REAL ESTATE VIEWS & NEWS
Be Sure!!!!
In today's lending environment you can never be too sure.... most mortgages written today are either using Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac financing which most local and national lenders underwrite to sell to or they are being insured by FHA where the gove...
The Difference Between A Condominium And A Co-op
What is a Cooperative Apartment?A cooperative corporation owns the building that includes the individual apartments and the common areas. The corporation issues shares of its stock (the Stock Certificate) allocated to each apartment based upon its si...
How To Price Your Home For A Successful Sale
Price your home incorrectly and it could mean a long stay on the market and a final selling price lower than what you had originally hoped. Should I price my property high so I can come down?No. By pricing your home too high you actually encourage a...
New Pilot Program for Short Sales
Bank of America is committed to helping homeowners avoid foreclosure. As most of our partners are aware we have been diligently working to develop alternative short sale programs to solve some of the fundamental issues inherent in the traditional sho...
Easy Ways to Cut Summer Energy Costs
With summer officially upon us, many homeowners will be confronted with rising electric bills as fans and air conditioners kick into high gear in an effort to keep cool. Demand for electricity can also increase if you have house guests or children ho...
Do I Short Sale Or Refinance
What are the options for my personal home, second home or rental property? If you don't need to sell, try seeking a loan modification, which can take months with no guarantee of a new loan. Try the traditional route of a refinance, which might get yo...
How to Not Pay Too Much for Your Home
Whether you are buying your first home, or your fifth, the process of buying a home is a detailed, time-consuming venture. At the same time, it’s an emotional period laden with difficult choices. You want to ensure that the home you purchase me...
Simple Steps to Ensure a Smooth Home Purchase
Buying a home can be an emotional, time-consuming, and complex process. There are a few things that you can do to help make the process go as smooth as possible: 1. Check your credit. Before you apply for a home loan, regardless of your credit, it's ...
Thinking About Buying Your First Home
Thinking about purchasing a home of your own? Keep these critical considerations in mind:How long you plan to live in the home.If you purchase a home and get a job transfer or decide to move after only a short time, you may end up paying money in ord...
Selling Your Home - Where To Begin
First ImpressionsRemember what first attracted you to your house when you bought it? What excited you about its most appealing features? Now that you're selling your home, you'll need to look at it as if you were buying it all over again.A spruced up...
The Right Selling Price Affects Your Bottom Line
When you’re selling your home, the price you set is a critical factor in the return you’ll receive. That’s why you need a professional evaluation from an experienced realtor. This person can provide you with an honest assessment of ...
Home Buying Requires A Great Team
Your Agent A successful purchase starts with the right representative. In fact, once you’ve selected the best agent to represent you, it is likely that he or she can recommend other professionals to join your team, taking more of the responsibilit...

Winning The Home Buying Game
1. Find the right representative Even if you’re not quite ready to buy, your buyer’s agent can be an absolute wealth of information, and can often offer ‘scoops’ on local developments you might not have know about otherwise. Speak to your agent fi...

Staging Your House
Aromatherapy Scents and aromas can have a dramatic impact on people’s emotions, otherwise, there wouldn’t be a multi-billion-dollar fragrance industry! Don’t ignore the power of fragrance when showing your home. Smoke, pet odors, and cooking sm...

Planning To Sell Your House
Some Simple Steps 1. Find the right representative The experience and knowledge of a dedicated real estate professional can be priceless. A good Realtor® forms a powerful team with his or her clients that makes it possible for them to have a sm...

Pets And Your New Home
Smoothly introducing your dog to your new home Moving into your new home is very exciting, for your entire family!! But did you know that introducing your dog into a new home can be incredibly stressful for them? Fortunately, there are a lot of th...
Nassau County Housing Market
Many people are asking me about the current housing market conditions in Nassau County (NY), specifically in the following five towns, Woodmere, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, Inwood and Hewlett. In general, the real estate market is very slow, but I definite...

Buy a Home Get a Free Car
While common in commercial real estate, in residential real estate it is very unusual to see private individuals offer high-ticket items to homebuyers. Well it is happening now. Homebuyers in today’s market are being pampered with many attractive inc...

How to Get a Good Deal and Not Lose Your Shirt
Have you wondered why successful people are successful? From my observation they have applied the following principles: 1. Surround yourself with people smarter than you are. 2. Carefully listen to what they tell you. 3. Delegate tasks, whic...