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The coveted Staten Island two family home is a hot commodity, though 50 Beacon Place is especially unique. With 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, this oversized property provides a 2 bedroom rental unit and 3 bedroom main unit. Located on a large corner lot in bustling New Dorp Beach, you're surrounded with tons of community fun and public transportation options.

With a red brick facing on the bottom half and white cedar shake on top, the aesthetic is quaint and charming. In addition to a one-car garage, this home also provides parking for up to 4 cars in the driveway and partially paved side yard. A big front yard is inviting and well-manicured.

Once inside, the entry foyer opens to a large tiled living room with brick fireplace. To the right is…

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Bring your bids- a fully detached two family 6/6 home just hit the market in Staten Island! Highly sought after by large families moving in from Brooklyn or elsewhere, it isn't often that this type of property becomes available. Big enough for extended family, 695 Collfield Avenue also happens to be in beautiful Willowbrook.

In excellent condition, this two story hi-ranch home has plenty of old-world charm. This property features two spacious three bedroom apartments as well as a partially finished basement.

With white columns around the front entrance and balcony and a red brick and white vinyl front, the Romanesque architecture presents quite an impression from the curb. The large lot spans 48 by 100- just imagine the possibilities for large…

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Just how much do we owe to technology here at RealEstateSINY? Pretty much everything, as it turns out.

Not only was this company founded based on internet marketing, but it's indispensable the real estate market as we know it. 90% of buyers use the internet to find their next home. Can you imagine sorting through a physical MLS book to find a home before you could type keywords into a search field? This was the reality a generation ago, and it seems like ancient history to imagine that now.

In this live video via Facebook broadcast, Hannah Jay interviews Anthony Licciardello about the role technology has played in the creation of our company. We talk about the search tools that take the stress out of home searching, and the tools we use to reach…

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April marked yet another month for Staten Island real estate prices to hit record highs.

The average home sale price was up to $576,525. But prices are what we call a “trailing indicator”, meaning they reflect the market several months prior to the actual closing date, when the house was first put into acceptance. In this live video discussion, we look to other stats to dissect the market in its current state. 

Even though the market still appears to hold the seller’s favor, with homes selling faster than they have in many months and fetching high prices, there were some strange findings. Inventory is now up to 1,630, with 669 new listings in April. This is considerably higher than the same time last year. 

So when we saw that only 328…

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This is our most personal live video to date- here we reveal the story behind the founding of the company. RealEstateSINY.com has faced trials and tribulations over the years yet remains stronger now than ever. So it is a fitting time to reminisce about the company's beginnings and talk about how we got to where we are today.

We also discuss the architectural proposal by the firm Cetraruddy for their plan to expand housing for an influx of 300,000 new residents to Staten Island. Their ambitious "Staten Island City" commercial plan includes high rises on the West Shore, where there is much undeveloped land, and a tech campus.

This is our second live stream outdoors and the weather is still a little brisk. Correspondent Hannah Jay interviews Anthony…

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It's story time! Our most recent Facebook live video goes into the Top 3 biggest real estate disasters witnessed by the company during the years we have been serving buyers and sellers. One of these deals went down in flames (literally)! 

We also give some tips on how to avoid making the biggest mistakes we've witnessed over the years. In essence, selling a home is typically an emotional process for all those involved. Because so much emotion is invested- between packing up and settling elsewhere, leaving behind a place filled with so many memories, and perceiving a higher sense of value in your home than the market actually demands- these high stakes often lead to rash decisions. Understanding market fundamentals and looking at things with a…

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With Facebook being such a hot topic in the news lately, we thought we would weigh in on the subject in our weekly live video.

Mark Zuckerburg has received a lot of heat for the Cambridge Analytica data breach, in which the data of 50 million was stolen and stored by the data management firm who worked on President Trump's election campaign. More recently, the social media giant was hit with another scandal regarding the Messenger App. It was discovered by disgruntled users that their call and text logs were all being stored by Facebook if they had given permission for the app to access their cell contacts.

We also touched on Facebook's algorithm changes a few weeks back which undermined the reach of business pages, instead favoring content from…

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February's home prices are still very close to record highs in Staten Island as developers and residents alike clamor for their own piece of the pie. The average home sale price last month was $558,102, down about 1% from the January's record high.

The US stock market had a rocky performance in the month of February. While some this shake-up caused some speculation that the fall would continue, the DOW has recovered for the most part. Looking at real estate statistics, which include the average days listed on the market of just 88, buyer confidence in Staten Island did not seem to be hurt at all.

Though the market still hangs in the seller's favor, a substantial listings increase since last year gives buyers more options. February saw 510 new homes…

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Many homeowners still fret over their homes inability to attract a decent offer, even in a seller's market. 

It's usually based on misunderstanding the process of selling your home, or just plain being sold the on ideas vs. the realities of it. 

Homeowners who need to sell can feel a sense of powerlessness over the entire home selling process, which manifests itself aggravation and even disgust. Some have even abandon using an agent all together and decided to place their home as for sale by owner. There are things you can do to possibly prevent your home from laying stagnant on the market, if you decide re-list your home. To avoid this fate, one needs to diagnose the reason for failure, and work with an agent who knows how to resolve them. Here are…

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All over the country, we hear talk of the “retail apocalypse.” Brands that once thrived, from Wet Seal to Borders, have closed their doors for good. Generations-long Staples like Sears, Macy’s, Sam’s Club, and JC Penny continue to shutter stores nationwide to avoid bankruptcy.

These once powerful chains have buckled from competition against online retailers. In many cases it’s impossible to match the lower prices and convenience of Amazon and other online shops. 

The retail apocalypse officially reigned in during 2016 when major retailers closed thousands of stores across the country. But the seeds were sown long before that year. Brick and mortar stores have been feeling the pressure increasing for a long time along with the rising popularity…

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