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Open This Sunday 2008-05-17 21:34:34 Tomorrow concludes the Liliac Festival for 2008 but the peonies are about to pop at Highland Park. If you are like me, you might prefer to wait until the crowds are done to go see the park and so I've encluded a list of open houses for your Sunday
afternoon. The hottest listings in town these days are home priced for less than $125,000 and so that's what is on this week's list. Open House
4 Family Home on Rochester East Side 2008-05-17 09:02:05 I recently listed a 4 Family
Home located just two blocks from the new luxury condos (www.Rochester
sBestHomes.com/800254) on South Union. It's a great location, just a short walk to down town. The building includes two studio apartments and two one bedroom apartments but could easily be converted to a two or three family unit. It also features off-street parking on Canfield St, which is a
A Hedge Against the Economy 2008-05-20 10:45:27 Several weeks back CNN Money Magazine predicted Rochester's housing prices to increase 2.7%, ranking it second in the country for fastest growing markets. And while that is very good news for the Rochester real estate market, there are a few things to keep in mind. First off, this is only a prediction. Second, this is a cool off of the 4 to 6% appreciation we've been seeing in recent years.
As Read more:Hedge
The Butler Did It! 2008-05-24 09:26:31 Whether you are staging your home for sale or just getting ready to entertain, a properly set table is impressive. And if you want to set your table properly, take it from the pros.....professional butlers. that is.
I found a cool web site....The International Guild of Professional Butler
s with complete instructions on how to set a table plus at least a dozen ways
Hot Properties 2008-06-01 08:42:08 Perhaps the fasting moving properties these days are single family homes for less than $100,000. It seems like most times when I call to get an appointment for one of my buyers, I'm told there is already an offer in. Dang it!
Here is a list of approximately 60 open houses this weekend of single family homes in Monroe County listed for $100,000 or less. Enjoy the great weather and call me if you Read more:Properties
Advice For First Time Home Buyers 2008-06-01 08:32:11 I got an e-mail today that was very similiar to many that I've received in the past. It read, "My husband, Peter, and I are thinking about buying a house in the near future as we are quickly outgrowing our apartment (we have 2 young children). We have so many questions, and have no idea where to start. Do you have any advice?"
I referred them to a blog that clients of mine did several Read more:First
, Buyers
, First Time
, Home Buyers
Million Dollar Homes 2008-06-07 22:46:51 Once upon a time, it was extremely rare for a house to go on the market with an asking price of a million dollars or more. Today, that's not real unusual, as noted in the real estate section of today Democrat and Chronicle. I've put together a list of Rochester, NY area million dollar listings. Many of these gems are waterfront property but the rest are just simply pure luxury!
View all Read more:Dollar
, Homes
, Million Dollar
Assessed Too High! 2008-06-10 10:39:06 A couple of weeks ago I got a call from the town of Henrietta assessor's office. They asked me about a former listing that I had that was assessed at $145,200 but sold after 18 months on the market for $115,000.
"The house didn't appear to be distressed. In fact, looking at the old listing it looked quite nice. Were we that wrong," the assessor asked?
My professional opinion is tha
Open Sunday, 1 to 3, Pittsford, NY 2008-06-14 13:19:06 I hope you will stop by to see me Sunday
, June 15, between 1 and 3 for an open house at 3 Langston Point, in Pittsford (take Stone Rd to Tumbleweed, then left on Cobblefield to Langston Pt.) It's a 1996 built colonial with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and a list price of $249,000. The yard is simply awesome! For inside photos and details, go to www.RochestersBestHomes.com/813862 . Some other open
A Day at the Zoo 2008-06-16 15:37:58 I learned something pretty cool about the Seneca Park Zoo
recently. If you take someone to the zoo that is in a wheel chair, the person pushing the chair gets in free. That is so cool!And so if you know someone in a wheelchair, take them to the zoo today! The weather is just about perfect. For more information about our zoo, go to:
The Latest in Home Design 2008-06-19 20:04:50 Believe it or not, I spent a few free hours this afternoon viewing houses for fun. It was Realtor Day at Homearama 2008 and so I went to preview 7 beautiful homes that feature the latest in design and features. It was great fun. Here's a slide show of the some of the houses I got to see today.
Maybe because it is tougher and tougher to pay for a tank of gas, but these luxury homes sure seem Read more:Home Design
Capture Rochester Dot Com 2008-07-04 10:29:31 I finally did it. I signed up and submitted a few photos to the Capture Rochester
program being conducted by the Democrat and Chronicle. You can check out my photos here: And if you want to vote for them, well, I'd like that very much too!
It is a pretty neat project for those that love photography. Photographers submit their photos, complete
Be Careful of Estimates 2008-06-26 13:24:10 The Internet brings lots of helpful information at our fingertips. Unfortunately, not all of it is accurate. And it is difficult to know what is reliable information and what isn't.
Case in point, is the fair market value of real estate. A lot of what Realtors do is recommend prices for property, both to buyers and sellers. These profession opinions are based on going in and out of a lot of Read more:Careful
, Estimates
Itchy Belly 2008-06-24 20:19:06 The folks at Eagle Vale Golf Course in Fairport were nice enough to allow me to wander the course to attempt to photograph blue herons. The herons were not very cooperative but this teen-aged goose didn't seem to notice me as he scratched his belly.
It's summer in Rochester and the weather is simply glorious! I hope you are getting out to enjoy it! Read more:Itchy
Real Estate is Local! 2008-07-16 14:36:45 Every time I watch the news these days I have an anxiety attack. Price of Oil! Recession! Crime! Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac! Global Warming! Cancer! Depression (no, not the economy; me!) And just about the time that I'm convinced that times are too difficult to sell real estate, my phone starts ringing.
