Donna Magarino's (donnamags) Blog

Pleasant Plains is located on the Island's  South Shore.  Also home to property owned by the Roman Catholic church, 328 acre farm with an orphanage, Also known as, Mount Loretto.  A little known fact about Mount Loretto, The God Father was filmed on the property of Mount Loretto's church steps.  ...

You know people keep complaining how bad the market  is, well at least on Staten Island.  I am a realtor on Staten Island, and I feel the market is picking up, All my listing have sold within a few months which is very good.  I believe the buyers are out there and being that the rates are still l...

What do you do?  I have had several offers all around the same price give or take a few thousand.  House is free and clear, My homeowner now has a great offer on the table and is still thinking about it.  I work for the seller an I want to get the seller the best possible price for the home.  And...

Everything redone is this 3 bedroomn semi, roof,heating, c/a, hot water, kitchen and bathrooms,  Hardwood floors thru-out, basement, nice size laundry room, nice yard with 3 tier deck an pool, PVC fencing, close to all.

If you are out there looking for a nice clean semi in oakwood, I have just the house.  Nice size semi 16x43 on a 25x100 property.  basment is freshly painted with new burbur rugs and a 3/4 bath plus another room, which can be used for a work out room or 4th bedroom.  Screen room off dining room t...

The Real Estate market is finally starting to pick up.  Rates are at an all time low!  Prices of homes are leveling now and the buyers are finally coming out looking to buy.  In the last 2 weeks the market has picked up.  Buyers are out there. There has been a lot of negativity from the media and...

The house just isn't worth it. What is worth it to you?  Is it the neighborhood?, is it the school district? Is it transportation?   Sometime a houses worth depends on the needs of that buyer, within reason.  In today's market real estate properties need to be listed properly for the house to sel...