The last time I wrote about the closings was in January - and those were the list of the final 20 closings for the year 2009. It's been a while, but we are definitely picking up steam.
In alphabetical order:
1937 Amnaste (Town of Skaneateles) $217,000
31 Calemad (Town of Sennett) $310,000
34 Calemad (Town of Sennett) $345,000
101 Carlton's Cliff (Town of Niles) $344,250
2866 County Line Road (Town of Skaneateles) $325,000
3887 East Street (Town of Skaneateles) $190,000
1541 East Lake Road (Town of Spafford) $270,000
104 East Lake Street (Village of Skaneateles) $260,000
4829 Foster Road (Town of Skaneateles) $156,800
1058 Lacy Road (Town of Skaneateles) $150,000
32 Lakeview Circle (Village of Skaneateles) $386,880
1646 New Seneca Turnpike (Town of Skaneateles) $183,000
2672 Nunnery Road (Town of Spafford) $199,900
103 Orchard Street (Village of Skaneateles) $426,000
33 State Street (Village of Skaneateles) $235,000
789 Stump Road (Skaneateles Falls in the Town of Skaneateles) $260,000
2392 Wave Way South (Town of Skaneateles) $795,000
6 West Elizabeth Street (Village of Skaneateles) $370,000
66 West Elizabeth Street (Village of Skaneateles) $100,000
2935 West Lake Road (Town of Skaneateles) $223,500
Now, let's get started on the next 20!
Monday, 7 June 2010
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Skaneateles Real Estate - The Weekly Update
Before I forget - refinance now if you are going to do it! The rates are now around 4.875% for 30 year conventional loans with good credit, and I got a 4.25% for 15 years rate. It will save us about $45,000 over the life of the loan, or more importantly almost $300 per month. I am not an expert on mortgages - talk to your bank or mortgage person - but I know the value of a lower rate. The cost of refinancing will be paid off before the end of the year, and then we can put more towards the principle. And we went from 5.675% - which I thought was pretty good at the time!
Currently you can get that rate (hah!) by buying one of these active properties in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing system - there are now 127, of which 25 are in the village. Only one new one - I went back and checked, because that seemed quite low! - this past week and it was my re-list. Think about it - 50 acres, a 3,000 sf ranch, 78 feet of waterfront - for $750,000. There's no sign - it's down West Lake Road, actually in Cayuga County, but I would love to show it to you. We reconfigured the listing, removing another 75 feet of waterfront and separating the listings. The lot is now $275,000 - and you could build a camp on there and get the whole thing for under $500,000. Bargains to be had!
This week a house was newly listed as "contingent, continue to show". Under $150,000 - the house has been there a bit and I'm glad to see it sold. "Under contract, do not show" is a waterfront listed around $800,000 that's been waiting a year for a new owner. Pended is a small, sweet little house under $100,000.
There were three new closings bring the year-to-date number to 22. In the next few days I will write out the 20 houses and their addresses and prices that have closed this year. The three new ones are a small house with plenty of land surrounding it priced to sell - and sell it did for an 18% discount. A lake rights house that needed some work came in around $300,000, down from its original price of around$400,000. One of my favorite houses out there also was reported closed. It started in 2007 above $300,000 and closed in the lower $200,000 after masterful staging and a change of agency.
There is so much to be said for aggressive pricing these days! You can't "try it" any more and hope to sell - it must be priced to sell if you really do want it sold. Often I speak with people and I can tell they are not 100% ready to let go of a home. Buying and selling are such emotional issues, so stressful, that it is worth the price to "git 'er done" as quickly as possible.
Enough preaching!
The closed figures are much better than they were. At the beginning of May we were only at 35% of the year-to-date in 2009. Now we are at 65% - a much better place to be!
While I was looking at the closed properties, I looked at agencies who listed them. Eleven agencies had listed properties that sold in Skaneateles. The bigger ones - RE/MAX, Williams, and Realty USA - each had 4 sold listings so far this year. As far as sales go - Williams and "other agencies" tie for the most. It will be interesting to see what the summer brings!
