Thursday, June 4, 2009
House Sales for Plainview and Old-Bethpage, New York May 2009
Plainview old-bethpage closings for May-09
1)17 Adrienne Dr Old Bethpage $435,000 Split
2) 42 Pal Way Plainview $230,000 Colonial
3) 32 W Lane Dr Plainview $350,000 Hi Ranch
4) 56 Sunrise St Plainview $399,000 Cape
5) 12 Opal Dr Plainview $388,000 Split
6 ) 10 Jody Ln Plainview $431,500 Hi Ranch
7 ) 4 Karen Ave Plainview $400,000 Colonial
8 ) 22 Warren Pl Plainview $485,000 Split
9) 21 Oakwood Ln Plainview $479,000 Split
10) 28 Eleanor Ln Plainview $500,000 Split
Friday, May 8, 2009
What's Your Style?
WHAT’S YOUR STYLE?
A guide to America’s Most common Home Styles
Styles of houses vary across the country. From the New England Cape Cod to the Victorians of San Francisco, the choices are almost endless. Knowing which style you prefer is one of the basic elements in your hunt for the perfect home.
Following is a quick guide to help you recognize and use the professional terms for many of the most prevalent house styles:
· Ranch: these long, low houses rank among the most popular types in the country. The ranch, which developed from early homes in the West and Southwest, is one-story with a low pitched room. The raised ranch, which is also common is the U.S.. has two levels, each accessible from the home’s entry foyer, which features staircases to both upper and lower levels.
· Cape Cod: this compact story-and-a-half house is small and symmetrical with a central entrance and a step, gable roof. Brick, wood or aluminum siding are the materials most commonly seen.
· Georgian: Popular in New England, the Georgian has a very formal appearance with two or three stories and classic lines. Usually built of red brick, the rectangular house has thin columns alongside the entry, and multi-paned windows above the door and throughout the house. Two large chimneys rise high above the roof at each end.
· Tudor: modeled after the English country cottage. Tudor styling features trademark dark-wood timbering set against light-colored stucco that highlights the top half of the house and frames the numerous windows. The bottom half of the house is often made of brick.
· Queen Anne/Victorian: Developed from styles originated in Great Britain, these homes are usually two-story frame with large rooms, high ceilings and porches along the front and sometimes sides of the house. Peaked roofs and ornamental wood trim, many times referred to as “gingerbread,” decorate these elaborate homes.
· Pueblo/Santa Fe Style – Popular in the Southwest, these homes are either frame or adobe brick with a stucco exterior. The flat roof has protruding, rounded beams called vigas. One or two story, the homes feature covered/enclosed patios and an abundance of tile.
· Dutch Colonial – the Dutch Colonial has two or two-and-one-half stories covered by a gambrel roof (having two lopes on each side, with the lower slope steeper than the upper, flatter slope) and eaves that flare outward. This style is traditionally make of brick or shingles.
· New England Colonial – This two-and-one-half story early American style is box like with a gable roof. The traditional material is narrow clapboard siding and a shingle roof. The small-pane, double-hung windows usually have working wood shutters.
· Southern Colonial –this large, two-to-three-story frame house is world famous for its large front columns and wide porches.
· Split-levels: Split-level houses have one living level about half a floor above the other living level. When this type of home is built on three different levels, it is called a tri-level.
These are just a few of the many styles of homes available across the country – some are more prominent in different areas than others. Knowing home style terms will help you zero in on the type of house that will fill your needs and suit your taste.
A guide to America’s Most common Home Styles
Styles of houses vary across the country. From the New England Cape Cod to the Victorians of San Francisco, the choices are almost endless. Knowing which style you prefer is one of the basic elements in your hunt for the perfect home.
Following is a quick guide to help you recognize and use the professional terms for many of the most prevalent house styles:
· Ranch: these long, low houses rank among the most popular types in the country. The ranch, which developed from early homes in the West and Southwest, is one-story with a low pitched room. The raised ranch, which is also common is the U.S.. has two levels, each accessible from the home’s entry foyer, which features staircases to both upper and lower levels.
