Syosset NY Real Estate

Looking at the activity (under contracts) for Nassau County Real Estate in April 2011 - we can be a little disappointed. With only 1786 contracts and a growing inventory of over 10,000 units we didn't even beat the 1820 contracts of the previous month.  Looking back to last April with it's monste...

Although real estate was sluggish in Long Island during the stormy period of January and early February since then market activity has picked up.  More houses are coming out on the market and more buyers are showing up at those houses.  We are going to have a tough time comparing this March and A...

As we start a new year it is interesting to note the changes in this list. Some agents have left Century 21 - some have left the real estate business altogether.  Others have grown their presence on Twitter dramatically -others remain where they were a year ago.  There are only a dozen who have b...

The story of Plainview real estate is similar to the story of the rest of Long Island and many parts of the country.  The year can be divided into 2 parts- before the tax credit deadline of April 30, 2010 and from May 1st until the end of the year. From January to April 30th under contracts were ...

There's a buzz in many Century 21 offices about the new internet marketing tool that has been rolled out this month called the Golden Ruler.  For the past 2 years the Century 21 corporate office has made improving the brand's presence on the internet a main priority.  They have successfully raise...

Before you know it, we will be closing out the year and the story for real estate for Nassau County is pretty clear. Since the tax credit expired in April, under contracts have declined every month comparing each month from May to November 2009 to 2010. On a year to date basis under contracts are...

The sales figures (under contracts) for the month of October 2010 in Nassau County continue the same trend that started when the tax credit expired April 30th.  Comparing under contracts this October versus October 2009 sales are down 30%.  There is a lot of buyer uncertainty about the market due...

The numbers are in for under contracts in Long Island and the news is not encouraging for Nassau County this has been the weakest September in 3 years.  Activity is down almost 30% over last year's under contract numbers.  We have more inventory in Nassau County at the end of September than in Ju...

Traditional wisdom says that the best time to sell your home is in the spring when market activity is high. In the past 2 years in Nassau County, NY the 4th quarter represented 20% of the under contracts for that year.  Considering that an even distribution would mean each quarter garnering 25% o...

Besides issues with financing the mortgage, the number most important issue you will encounter from the time the contract is signed until you get to the closing table is having all the co's for the work done in the house since you moved there.  More than half of all closings in our area are compl...