Currently you can get that rate (hah!) by buying one of these active properties in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing system - there are now 127, of which 25 are in the village. Only one new one - I went back and checked, because that seemed quite low! - this past week and it was my re-list. Think about it - 50 acres, a 3,000 sf ranch, 78 feet of waterfront - for $750,000. There's no sign - it's down West Lake Road, actually in Cayuga County, but I would love to show it to you. We reconfigured the listing, removing another 75 feet of waterfront and separating the listings. The lot is now $275,000 - and you could build a camp on there and get the whole thing for under $500,000. Bargains to be had!
This week a house was newly listed as "contingent, continue to show". Under $150,000 - the house has been there a bit and I'm glad to see it sold. "Under contract, do not show" is a waterfront listed around $800,000 that's been waiting a year for a new owner. Pended is a small, sweet little house under $100,000.
There were three new closings bring the year-to-date number to 22. In the next few days I will write out the 20 houses and their addresses and prices that have closed this year. The three new ones are a small house with plenty of land surrounding it priced to sell - and sell it did for an 18% discount. A lake rights house that needed some work came in around $300,000, down from its original price of around$400,000. One of my favorite houses out there also was reported closed. It started in 2007 above $300,000 and closed in the lower $200,000 after masterful staging and a change of agency.
There is so much to be said for aggressive pricing these days! You can't "try it" any more and hope to sell - it must be priced to sell if you really do want it sold. Often I speak with people and I can tell they are not 100% ready to let go of a home. Buying and selling are such emotional issues, so stressful, that it is worth the price to "git 'er done" as quickly as possible.
Enough preaching!
The closed figures are much better than they were. At the beginning of May we were only at 35% of the year-to-date in 2009. Now we are at 65% - a much better place to be!
While I was looking at the closed properties, I looked at agencies who listed them. Eleven agencies had listed properties that sold in Skaneateles. The bigger ones - RE/MAX, Williams, and Realty USA - each had 4 sold listings so far this year. As far as sales go - Williams and "other agencies" tie for the most. It will be interesting to see what the summer brings!
Monday, 31 May 2010
Out and About
I praised Auburn in my last post - now it's Marcellus' turn!
Specifically, I want to make you-all aware of a free class available at the new Natural Solutions for your health store at 6 West Main Street right in the heart of the village.
Nutritionist Rick McIntyre is offering a Free Weight Loss Metabolic Syndrome Class on Tuesday, June 1st, from 6:00 until 8:00 pm. To quote:
This class will stress the need to balance protein, carbohydrates and fat to lower inflammation and balance blood sugar....This diet is meant to be a life style not a short term fix. Each person will learn their individual protein and carbohydrate needs for the weight loss phase and for maintenance after they reach their ideal weight.
I would really love to go, but I have another appointment scheduled for that time. If you want to reserve a place, please call him at 673-3949. If you are like me and can't make it but would like to, please call and tell him because hopefully he can schedule another class just like he did with his free osteoporosis class.
While you're there, ask about high blood pressure and "natural solutions." Or check out the line of organic dog food he is now stocking. And the dog treats!
Don't forget - this upcoming weekend is Old Time Days in Marcellus, too! Lots of vendors, a parade, the stores will be open - a marvelous way to spend a few hours in a lovely little village just over the hill from Skaneateles.
Specifically, I want to make you-all aware of a free class available at the new Natural Solutions for your health store at 6 West Main Street right in the heart of the village.
Nutritionist Rick McIntyre is offering a Free Weight Loss Metabolic Syndrome Class on Tuesday, June 1st, from 6:00 until 8:00 pm. To quote:
This class will stress the need to balance protein, carbohydrates and fat to lower inflammation and balance blood sugar....This diet is meant to be a life style not a short term fix. Each person will learn their individual protein and carbohydrate needs for the weight loss phase and for maintenance after they reach their ideal weight.
I would really love to go, but I have another appointment scheduled for that time. If you want to reserve a place, please call him at 673-3949. If you are like me and can't make it but would like to, please call and tell him because hopefully he can schedule another class just like he did with his free osteoporosis class.
While you're there, ask about high blood pressure and "natural solutions." Or check out the line of organic dog food he is now stocking. And the dog treats!
Don't forget - this upcoming weekend is Old Time Days in Marcellus, too! Lots of vendors, a parade, the stores will be open - a marvelous way to spend a few hours in a lovely little village just over the hill from Skaneateles.