· Cape Cod: this compact story-and-a-half house is small and symmetrical with a central entrance and a step, gable roof. Brick, wood or aluminum siding are the materials most commonly seen.
· Georgian: Popular in New England, the Georgian has a very formal appearance with two or three stories and classic lines. Usually built of red brick, the rectangular house has thin columns alongside the entry, and multi-paned windows above the door and throughout the house. Two large chimneys rise high above the roof at each end.
· Tudor: modeled after the English country cottage. Tudor styling features trademark dark-wood timbering set against light-colored stucco that highlights the top half of the house and frames the numerous windows. The bottom half of the house is often made of brick.
· Queen Anne/Victorian: Developed from styles originated in Great Britain, these homes are usually two-story frame with large rooms, high ceilings and porches along the front and sometimes sides of the house. Peaked roofs and ornamental wood trim, many times referred to as “gingerbread,” decorate these elaborate homes.
· Pueblo/Santa Fe Style – Popular in the Southwest, these homes are either frame or adobe brick with a stucco exterior. The flat roof has protruding, rounded beams called vigas. One or two story, the homes feature covered/enclosed patios and an abundance of tile.
· Dutch Colonial – the Dutch Colonial has two or two-and-one-half stories covered by a gambrel roof (having two lopes on each side, with the lower slope steeper than the upper, flatter slope) and eaves that flare outward. This style is traditionally make of brick or shingles.
· New England Colonial – This two-and-one-half story early American style is box like with a gable roof. The traditional material is narrow clapboard siding and a shingle roof. The small-pane, double-hung windows usually have working wood shutters.
· Southern Colonial –this large, two-to-three-story frame house is world famous for its large front columns and wide porches.
· Split-levels: Split-level houses have one living level about half a floor above the other living level. When this type of home is built on three different levels, it is called a tri-level.
These are just a few of the many styles of homes available across the country – some are more prominent in different areas than others. Knowing home style terms will help you zero in on the type of house that will fill your needs and suit your taste.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
House Sales for Plainview and Old-Bethpage, New York April 2009
1) 1 Lois Ln Old Bethpage $415,000 Hi Ranch
2) 17 Sheridan St Old Bethpage $405,000 Ranch
3) 28 Pickwick Dr Old Bethpage $432,000 Ranch
4 ) 8 Weldon Ln Old Bethpage $654,000 Split
5) 42 Stewart St Plainview $310,000 Ranch
6) 5 Phipps Ln Plainview $341,126 Split
7) 9 Amby Ave Plainview $374,500 Cape
8) 27 Melony Ave Plainview $395,000 Exp Ranch
9) 48 Charlotte Pl Plainview $367,000 Ranch
10) 15 E Floral Dr Plainview $400,000 Hi Ranch
11 ) 20 Cranford Rd Plainview $465,000 Colonial
12 ) 8 Linda Ln Plainview $520,000 Split
13 ) 34 Sally Ln Plainview $540,000 Hi Ranch
14) 10 Hollywood Dr Plainview $555,000 Split
15) 6 Sydney St Plainview $827,500 Colonial
16) 74 Main Pky Plainview $875,750 Colonial
17) 130 Sagamore Dr Plainview $1,162,500 Colonial
2) 17 Sheridan St Old Bethpage $405,000 Ranch
3) 28 Pickwick Dr Old Bethpage $432,000 Ranch
4 ) 8 Weldon Ln Old Bethpage $654,000 Split
5) 42 Stewart St Plainview $310,000 Ranch
6) 5 Phipps Ln Plainview $341,126 Split
7) 9 Amby Ave Plainview $374,500 Cape
8) 27 Melony Ave Plainview $395,000 Exp Ranch
9) 48 Charlotte Pl Plainview $367,000 Ranch
10) 15 E Floral Dr Plainview $400,000 Hi Ranch
11 ) 20 Cranford Rd Plainview $465,000 Colonial
12 ) 8 Linda Ln Plainview $520,000 Split
13 ) 34 Sally Ln Plainview $540,000 Hi Ranch
14) 10 Hollywood Dr Plainview $555,000 Split
15) 6 Sydney St Plainview $827,500 Colonial
16) 74 Main Pky Plainview $875,750 Colonial
17) 130 Sagamore Dr Plainview $1,162,500 Colonial
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
I Just Returned Form Washington D.C.
