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THE MARKET IS THE MARKET IS THE MARKET
Read more: THE MARKET IS THE MARKET IS THE MARKETAlthough entirely different price ranges, these 2 properties have the similar market stories….and there are many others just like them… After meeting with owners recently who also bought in 2004, disheartened and not willing to bend to the current market (quelle surprise!), this story is a direct corollary – with one exception. The owners of…
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How Not to Photograph a Listing
Read more: How Not to Photograph a ListingWow – a little common sense goes a long way! This listing is added to my Walls of Shame… DON’T USE A SO SO PHOTO AS THE HERO SHOT Toys in the fore ground, clutter on the mantel, little frames on all walls…mediocre is the first impression… MAKE THE BED! Suggest to the seller that…
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In Contract Today – 8.5.14
Read more: In Contract Today – 8.5.149 FRONTIER RD – COS COB – LIST $1,995,000 WINDOWS WITHOUT SWAGS – AAHHH SWAGS, BORDERED RUGS AND PATTERNED CHAIRS 🙁 MORE IS NOT MORE AND MORE OF THE SAME BORING… Thankfully, it was not purchased furnished…there should be a business to up-cycle swags. The easiest solution for sellers is to remove them! It doesn’t…
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In Contract – 353 Sound Beach Ave. Old Greenwich
Read more: In Contract – 353 Sound Beach Ave. Old Greenwich353 SOUND BEACH AVE – OG – LIST: $2,595,000 6 Bedrooms, 4+ baths, 4468 SF, cat 5/6 wiring, South of the Village, built in 2000, renovated in 2010 and the sellers bought it for $1,750,000 just last year – great indication that the market is back for properties that are relevant to the…
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Contracts – White on White + It’s all about Central Greenwich and Riverside…
Read more: Contracts – White on White + It’s all about Central Greenwich and Riverside…1 GINKO LANE – LIST $3,225,000 Starting at $3,950,000 in 2013 – and brought back at $3,675,000 – the last reduction obviously caught a buyers attention… 15 PINTAIL – GREENWICH – LIST : $1,395,000 The seller, most likely at the realtor’s suggestion, got SE Monor to survey to discover whether 2 lots were viable. Now…
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Buyers – Make an Offer! Sellers Price it right from the start
Read more: Buyers – Make an Offer! Sellers Price it right from the startYou just never know the seller’s timing or circumstances…make an offer based on what you think a property is worth, and you may just get it… Take this property which just sold for $1,465,000 on a current list of $1,995,000. In 2010 it went on the market for an ill-advised (in my opinion) price of…