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| Time For Seasonal Adjustments |
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| Mid June is a good time to make any planned price adjustments on listings. Buyers are going to settle on homes and get into contract in order to be in by the new school year. T... Read More >> |
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| Why An Agent Is Important |
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| Many homeowners and home buyers think about real estate companies rather than real estate agents. The agent is going to make or break your real estate experience, not the company. Go with an agent tha... Read More >> |
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| Strong Market So Far In 2013 |
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| We are seeing multiple offers on homes and just as importantaly, higher offers. In many areas of Long Island the inventory is low forcing higher prices and competition on buyer... Read More >> |
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| January Is A Good Time To List |
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| Many people will resolve to either buy or sell a home in 2013. For buyers, many will venture out in January, especially if the weather is mild. Most sellers on the other hand w... Read More >> |
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| Flat Fee Listing vs FSBO |
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| The year is almost over and the new buying season will begin shortly. Many home sellers were disapointed last year that their homes didn't sell. This year do some planning, and... Read More >> |
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| Rental Help For The Displaced |
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| We will be waiving any rental fees due us for the month of November 2012 for anyone displaced by the hurricane. What this means in practical terms is a 50% savings on the renta... Read More >> |
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| We Are Now International! |
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| Mike and I have been chosen as the exclusive real estate agents on Long Island for the Canada Buy South Referral Network (http://canadabuysouth.ca). This new start up comp... Read More >> |
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| It's August and my Home Hasn't Sold! |
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| So it's the ninth of August and your home hasn't sold; what to do? Sit down with your agent (if you are a FSBO, it's time to get an agent) and have him or her take you through their marketing plan... Read More >> |
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| Interest Rates Rising |
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| Bloomberg news reported on August 2, 2012 that interest rates rose off historic lows for the first time in 7 weeks. Will this be a trend, or an anomoly? Interest rates should remain low (though probab... Read More >> |
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| Suffolk County Market Report |
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| Before I begin looking at the overall Suffolk County market, I want to add that Suffolk County is made up of many smaller markets and the overall statistics don't apply to each area. Many markets in S... Read More >> |
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| Lake Grove Market Conditions July 2012 |
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| Unfortunately the real estate picture in Lake Grove hasn't shown improvement. Prices have been declining as well as volume, and the amount of distressed properties is higher than you would like to see... Read More >> |
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| Buyer's Start Your Engines! |
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| We have passed the middle of July and for buyer's that means some bargains will become more obvious. Sellers have been dreaming of that big payoff since March. The one's that haven't sold yet but ... Read More >> |
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| When is a Guarantee not a Guarantee? |
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| There has been some confusion about the guarantees offered by agents competing with us for listings. To keep it short and to the point our cancellation guarantee states "if you are not satisfied" ... Read More >> |
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| I'm Expired; Now What? |
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| As June fades into July the amount of expired listings continues to grow. Why so many expired listings? Well the market has been only so so, at best. Everyday you read how new home sales are up, b... Read More >> |
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| June 2012 on Long Island |
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| As we head into June the market has been about steady so far this year, no dramatic breaks either up or down. We had hoped for a brisker pace to show definite signs of recovery, but alas that wasn... Read More >> |
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| Short Sales |
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| We get a lot of questions and inquiries about short sales. I'm going to give you my opinions and try to clear up some of the mystery and confusion surrounding them. As a visitor to the Brady Famil... Read More >> |
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| Long Island Market Update |
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| Newly released data suggests that home sales declined in March some 2.6% from last year. Our observations tell us that while there are a lot of buyers out kicking tires, there aren't as many serio... Read More >> |
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| Get Ahead of the Curve! |
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| Other than gas prices which continue to rise, the economy seems to be on a sustained upswing. It may be slow, but it’s steady. The housing market has been settling down and this could be the begi... Read More >> |
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| Free 13 Month Home Warranty! |
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| We are happy to announce that we will now be giving everyone who buys a home with us a free 13 month home warranty from Home Warranty of America. Other agents give you nothing at all, or some a sm... Read More >> |
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| Seller's Agent vs. Buyer's Agent |
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| I'm going to keep this short and to the point. I had a conversation with a potential buyer today and they insisted it is better dealing with ten different listing agents rather than get one buyer’s ag... Read More >> |
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| Serious Buyers are Still Buying! |
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| I went on a listing presentation today and heard the same old myth "The buyers stopped looking until spring". What would have been a true statement is "The tire kickers have stopped looking until spri... Read More >> |
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| Long Island NY Dare To Dream! |
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| Ever thought about buying your dream home? Ever wanted a waterfront home? Whatever you've wanted in the past, now might be the time to give it a second look. The current market downtrend continues, ba... Read More >> |
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| All Agents Are The Same |
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| Many people believe there is little or no difference between agents. That theory is dead wrong. Agents are people so you will always have the normal personality and value differences. Throw in the mar... Read More >> |
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| Why You Don't Need a Local Realtor |
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| Many people feel that they need a local realtor to sell their property; that this somehow gives them an advantage. While your local realtor might be a good fit for you, being local has very little to ... Read More >> |
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