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So there I was, all poised to write this blog last night.  Research done, thoughts composed, SU game still in the future....but I couldn't get in to blogger!  Best laid plans and all that. Currently there are 84 - ONLY! - active listings in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service.  Of these, 24 are in the Village and 20 are waterfront.  One new one came on this past week in the mid-$200,000 range. There are 6 homes marked contingent, 7 in the "under contract" category, and 5 pending.  None of these are new. However - continuing on with our good fortune or pent-up needs, there is another closed sale!  This brings our year-to-date number to 10.  The one that closed was under $200,000 and in the town. I told someone that we had a dozen homes listed under $200,000 - just off the top of my head.  So I checked, and there are actually 15.  The largest number come between $200,000 and $400,000 - 30 homes.  Between $400,000 and $800...

The emotions of real estate are always up and down - hence the stress level increases and decreases accordingly.  This week has been no different, but I am walking now, thanks in part to our two new dogs, Charlie and Sheba.  Charlie is the little one, and he is 9 years old.  His best friend Sheba is an English Shepherd like our Boo, and she is 11.  Charlie needed his teeth done - he has only 4 left after yesterday's surgery at the Weedsport Animal Hospital, but it hasn't slowed him down any.  Sheba needs to walk -she weighs almost as much as Boo!  Together we are carving out an hour a day to hit the trails.  Boo really likes having a pack he thinks he can boss around, and the cats don't really care - they can handle dogs.   So while the dogs wait patiently for their dinners....there are currently ONLY 85 single family homes listed in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service.  Of these, 25 are in the village and 21 a...

A while back I openly prayed for the hilarious staging-by-photoshop trend to catch on. Well, it looks like it's gaining traction : This is my absolute favorite: You're not even trying! This is going to be a very entertaining spring.

Not a whole lot to tell here.  I have several blogs I will write to update both real estate and my personal life in the next few days, but for now I want to get right to it so I have time to set up my open house signs at 158 Shire Way in Camillus for Sunday (1:00 to 3:00) then go and show another house in Skaneateles. Currently, there are only 86 active listings in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service.  Of these, 25 are in the Village and 21 are waterfront.  Four are new listings - but three of the four are re-lists.  The new one is a farm priced around $200,000.  There are no new contingent (still 6) or under contract (still 7) or pending (still 3) listings this week.  We did have one sale, bringing the total number this year to six, which is really quite good and bodes well.  The newly sold one is in the village, and listed and sold in the mid-$100,000. Below you will see a link to a photo of a craftsman-style house t...

The day after the Super Bowl.  Still basking in the warm glow of a family gathering plus the Giants' win.  Such a good thing that is for New York and the underdogs!  They came such a long way.  When a fellow Realtor and old friend in Colorado needed reminding about staying with his Central New York roots, he went back to a very long time ago when Floyd Little signed his placemat at a sports banquet for Sherman Park football.  We grew up within walking distance of the SU campus - and it is still in our hearts. (He still has that placemat!) The weather is gorgeous here for a February day.  Brilliant sunshine.  Boo and I will take several walks today, I can guess. Too much food last night!  Shrimp, dips, chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies....  Oh my!  But I will start to save room for a Krebs' meal, coming late August according to Adam Weitsman, the new owner.  If you would like to read more about this, go to http://www.syracuse...

Sold on 02/01/12 - $165,000 At $155 per square foot, that is less than half the original asking price. Way to hold out for top dollar! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Since there is no new inventory to speak of, out of "Where Are They Now?" curiosity I've been revisiting past Long Beach Housing Blog properties. Although most RE in the LBC victims--ERRR... featured sellers have since pulled their properties after unsuccessfully pursuing insane wishing prices ("Well, I'm not going to just give it away! "), a few deluded soldiers continue marching on. Like this idiot: This dreadful piece of doodie is now entering its FOURTH YEAR on the market. The good news is that after more than 1,100 days of wholly ridiculous prices and slack-jawed market chasing, this dolt seems to be finally waking up to reality. To wit: Jan 05, 2011 Relisted - $223,000 ($210 per square foot) But take another look at the photos and ask yourself if $223,000 is even that great of a p...

As the rain comes down and before I leave for a closing, I just want to delve right into the update.  There are currently 83 active listings in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service.  Eighty-three!  I went back and checked other years to see if this is as remarkable as it sounded.  At the end of January there were well over 100 active listings each of the last three years.  This means a drop in the range of 20%.  We are almost at that point of coming into town and having very few choices - so you might as well buy them now before they are sold to someone else. Of these 83 listings, 26 are in the Village and 21 are waterfront.  The median list price is $374,000.  Two new listings came on in the past week, one a re-list with a slight reduction, and the other a new listing in the Jordan-Elbridge school district, priced under $100,000. There are 15 homes marked contingent or under contract.  Three are new, and all are within t...