When I first joined AR I didn't know what to expect. I figured I'd post my name and a short bio on yet another website. Then as I began reading some of the posts and I thought I'd give it a shot. So, here I am addicted and while enjoying great ideas, and seeing things in the real estare world fro
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05/22/2008
While I was representing a seller who was moving hundreds of miles away and paying for her own move she told me to let the buyer know that much of the contents of her home were for sale too. I try not to get too involved with selling personal property but I suggested she provide a list of the ite
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05/22/2008
With so much doom and gloom about the housing market these days , I am at least reading positive reports about Manhatten housing prices being up. In the first quarter of this year, the median price for a Manhattan home rocketed up 18%, to $872,000, compared with the same period last year, accordi
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05/22/2008
When planning to purchase a home to coincide with a particular date such as the expiration of a lease, or the sale of another home - it is important that a buyer understands the importance of a well thought out time frame. Just how long the home buying process might take depends on many factors.
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05/21/2008
If you are selling your home in today's market - time is your enemy. In a declining market, the best pricing strategy a seller can have is pricing to stay ahead or beat the decline. I've consulted with sellers recently who wanted to wait a couple of weeks before putting their house on the market.
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05/20/2008
For the second time since the start of the year I am finding myself (along with my clients) involved in a short sale that is taking way too long. I told the seller's agent last week that the next time I see the word "short sale" I will encourage buyers to run like hell in the other direction. I w
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05/11/2008
Once a month the Stormville Airport is converted to an antique show & flea market. Check out the select dates below for May, July, August, Spetember, October and November. The flea market attracts over 600 vendors from more than eight states. With an extraordinary variety of antiques and collecta
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05/11/2008
Antique lovers! Visit the Hudson Valley on Saturday May 24th and Sunday May 25th. The Dutchess County Fairgrounds is once again the site for the Rhinebeck Antiques Fair. This event will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $9 each
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05/11/2008
Today was Mother's Day for me, but more importantly I honored my own mother. My mother has cared for my father for almost 6 years, after a stroke left him speech impaired and paralyzed on the right side. My mother is amazingly energetic to be his primary caregiver at 80 years old (dad is 87). T
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05/11/2008
Today was Mother's Day for me, but more importantly I honored my own mother. My mother has cared for my father for almost 6 years, after a stroke left him speech impaired and paralyzed on the right side. My mother is amazingly energetic to be his primary caregiver at 80 years old (dad is 87). T
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05/11/2008
