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By Sharon Wager, "Your Blue Jean Agent"
(Hunt Real Estate)
I was checking things out online, when I stumbled across a link to this youtube video, NY5 - Camillus Bypass. I, like an idiot, actually sat and watched the whole thing. Driving. Just driving. Maybe I don't drive the bypass enough. Maybe I'm so bored that I couldn't think of anything better to do. Maybe I forgot to pay everyone to be my friend this week, have no life, and couldn't resist the temptation of possibly seeing their cars in the video (didn't happen). Now, there is a moment of humor when the type across the bottom of the screen questions why the speed limit going into the village is only 30 mph, on a four lane road, going downhill. I'd kind of like to know the answer to that myself. I usually just avoid that section of road by getting on the bypass! That's why the bypass was b...
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By Sharon Wager, "Your Blue Jean Agent"
(Hunt Real Estate)
Bill Davern, Camillus 3rd Ward Councilor, sent out an update to area residents.  I first met Bill almost 9 years ago after we moved into our present home, when he walked to my house to introduce himself.  I don't know if he remembers meeting me or not, but it doesn't matter.  I was impressed by his friendly nature and willingness to talk.  Over the years, I've been impressed even more by his open communication and work to keep residents informed.   On many people's mind:  what's happening with the section of land on Hinsdale Road?  I'm talking about the presently vacant land you see in front of you as exit 695 at Hinsdale.  There are 68 acres of land there that I imagine will be quite a boon for the Camillus area.  Two full service restaurants, two smaller restaurants, two coffee shops ...
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By Sharon Wager, "Your Blue Jean Agent"
(Hunt Real Estate)
When you don't know an area very well, you tend to discredit it as a place to live.  Or you frantically try to find out as much information about it as you can.  Well, I'm here to help you discover some of the ins and outs of living in Camillus.   Online map services and GPS systems can help you get from place to place, but they don't always tell you when you're driving out to Gillie Lake for the first time, you start to think you've gone wrong somewhere even if you haven't.  They also won't tell you that drving past the high school when summer school lets out is like target practice, except you're not supposed to hit the students targets.  Most importantly, they don't tell you that the easiest way to get onto 690 from Fairmount is to take Milton Ave. to Horan to 695.  Sure, you can tak...
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By Sharon Wager, "Your Blue Jean Agent"
(Hunt Real Estate)
Some good looking houses out on tour today.  I did a quick tour, following the "Pru crew" until I had to leave them for an appointment, but not before seeing some nice houses.   Our first stop was over in Lake Lawns.  I remember when the house was on a few years ago, and it's nice to see some improvements done.  Next we skipped over to Stonehedge (what a clean house!) then to Tudor (hardwoods just refinished).   From there, I followed Beth and the gang over to Snowberry (we took the scenic route to Scenic Drive for reasons unknown to me, but it was fun to tease Beth about her driving!).  Sharp house, nice deck, another property I remember from a few years ago.  My last stop was back on the other side of the village on Foxhill.  Surprise, surprise - a 15 course basement!   Wish I could'v...
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By Sharon Wager, "Your Blue Jean Agent"
(Hunt Real Estate)
I cruised out on tour today with Bill Bigelow and Brian Normoyle this morning.  We had a little bit of a late start, and had to end at 12:30 to accommodate appointments, so we didn't get to see much.  We also chose to skip several listings that we've already seen, or that were too far out from our offices.   Our first stop was Skyview Terrace in Camillus. Cute.  The wall between the kitchen and dining room has been opened up, which really helps add to the openness of the floor plan.  Our second stop was into the city to Strathmore Drive.  If you're a buyer looking in Strathmore, this is a home you appreciate more once you're inside it.  It has a nice charm to it.  Had a nice lunch there, courtesy of Debb Parker of Commonfund (thanks Debb!).   Next we headed back out to Camillus to see B...
