Waterfront homes in Southeast Annadale (Staten Island) NY Luxurious waterfront homes line many streets in Southeast Annadale (Staten Island) NY.  Arbutus Ave and Arbutus Way are lined with multi million dollar "mini-mansions" and ocean front estates ranging in price from $1,000,000 to $4,000,000.  They range in size from 2,500 sq ft to over 15,000 sq ft and offer every amenity you would expect from a luxurious waterfront home in Southeast Annadale, NY.  From elevators to heated in ground pools to your very own night club, these Southeast Annadale homes have it all.  It's a convenient commute to both Brooklyn and Manhattan, located just 15 miles away.  You can make the drive in 45 minutes with minimal traffic. Then come home to your own private vacation....that doesn't have to end. Click... 06/23/2012

Center Hall Colonials in Tottenville (Staten Island) NY There are several Center Hall Colonials for sale in Tottenville (Staten Island) NY.  The most common center hall colonial is approximately 2,600 sq ft and has 4 bedrooms, formal living room, formal dining room, family room, large eat in kitchen, 1 car garage, and spacious backyards, built on approximately 5,000 sq ft lots.  They can be either a 1 family or a 2 family style center hall colonial.  Average sale price is between $675,000 and $950,000. Then there is the larger center hall colonial with approximately 3,200 sq ft, has 4 or 5 bedrooms, formal living room, formal dining room, family room, large eat in kitchen, but has a 2 car garage and a much larger lot of land at 10,000 sq ft.  Average sale price is between $750,000 and $... 06/22/2012

Are you thinking of selling your Staten Island, NY Home FSBO... by yourself? Marketing a home in 2012 is NOT the same as marketing it 10 years ago. Even if you did this before, you have to do so much more than plant a sign on the front lawn and place a classified ad. 5. Advertising is more complicated.When is the last time you read the newspaper or searched the classifieds. Years ago you'd buy the paper to see what homes were for sale or rent. A single classified ad run several times a week might get you enough calls to sell the house. Now it's so much more complicated! Most agents and brokers don't advertise in newspapers anymore because THEY DON'T WORK and also because they are very expensive considering the lack of results.  96% of real estate transactions start on the internet! 4. A... 06/14/2012

Welcome to the most current Housing Trends eNewsletter. This eNewsletter is specially designed for you, with national and local housing information that you may find useful whether you’re in the market for a home, thinking about selling your home, or just interested in homeowner issues in general. Please click on this link to view the Housing Trends MAY-2012 Newsletter: http://DeborahBracco.housingtrendsenewsletter.com The Housing Trends eNewsletter contains the latest information from the National Association of REALTORS®, the U.S. Census Bureau, Realtor.org reports and other sources. Housing Trends eNewsletter is also filled with local and national real estate sales and price activity provided by MLSs and the National Association of Realtors, U.S. Census Bureau key market indicators, ... 05/24/2012

125 Ridgecrest Ave Staten Island, NY 10312 Eltingville 2 family detached Beautiful 2 Family Broadside Beautiful 2 family broadside home on large lot. Main unit has large den, large eat in kitchen, dining room, & oversized bedrooms. Large closets throughout as well as hardwood floors throughout. Apt has 1 large bedroom, eat in kitchen, dining room, & large living room. Baseboard heat & central air throughout.  Beautiful location, close to shopping, transportation, and good schools.  Offered at $619,999.   Represented by HERMAN & CO REALTORS® Your trusted Staten Island Real Estate professionals! 05/24/2012

Fun in the sun while the business still runs This is an entry for the Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul Group Contest! | Fun in the Sun While the Business Still Runs! What could be more fun than attending your son's wedding in New York while the business still runs during the summer months. This is what we plan to do in August, when our son gets married. The world of technology, as advanced as it is, allows us to be totally mobile for our business. With DocuSign, smartphones and computers, what more could a business need. We plan to be totally mobile during the pre wedding and post wedding activities.  You've heard of the "Lincoln Lawyer", we are the "Roving Realtors". Nothing, absolutely nothing, nada, will interfere with our son's wedding..  and for those antiquated folks .. we wil... 05/21/2012

