THE LOST ART OF PUMPIN CARVING...* Last year I found out there was a major offering of pumpkins on the back roads here in the Hamptons--there were farm stands and little pumpkin patches that the local farmers were selling pumpkins from and these were the most beautiful, big orange pumpkins you
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10/03/2013
A PUMPKIN, CARVED BY FRANK * Last year I found out there was a major offering of pumpkins on the back roads here in the Hamptons--there were farm stands and little pumpkin patches that the local farmers were selling pumpkins from and these were the most beautiful, big orange pumpkins you wi
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10/01/2013
With everything going on here--and this being the MOST colorful time of year, we all need to be aware of what can be done with the new setup. I personally can't upload my fabulus Pumpkin Time phohtos so I am not very happy with AR right now...Maybe this post will help those who, like me are NOT t
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09/29/2013
CONDOS: SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER.... I just watched as 22 units of a total of 50 Condos at Bishops Pond went to contract here in Southampton Village this past summer. This follows a sudden surge in sales at the Polo Club Condos where 6 units of 12 closed earlier this year after sitting only parti
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09/16/2013
A NEW BLOG SITE IS LIKE A NEW PAIR OF SHOES!…A Bit Painful To Start; But give it some time and it WILL pay off! DO YOU REALLY WANT TO START A BLOG??? I wanted to write this post for those who think they want to start blogging but can’t find the courage or the incentive to do so—those who just kee
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09/05/2013
DO YOU GIVE YOUR BUYERS A HOUSE WARMING GIFT?...Sometimes it is just not a wise thing to do! A PERFECT GIFT... I am always stumped as to what to buy for a buyer who bought a house through me. Do I buy them something personal? Do I take them out to dinner? Is it incumbent upon me to buy them any
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09/02/2013
This is another part of a series of 3 posts on blogging and how important it is to the real estate community, nationwide. Without this form of marketing, I would be just another bump on the face of the Hamptons real estate market. Real estate agents are a dime a dozen here in the Hamptons and the
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08/25/2013
TELL ME A STORY ....A Story About Real Estate and Local Information… Note: This is part of a series of posts about the importance of blogging to real estate agents and brokers--starting it, keeping it going and doing it with continuity. We are in the middle of a major shift in real estate brok
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08/23/2013
THE GREAT AWAKENING: ... "YOU HAVE BEEN SNOOKY-LOOED!!!" I became starkly aware of where I was the other night at 8;30 PM in a deluge of rain without an umbrella and standing in mud that was slowly encasing my shoes with a thick coating of mud. As I followed my overzealous buyer into a complet
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07/22/2013
TIPS TO SELL YOUR SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE HOME: A BRIEF MARKET SUMMARY: In this customarily active real estate market here in Southampton Village, New York, we have seen a market shift from inactive in late 2008 into 2010, to very active in June-2011 up until now. Brand new construction sells at wit
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07/15/2013