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Poor Estate Planning Can Be Scary!
If you’ve read our previous articles on the subject, Estate Planning With Your Elders: Bringing Taboo Topics to the Table Part I and Part II, and taken on the advice shared you’ll already have the following items in place, either for yourself or your family members: A...
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Why Selling your Staten Island Home in the Fall Shouldn’t Scare You!
From a real estate perspective, the prevailing wisdom says you should sell your home in the spring, where the flowers are blooming and you can generally show your home in its best possible light. Some realtors may try to scare you into selling your home at a different...
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Figuring out Fair Market Value in the Staten Real Estate Market
Whether you are buying a home on Staten Island or selling a home on Staten Island, a lot of factors go into real estate transactions. Even a proper appraisal of fair market value is no simple matter. Well-known websites such as Zillow or Trulia have a terrible error...
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Sellers Checklist – Staten Island Housing Market
Once you’ve made the decision to list your Staten Island home for sale, the fun part starts! In this blog I will outline some of the steps you will need to take in order to sell your Staten Island home, from preparing your home for sale to exchanging contracts and...
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How to Stage Your Home for Success
When speaking with clients who are considering selling their family home or investment property in Staten Island, they often ask for some tips and tricks on how to increase the value of their home before putting it on the Staten Island housing market. There are of...
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Renting vs Buying in the Staten Island
In recent times I have been increasingly approached by a younger clientele base, seeking my advice on purchasing a home earlier in life. My previous blog, Buying A Home In Your Twenties offers some tips on purchasing your first home at a younger age. With this blog...
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How To Buy A Home In Your Twenties
Staten Island is constantly evolving, and being one of the more affordable boroughs in New York City, has a vibrant young community of professionals who are laying down their roots here. With this blog, we thought we might offer some handy hints for those looking to...
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Staten Island Real Estate Forecast for 2018
2017 was a killer year for the Staten Island real estate market! With increasing activity and property values continuing to rise, we saw some very strong results for our clients. Over the past five years we have seen values of property on Staten Island increase up to...
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Amazon and the Real Estate Housing Market in Staten Island
There has been a lot of buzz recently about Amazon moving to Staten Island. Amazon is one of the largest companies in the world, and it has committed to building a new warehouse and is considering opening a new headquarters in New York City. However, Staten Island...
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Real Estate Roundup: The Not So Forgotten Borough
As you may have heard either from local media outlets or the updates on my Facebook page, the real estate housing market in Staten Island is experiencing a number of changing dynamics. One especially important indicator that has formed many Staten Island real estate...
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Part II – Estate Planning With Your Elders: Bringing Taboo Topics to the Table
In Part I of our series on Estate Planning With Your Elders: Bringing Taboo Topics to the Table, we discussed the key elements of opening a conversation with your parents regarding two traditionally taboo topics: finances and death. In Part II of this series, we are...
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Affordable Curb Appeal for a Quick Summer Sale
If you’re looking to sell your Staten Island home this summer, remember to factor in that old adage your grandparents (well, at least mine) taught you from a young age: You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Now, this may not hold true across all...
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Estate Planning With Your Elders: Bringing Taboo Topics to the Table
Politics. Religion. Finances. Death. What's the common bond? For many, these are traditionally taboo topics of discussion when it comes to engaging with family members. But there comes a time when not discussing the latter two topics — finances and death — with...
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