Fortunately, real estate is local and the Rochester market is not all doom and glo Read more:Estate
, Local
, Real Estate
Welcome Back David! 2008-07-08 17:38:52 Most of my real estate dealings are residential transactions but every once in a while I get to dabble in commercial real estate. I was tickled pink when my friend David
Soldi called me when he decided he want to open his own salon and spa. We spent several months searching until we found a nice spot in East Rochester.
Finding the spot was easy compared to what followed. For the next few Read more:Welcome
, Welcome Back
All the Listings, All the Time 2008-07-30 07:51:35 To see everything currently on the market in the Rochester, NY area click on
Hot Areas! South Wedge & Highland Park Area 2008-07-30 07:51:14 It was reminiscent of 2005!
I had an appointment to show a property at 8:30 last night in the Ellwanger Berry/Highland
Park neighborhood and when I arrived, there were people lined up on the street to get in. It wasn't too big of a surprise since the last three properties I tried to show in this neighborhood sold before I could get in.
In a similar fashion, I put a "for rent" sign up o Read more:South
, Wedge
Sunflowers at Highland Park 2008-08-16 16:59:12 I've been working with a number of families relocating to Rochester and they have suggested that I add some blogging posts about fun and/or unique spots to visit in Rochester. I've added a tag line of Discover Rochester so click on it for fun places to explore.
If you are near Highland
Park this summer, you may want to check out the sunflower patch that was planted near the corner of Goodman St Read more:Sunflowers
Fannie and Freddie Under Control 2008-09-08 20:01:26 What does the news about the Federal Government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac mean to Rochester area home buyers and sellers? The biggest immediate news is a significant drop in mortgage rates.
Home buyers Kerry Ryan and Joel Jensen have an accepted purchase offer on a property with a scheduled closing of October 15. Their inspections are done and mortgage commitment received two weeks Read more:Control
The Real Estate Dog 2008-09-05 09:42:45 I lost my business partner this week. Tasha, our beloved Lab and Rottweiler mix, loved to sleep in my home office and so we nicknamed her "The Real Estate
Dog." And she was so attuned to my routines that as I would prepare to leave for a business appointment, she would plant herself at the back door, wag her tail and plead to go with me.
"No, Tasha, I'm not selling dog houses today
Open House Lima, NY 2008-08-23 10:18:34 Come on by 2084 Michigan Ave in the Village of Lima for an open house at a sweet little ranch. Everything is updated.....new kitchen, new roof, new windows, new flooring and more, all for the price of $124,900.
This property features 3 bedrooms on the first floor and one (possible two) in the walk-out lower level. Two full baths!
The kitchen is super nice with lots of counter space and storage Read more:House
What Do You Think? A Quick Survey about Rochester Real Estate. 2008-09-28 14:18:51 Blogging is all about telling you what I think but for a moment I'd like to switch roles. I'd like to know what you think. The news, as usual, is full of doom and gloom and is reporting an economic crisis. Are you feeling an inpact from the economy and is it impacting your decisions about real estate? I've put together a quick and unscientific survey about the 2008 Rochester
Real Estate
Market. Read more:Quick
, Real Estate
Rochester River Walk 2008-09-27 12:29:39 I set a goal this year to walk the entire River
walk, a 15 mile urban trail that starts at the Port of Rochester
and runs south along the Genesee River to Genesee Valley Park. I've done numerous mini trips and have yet to see the entire thing, but I got to tell you it is TREMENDOUS. The walk includes a lighthouse, three waterfalls, numerous historic districts, the Erie Canal aqueduct, many park
FHA Changes Rules on Buying a Second Property! 2008-09-27 08:17:09 I've worked with many a first time homebuyers that have long term goals of building a portfolio of investment property. Often they start with a starter home with plans to stay there for just a few years. As they get more established in careers, they plan to buy a bigger and better home but retain the starter home for rental income. Well, that scenario is about to become a whole lot more Read more:Rules
, Buying
, Second
Investing in Rochester 2008-09-25 14:46:33 With all the turbulence in the stock market the past few weeks, I'm starting to hear from investors again! As one client put it yesterday, he's losing money in his 401K but seeing a 20% return on his city of Rochester
rental properties. He wants to buy at least one more property before the end of the year.
What is nice about this particular client is that he knows that rental properties do not Read more:Investing
Yes, There Still Are Mortgages Available in Rochester!!!! 2008-10-06 07:58:34 I know that this mornings headlines scream that the credit crunch hits local, but after surveying several banks and mortgage brokers, I've learned there are still mortgages available in Rochester
! In fact, you don't need perfect credit either. FHA insured mortgages are still available for individuals with a credit score as low as 580 with 2.25% down payment!!! Minimum down payments will increase
I Feel Like I'm 16 Again. 2008-10-01 07:21:32 When I was 16, it seemed like the whole world evolved around the phone. There were no e-mails or text messages. In fact, there were no cell phones and instead of voice mail, there were busy signals or no answers. As a result, there were many hours spent fretting, waiting for the phone to ring.
Well, I'm feeling like I'm 16 again. I didn't sell a single house in September and I've spent many Read more:Again
When Things Don't Work Out 2008-11-05 10:37:56 One of the very best things about being a real estate agent, is turning over the keys to excited buyers at closing. There is always such optimism about the new beginning.
But sometimes things don't work out to be happy ever after, especially in today's economic climate. I just noticed a listing for a house I just sold a couple of years ago. It sold for $127,500 but is now being offered at
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