Saturday, 29 May 2010
My New Favorite Place
For years and years and years my favorite summer movie place was the Westcott Cinema on the east side of Syracuse near the University. I grew up in the area, spent my quarters there on Saturdays for the 1:00 science fiction/scary movies, got spoken to, I am sure, by the owner's wife who patrolled the aisles. (I like to put my feet up.) As a teenager I went on dates there - I remember especially "A Man and a Woman," the French film with the haunting music. Since coming back to Central New York I've loved going there on hot summer nights, trying to eat at Alto Cinco and then finding success at Munjed's - the spanakopita! There was always a lecture by the owner...a good movie to be discussed over and over afterwards at a coffee house or on the ride home....what fun and great memories.
The Cinema has changed and now is more of a music venue. I've missed it tremendously.
But we've discovered Auburn Public Theater through the Patricia Neal rendering of Capote's "A Christmas Memory" last year.
Last night we went to see "A Serious Man," a Coen Brothers recent film. We both confessed that we thought we were seeing something else - A Sincere Man? - still don't know the name. But instead of drama, we got comedy, although a pretty dark one.
We went first to Connie's, a Mexican restaurant of the sort of self-serve variety in the shadow of the prison in downtown Auburn. I had the guacamole and chips, savoring them immensely.
Afterwards we drove over to Genesee Street. A bit early, we strolled down the street, looking in windows and just enjoying the warm night. We decided to "beat the rush" and went to the theater to get our tickets. A local group was putting on a show in one of the small theaters - lots of loud music and rap and high school kids. Energy!
The tickets cost $5 each. I could have gotten them for $4 online earlier, but I didn't want to open a PayPal account for it. I bought a diet Coke in a can for $1.
The theater was small, and the seats weren't the softest - but the airconditioning wasn't on and blasting me away (I bring a shawl). The people weren't talking, there was room for all 20 (?) of us. We had no one in front of us either - or on the side, or right behind. Bliss. I put my feet up.
The previews were brief. A film I do want to see is about hydrofracking and the consequences of it - June 13th at 7:00, with the director taking questions. Gasland. Go to www.auburnpublictheater.com for more information.
After we walked back down Genesee. People were still eating outside at Bambino's Bistro. A jogger passed us. Other people window-shopped. A horse whinnied from a trailer being towed.
We drove back past the hundred flags in Hoopes Park - quite a spectacle! Then on to Skaneateles, where the village was still alive and going strong. A sense of peace settled in - I felt like I'd come home again, to a new place but with great familiarity.
Thank you, Auburn Public Theater!
The Cinema has changed and now is more of a music venue. I've missed it tremendously.
But we've discovered Auburn Public Theater through the Patricia Neal rendering of Capote's "A Christmas Memory" last year.
Last night we went to see "A Serious Man," a Coen Brothers recent film. We both confessed that we thought we were seeing something else - A Sincere Man? - still don't know the name. But instead of drama, we got comedy, although a pretty dark one.
We went first to Connie's, a Mexican restaurant of the sort of self-serve variety in the shadow of the prison in downtown Auburn. I had the guacamole and chips, savoring them immensely.
Afterwards we drove over to Genesee Street. A bit early, we strolled down the street, looking in windows and just enjoying the warm night. We decided to "beat the rush" and went to the theater to get our tickets. A local group was putting on a show in one of the small theaters - lots of loud music and rap and high school kids. Energy!
The tickets cost $5 each. I could have gotten them for $4 online earlier, but I didn't want to open a PayPal account for it. I bought a diet Coke in a can for $1.
The theater was small, and the seats weren't the softest - but the airconditioning wasn't on and blasting me away (I bring a shawl). The people weren't talking, there was room for all 20 (?) of us. We had no one in front of us either - or on the side, or right behind. Bliss. I put my feet up.
The previews were brief. A film I do want to see is about hydrofracking and the consequences of it - June 13th at 7:00, with the director taking questions. Gasland. Go to www.auburnpublictheater.com for more information.
After we walked back down Genesee. People were still eating outside at Bambino's Bistro. A jogger passed us. Other people window-shopped. A horse whinnied from a trailer being towed.
We drove back past the hundred flags in Hoopes Park - quite a spectacle! Then on to Skaneateles, where the village was still alive and going strong. A sense of peace settled in - I felt like I'd come home again, to a new place but with great familiarity.