I Have To Do That!!?? I love being a Realtor®.  There's nothing like handing the keys to 1st Time Homebuyers and seeing their excitement or helping a family sell their home when you realize you've helped engineer a deeply important move that will be a significant marker in their lives. Each transaction requires successfully getting a buyer and seller together and negotiating everything from price to closing dates and having an agreement both parties feel good about.  But getting to that point requires all sorts of skills, and not just the ones we like to toot our horns about (me included).  I love showing my successful marketing endeavors to home sellers, it's great to explain buyers what my years of experience have taught me in regards to negotiating but there are some things I do, I t... 05/16/2012

NYC Safe Disposal, Spring2012, May 19th From 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Bring your old unused paints, anti freeze, gas, weed killer, bleach, medication, fluorescent lamps, glues, cell phones, computers, printers, to the Staten Island Mall, parking lot F, near the main entrance, 2655 Richmond Ave. for disposal. For more details, visit nyc.gov/safedisposal 05/15/2012

The story of Captain Sully (in case you live under a rock)... Just minutes after take off, Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, announced in a calm voice "brace for impact," to his 150 passengers aboard US Airways flight 1549 just before safely bringing his plane down onto the icy, 65-foot-deep waters of the Hudson River.  Being a highly skilled pilot, he saved hundreds, potentially thousands of lives by remaining calm and solving the problem by doing what he did best...fly airplanes. Since then, the term "pulling off a Captain Sully" has been coined for situations where the impossible became possible and good prevailed because the right person was in the right place at the right time. THE RIGHT PERSON Jennifer Karakosta The protagonist of our story is Jennifer Karakosta, an ag... 05/09/2012

Real estate investments lost their allure 5 years ago. Is now a better time to start investing again? In 2006, during the very peak of the Staten Island Real Estate boom, many people were still buying real estate in Staten Island as investment properties.  Interest rates were relatively low at between 5 and 7 percent, but prices were high.  Not many investors heeded the warning signs of a market bubble about to burst.  Only the savvy Staten Island Real Estate investor was able to turn a profit from investment property purchased during the peak. Fast forward to 2012 and we have an investment market prime for a comeback....sort of.  Interest rates are the lowest in history at around 4%.  Rents continue to rise.  Prices have somewhat stabilized at a loss of between 10% and 25% of 2006 pric... 05/02/2012

Annadale received its present name circa 1860, and is named after Anna Seguine, a descendant of French Huguenots who were among the South Shore's earliest settlers.  This settlement is also responsible for the neighborhood immediately to the southwest of Annadale being named Huguenot, and the Seguine family also lends its name to Seguine Avenue, the principal north-south thoroughfare on the east side of Prince's Bay, the neighborhood southwest of Huguenot. In 1929, immigrants from Spain purchased land along the Annadale shoreline, and founded a settlement that became known as the Spanish Camp, or Spanish Colony.  First tents, and later bungalows, were built at the site. The site was purchased and buildings demolished at the end of the 20th century so that several large, upscale homes c... 05/02/2012

STATEN ISLAND,NY -New Construction Homes For Sale in Woodrow (edit/delete) Orchard Estates New Construction Homes For Sale in Woodrow       Robert DeFalco Realty continues its excellent success in selling the New Construction Homes at Orchard Estates in Woodrow.  The Orchard Estates project started in January 2011 and was created by the renown custom builder, Robert Mack.  Mack has earned his reputation by honoring his commitments and exceeding his customer’s expectations.  His New Homes and New Construction Developments have garnered him a stellar reputation.                   Click here to visit our website                                                                   Orchard Estates in the Woodrow area of Staten Island is an elegant assembly of New Construction One and Two Family... 04/30/2012