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By Sharon Wager, "Your Blue Jean Agent"
(Hunt Real Estate)
The real estate market is moving quite nicely here in the town of Camillus.  According to the MLS, 47 listings have accepted offers in the past 30 days, and are presently either at a K or P status (K means an offer has been accepted but there's some type of contingency, for example a home inspection to be performed, and P means all contingencies have been removed).  But the real question is what is selling?   Currently, there are only 2 colonials listed under $100k.  Leroy St. in the village, and the corner of Melrose and Hudson streets in old Fairmount.  They are both listed as active.  The rest are mainly capes and ranches.  I did see the cute grey cape on Turner (across from the municipal building) pended.   The big activity is $100 - 200,000.  35 of the 47 fall into that range, and ...
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By Sharon Wager, "Your Blue Jean Agent"
(Hunt Real Estate)
While on vacation last week, someone asked me this.  So I decided to share :-)   A broker's open, quite simply, is an open house for real estate agents.  Agents are usually busy hosting open houses on Sundays, and can't get to the other public open houses.  Around the greater Syracuse area, the day and time of your neighborhood's broker's opens are generally determined by the board of Realtors.  That is to say, they've established a general schedule for agents to follow.  For example, on the west side, we have them on Tuesdays.  We start in the city, covering the west and south sides earliest, and work our way outward.  A Tipp Hill listing might be open 10 - 12, and a Skaneateles listing might be 12 - 2.  By following the schedule, it allows agents to see the most number of houses on th...
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By Jared Gilsenan
(Keller Williams Realty)
This Sunday 5/18 from 12pm-3pm I will be hosting an OPEN HOUSE at: 111 EAGLE CREST IN CAMILLUS, NY. http://syr.mlxchange.com/Pub/EmailView.asp?r=318605522&s=SYR&t=SYR FOR DIRECTIONS OR QUESTIONS ON HOW TO GET TO THIS PROPERTY CALL ME AT 315-657-7106 OR SEND ME AN EMAIL AT jaredgilsenan@kw.com Hope to see lots of faces this weekend!!   Jared Gilsenan Keller Williams Syracuse 315-657-7106 jaredgilsenan@kw.com www.CNYRealEstateAgent.com  
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By Sharon Wager, "Your Blue Jean Agent"
(Hunt Real Estate)
What a day yesterday!  A black bear was spotted in a residential Fairmount neighborhood yesterday around 6:45 AM, and most of the day was uneventful.  This neighborhood, for those of you familiar with the Fairmount area, is pretty deep into civilization (and is split between the West Genesee and Westhill school districts).  My sophomore son did tell me a number of jokes floating around the high school about the bear, but that apparently was it for excitement until...   The West Genesee school district decided to lockdown all the middle and elementary schools at the end of the day, and not let anyone go home without permission from a parent first.  The irony being that either the decision was made to lockdown after the high school students were released as usual, or after someone figured...
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By Sharon Wager, "Your Blue Jean Agent"
(Hunt Real Estate)
I got my new tax assessment in the mail last Friday.  I had a warning first, when a neighbor called me to complain about his.  Turns out he's justified in complaining a bit.  Another neighbor called later in the day, and I had to tell him that he can't complain about it.  I would happily list his house for $30,000 more than his new assessed value! I went home, checked the mail, and sure enough "the letter" was there.  Our assessment went up 35%.  Took me a second.  WHAT!!!!!  35%?????  Are they nuts???  The town just had a major reassessment two years ago.  Last year our house didn't go up at all, and the market grew about 3%.  Now here's my thinking:  if everyone averaged a 3% increase, how the #*!! did we go up 35%?!?!?!  We didn't have any major improvements.  Come to think of it, we...
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By Sharon Wager, "Your Blue Jean Agent"
(Hunt Real Estate)
You don't want to call and bother an agent, you just want some basic information about what's available and how prices tend to run in an area.  Buyers might be weighing the pros and cons of several different neighborhoods.  Potential sellers are wondering what they might be able to sell their houses for.  Real estate addicts might just need a little "fix" to hold them over.  Whatever your reason, here's the lowdown on the town of Camillus real estate happenings. As of this writing, there are 149 single family residential active listingsin the MLS, priced from $24,900 all the way up to $1,940,000.  They've been in the MLS for as little as a few hours, to as long as 772 days (that's 2 years, 42 days).  Five listings are priced at $119,900, another five priced at $199,900, and twenty-one l...
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