Thank you, Auburn Public Theater!
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Thursday, 27 May 2010
Skaneateles Real Estate - The Weekly Update
Things are beginning to move now. I've spoken with several people who have seen a definite uptick in their purchase offers and offers on listings. We all seemed to have buyers and/or listings, but no offers. It's changing!
Currently there are 130 active listings in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service. Twenty-five are in the village. We are creeping up again to the 150 or so we had a couple years ago when the market was just beginning to feel the pinch. The higher number seems to be the effect of people waiting to sell and now finding that waiting has not brought the change in the economy they had expected. So houses come back on, increasing the inventory.
Picking up on that theme - four homes have come onto the market. One is truly a new listing because it is new construction, under $400,000. The other three are waterfront re-lists, albeit one with a twist. A small camp was re-done and is now on the market at a higher price. it will be interesting to see how it does over the summer.
Of the 130 active listings, 39 are considered waterfront. Oh, for the good old days when a new listing would come on and everyone would tell their buyers "Fly in - hurry! - it will be gone, if it isn't already!" But we still have great deals out there and a most magnificent lake! Now you get a choice - that's all!
An agent gave me a great saying that she got from someone else - Each house is in two contests - one for best price, and the other for beauty. For something to sell, it needs to win both contests. Location is still important, but condition and price will win when there are many choices in the same location.
There is one newly marked contingent home. Listed for two years by another agency, this one seems to have sold, or at least is under contract. Over $400,000, too!
We do have excellent news. There are now 19 homes that have closed this year - four new ones this past week! The one thing they have in common is that they are either out of the Town of Skaneateles or in a different school district. New York is unlike other states - the districts spill over even into other counties. New 4 BR, 2.5 Bath construction closed well under $400,000. Two others - one a foreclosure - also closed around their list prices, selling within a couple months of their listing date. The last is waterfront, on the market through several agencies for several years, closing well under its original list price. (There are now three waterfront homes that have closed this year.)
Almost there! When we get to 20 homes I will publish the list with their sale prices as I did last year.
Lastly, I stand corrected! Please read the comment attached to the last blog - Moro's Bistro is not coming to Skaneateles after all. Intrepid Janet caught my error first and warned me, and then this comment came in for which I am profoundly grateful. See you in Auburn! (I promise to stop reading awnings!)
Currently there are 130 active listings in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service. Twenty-five are in the village. We are creeping up again to the 150 or so we had a couple years ago when the market was just beginning to feel the pinch. The higher number seems to be the effect of people waiting to sell and now finding that waiting has not brought the change in the economy they had expected. So houses come back on, increasing the inventory.
Picking up on that theme - four homes have come onto the market. One is truly a new listing because it is new construction, under $400,000. The other three are waterfront re-lists, albeit one with a twist. A small camp was re-done and is now on the market at a higher price. it will be interesting to see how it does over the summer.
Of the 130 active listings, 39 are considered waterfront. Oh, for the good old days when a new listing would come on and everyone would tell their buyers "Fly in - hurry! - it will be gone, if it isn't already!" But we still have great deals out there and a most magnificent lake! Now you get a choice - that's all!
An agent gave me a great saying that she got from someone else - Each house is in two contests - one for best price, and the other for beauty. For something to sell, it needs to win both contests. Location is still important, but condition and price will win when there are many choices in the same location.
There is one newly marked contingent home. Listed for two years by another agency, this one seems to have sold, or at least is under contract. Over $400,000, too!
We do have excellent news. There are now 19 homes that have closed this year - four new ones this past week! The one thing they have in common is that they are either out of the Town of Skaneateles or in a different school district. New York is unlike other states - the districts spill over even into other counties. New 4 BR, 2.5 Bath construction closed well under $400,000. Two others - one a foreclosure - also closed around their list prices, selling within a couple months of their listing date. The last is waterfront, on the market through several agencies for several years, closing well under its original list price. (There are now three waterfront homes that have closed this year.)
Almost there! When we get to 20 homes I will publish the list with their sale prices as I did last year.
Lastly, I stand corrected! Please read the comment attached to the last blog - Moro's Bistro is not coming to Skaneateles after all. Intrepid Janet caught my error first and warned me, and then this comment came in for which I am profoundly grateful. See you in Auburn! (I promise to stop reading awnings!)
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