Are you looking for a home, business or investment property on Staten Island?  Here is a list of all the areas on Staten Island to help you get started on your search. North Shore of Staten Island Include the following areas: Generally, the North Shore is deemed to include the communities located within ZIP codes 10303, 10302 and 10310 in their entirety, along with all of the area covered by 10301 except Sunnyside, and those parts of 10304, 10305, 10314 that lie north of the Staten Island Expressway. This definition includes Mariners Harbor, Port Richmond, Westerleigh, Meiers Corners, Graniteville, Castleton Corners, West Brighton, New Brighton, St. George, Tompkinsville, Stapleton, Clifton, and Rosebank among the North Shore's neighborhoods. The Staten Island Expressway is considered ... 04/20/2012

We have a winner, Open House lottery drawing for 782 Barlow Ave. April 15, 2012, see the luck winner get picked for a gift card just for attending my Open House at 782 Barlow Ave, Staten Island, New York, 10312. If you would like your agent to have such an event at your open house, please call me. 917-696-0275.  We need to talk. P.S. After only 26 days on the market, we have a buyer. 04/18/2012

Staten Island South Shore home buyers take note New listing coming soon.  A 3 bedroom, updated Ranch in lovely Eltingville, on an over sized lot.  Be one of the first to see this Ranch, because when it goes public, it won't take long to find a new buyer.  I have 2 buyers waiting as I write this up.  Call me at 917-696-0275 to be on my "first call" list.  I know you will not be disappointed. 04/16/2012

Deborah Bracco Licensed Real Estate SalespersonROBERT DEFALCO REALTY 655 ROSSVILLE, AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY 10309Cell: 718-619-5701Email: deborahbracco@live.comWebsite: housesstatenisland.com 04/14/2012

To show or not to show?  Listing agents do's and don'ts Let's say you are adding an extension on to your home.  Would you want the owner of the construction company to be present whenever work is preformed?  Do you care if only the foreman is present to make sure the work you wanted was done properly? When I had an extension added to my house, the company I chose to do the job was the one who told me, "I work with my crew every day, I'm always on the job and I only take one job at a time". I had a neighbor who bought a new construction unit a while ago, and being a carpenter himself, every day when he came home from work, he would go over to the new unit and rip out anything that was not done correctly.  That's what prompted me to chose the contractor who was always on site with his wor... 04/03/2012

Beautiful 3 Bedroom townhouse on private dead end street features gleaming cherry wood floors, crown molding, a finished basement, a garage & a large family room. Close to shopping, transportation, Staten Island Zoo, and Silver Lake Park. Offered at $314,999 Represented by HERMAN & CO REALTORS® Your trusted Staten Island Real Estate professionals! 03/27/2012

Price your house right and buyers will get off the fence. Home buyers are out there.  Lurking…watching…sitting on the fence waiting to pounce on a deal offering a fairly priced home and a low interest rate. But they remain elusive to some home sellers. Here’s why… Pricing your home properly is the single most important factor when selling in today’s Staten Island real estate market.  I’ll give you an example.  My office listed a property 3 weeks ago and it went into contract today.  From list date to contract in 21 days.  This tells me a few things. First, the Staten Island real estate market is very strong.  Qualified buyers are out there but they are better educated and savvier than ever…and they aren’t going to pay more than your house is worth.  Their agent is coaching them, showing... 03/26/2012

STATEN ISLAND, NY HIGH ROCK HOMES FOR SALE HIGH ROCK DEVELOPMENT- NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES FOR SALE IN HIGH ROCK   Beautiful New Construction Homes for Sale in the quiet and quaint area in High Rock. These homes for sale are located adjacent to Greenbelt. All Homes for sale are built with quality craftsmanship. As you drive up to this magnificent home for sale in High Rock, Staten Island, NY, your eyes will light up. You enter through these gorgeous One Family Center Hall Colonials that are all tastefully done with quality craftsmanship including quality molding and gleaming hardwood floors throughout, all amenties are well appointed.The home for sale offers an amazing large custom eat in kicthen  with granite counter tops, wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances, large island, and acce... 03/23/2012