Found 2 blog entries tagged as facebook live.

Now the most recent home sales data for Staten Island is in! It is clear that while real estate prices are still very high, market activity is slowing down.

July's average home sale price was $586,155. While this is almost neck in neck with June's average sale price, the price is a trailing indicator since it takes 90 days to close on a typical home sale. The more important figure to look at is the active listings. With active listings at a 2 year high, this means homes are getting harder to sell.

There are certain aspects of the market slowdown that are harder to measure such as expired listings and price reductions. Anecdotally, our realtors have been noticing more price reductions on their listings and less interest in showings, resulting in…

496 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post

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…

678 Views, 0 Comments

Read Full Post