Sean Stark's (options) Blog

Authored by: Laurie Mindnich August 23rd, 2008  For those interested in purchasing a home on the North Fork of Long Island, but unsure about eligibility for a loan, a great place to begin is at the New York State Mortgage Agency. As prices come down, reaching levels of attainability for more buye...

The North Fork of Long Island, like many communities, has felt the impact of the real estate MESS, reported with such frequency that many of potential buyers find themselves wondering, "When IS the right time to buy?" The Vest Pocket Consultant, Rosalind Resnick says yes in her post Time to Inves...

Authored by: Options Realty August 3rd, 2008  The following is an update on homes for sale, homes under contract, homes closed, and lis pendens filings on the North fork of Long Island for the month of July, 2008:* Towns, hamlets and/or villages include: Riverhead, Baiting Hollow, Calverton, Jame...

Authored by: Options Realty July 26th, 2008 North Fork, Long Island Market Update The following information is offered in order to provide some insight into a disorderly market. With the abundance of news that those of us in the industry follow daily, percentages have become muddled- sometimes, b...

Authored by: Sean Stark July 23rd, 2008 The following report is a list of all available condos/coops listed in the mlsli as of July 20, 2008: AQUEBOGUE, NY Silver Village: 1; $369,900. BAITING HOLLOW, NY The Knolls/ The Knolls at Fox Hill: 10; $359k, $375k, $375k, $380k, $385k, $390k, $399k, $439...

Authored by: Sean Stark July 17th, 2008 The following figures represent the number of lis pendens filed on the east end, by towns reporting from March 14, 2008 through July 16, 2008, as reported to Options Realty:* The purpose of sharing this report is to inform both sellers and buyers of the "be...

Authored by: Sean Stark July 15th, 2008 I know this is a Real Estate Blog-(here comes the “but”)- but…allow me to ramble on a bit about America’s Game. We are fortunate to have Mark Stark on our real estate team- he gets us into Yankee Stadium. As an esteemed umpire with years of Little League ex...

Authored by: Sean Stark July 15th, 2008  I know this is a Real Estate Blog-(here comes the “but”)- but…allow me to ramble on a bit about America’s Game. We are fortunate to have Mark Stark on our real estate team- he gets us into Yankee Stadium. As an esteemed umpire with years of Little League e...

I'm going to repost this, since it is sure to be a big turnout. The 38th annual event will take place on Sunday, July 6th. Hosted by the Cutchogue Lions Club, the location will be at the Capital One Bank Operations Center on the Main Rd. (rt. 25) in Mattituck. Enjoy the movie from a previous show...

Authored by: Laurie Mindnich May 18th, 2008 On an otherwise uneventful day, I happened to meet a couple visiting our area. Through the course of our conversation, Jean mentioned that she does embroidery. Interested, because the look of embroidery for logos is so much nicer than a transfer type lo...