According to Pottery Barn the new trends for sprucing up your house for 2023 are easy and not costly. Neutral pillows. For the Bed and the sofa. calm, cool, and collective. Lanterns. Inside and out. Not Paul Revere like but types to insert candles. On the coffee table or kitchen island. Baskets. Scattered around, under…
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Would you believe its 2023 and Real Estate is a tornado. A complete whirlwind hoping to find a country homes and flatten dreams. Call the emergency services. The next few months will be a learning curve for buyers, sellers and agents. The house hunting goes digital. A click of the button and we are able…
By darryncooke
Don’t bother talking to your Bank or Mortgage Lender to get your PreQual Letter. It’s just a waste of your time and of course you know better than anyone about your finances. Use all your cash for the downpayment and forget about closing cost. Be surprised at closing because you don’t know what closing cost…
By darryncooke
The 138 home sales in the Columbia and Greene markets during August represent a decrease of nearly 30% compared to last August, marking the second month of sales declines compared to last year, according to the report released by the Columbia Greene Board of Realtors. The median sales price decreased by 10.7 percent compared to…
By darryncooke
Nationwide, existing homes sales are down slightly in August 2021, falling 2% after two consecutive months of increases, according to the National Association of Realtors. Declining affordability has had a significant impact in homebuyers, many of whom have been priced out of the market and are choosing to wait for sale prices to ease before…
By darryncooke
Everyone needs a home, a house, a dwelling, but today that meaning has changed to most everyone. In the mist of this pandemic, maybe near the end of it, or in the middle of it or maybe just in the very beginning waiting for the second wave our homes mean so much more to us…
By darryncooke
Selling your house? It generally takes just a couple of weeks and often days to find a buyer. From listing to contract, homes basically sold in less than 20 days in the month of April. (the fastest rate ever in most markets) Most new buyers come to see they made the right decision when they…
A school district is important for many buyers looking to purchase a new home. Columbia County is very lucky to have several top notch schools. Here is a preview of several of those schools. Ichabod Crane A-, 1,794 students, average SAT scores of 1220. The girls softball team under the guidance of Tracy Nytransky won…
Our hot market brings prosperity, pain, and bidding wars as the supply dwindles its says. Seeing a year full of crazy real estate any agent can attest to this statement. Many buyers from the CITY come with cash, dreams, requirements and family. Also questions, what ifs, demands and attitude. Here in Columbia County we have…
Most homeowners are a little confused by the whole pandemics impact on local RealEstate, and buyers very likely feel stuck in their homes or at a minimum reluctant to move somewhere new. The market is really very challenging. There virtually is no inventory. We have many Buyers both locally and from down state and the mortgage…