I just returned from Washington D.C. and had the opportunity to visit the National Association of Realtors office. I discussed the D.C. and Maryland housing market with some resident Realtors. D.C. is similar to the Manhattan market in that prices remain high. Maryland is starting to turn around and prices are slowly moving upward. The last time I was in D.C. I was to young to appreciate all it has to offer. The "History Comes Alive" when you walk around everywhere you look there is something spectacular. I took over two hundred pictures.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
PLAINVIEW HOME SALES FOR "March 09"
711 S Oyster Bay $260,000 Colonial
51 Burton Ave $399,000 Split
2 Vera Ave $428,000 Exp Ranch
19 Stauber Dr $450,000 Split
11 Birch Dr $470,000 Hi Ranch
75 Mitchell Ave $514,500 Split
39 Winthrop Rd $640,000 Split
10 S Oaks Blvd $625,000 Split
51 Burton Ave $399,000 Split
2 Vera Ave $428,000 Exp Ranch
19 Stauber Dr $450,000 Split
11 Birch Dr $470,000 Hi Ranch
75 Mitchell Ave $514,500 Split
39 Winthrop Rd $640,000 Split
10 S Oaks Blvd $625,000 Split
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Attention Home Buyer’s Why Are You Paying For A Service You Aren't Getting??
Attention Home Buyer’s
Why Are You Paying For A Service You Aren’t Getting??
What are the benefits of the buyer broker agreement?
As Realtors our first responsibility is to represent the best interest of our client. With this in mind it is very important that all home buyers understand who the agent is contracted with. When an agent has a contract with the seller of a house they are considered to be a listing agent. That agent has a legal obligation to market and sell that house for the best terms and (highest) price possible.
When this listing agent sets his commission with the seller he figures in a certain percentage to offer any agent who brings a buyer for that property.
When a potential buyer makes an offer directly to the listing agent or any other agent that he doesn’t have a buyer brokerage agreement with. They end up paying a commission for a service they are not receiving.
The service is already paid for by the commission the seller agreed to pay at the time of the listing.
Why not even the playing field by having a Realtor look out for your best interest!
When you contract with a Realtor to be your buyer broker you have just hired a professional to help you with all phases of the transaction. For example: dealing with attorneys, appraisers, home inspectors, mortgage bankers, and other agents. They will aid in negotiation, do research and analyze market data.
If only I new this when I purchased my home.
For more information on this topic click the following link:
http://www.markschreier.com/video.html
Why Are You Paying For A Service You Aren’t Getting??
What are the benefits of the buyer broker agreement?
As Realtors our first responsibility is to represent the best interest of our client. With this in mind it is very important that all home buyers understand who the agent is contracted with. When an agent has a contract with the seller of a house they are considered to be a listing agent. That agent has a legal obligation to market and sell that house for the best terms and (highest) price possible.
When this listing agent sets his commission with the seller he figures in a certain percentage to offer any agent who brings a buyer for that property.
When a potential buyer makes an offer directly to the listing agent or any other agent that he doesn’t have a buyer brokerage agreement with. They end up paying a commission for a service they are not receiving.
The service is already paid for by the commission the seller agreed to pay at the time of the listing.
Why not even the playing field by having a Realtor look out for your best interest!
When you contract with a Realtor to be your buyer broker you have just hired a professional to help you with all phases of the transaction. For example: dealing with attorneys, appraisers, home inspectors, mortgage bankers, and other agents. They will aid in negotiation, do research and analyze market data.
If only I new this when I purchased my home.
For more information on this topic click the following link:
http://www.markschreier.com/video.html
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