Your emotions If you’re sentimental about your home, remember your buyer hasn’t formed the same attachments. Your buyer may appreciate your home, but will still compare it to other available homes in terms of price, location, and condition before weighing emotion. What you paid for the house Man
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11/12/2011
No one wants to lose money selling a home. That’s why the government provides countless subsidies to encourage home ownership, including tax relief. In normal markets, homes outpace inflation by about one to two percent annually, but when markets heat up, home owners have the opportunity to net m
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11/12/2011
Vacation properties come in many forms. From basic cabins to fully equipped country homes - there are a few specific questions to be considered with each purchase. 1. If your property isn’t on the water, find out if you have deeded access to it or if public access exists. Some
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11/12/2011
Anthony Stokes Pereira is a licensed Real Estate Salesperson (REALTOR) with Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty working out of the Nanuet, NY office. Anthony has lived in Rockland County, NY for the past 10 years and Westchester County for 24 years. Anthony Stokes Pereira is a real estate indust
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11/12/2011
REAL ESTATE AS A LONGER TERM INVESTMENT Speaking of the investor market, check out this link to see a great chart from the folks at KCM Blog, run by Steve Harney. It shows the real estate since 2000 is up 43%, while the DOW is up only 6.7% and the S&P and NASDAQ are both down. A great chart to gi
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11/11/2011
RAND MORTGAGE RATES All mortgage rates held steady this week. There is no telling how long these rates will last. Qualified buyers can borrow $300,000 for about $1,410/month with a FHA mortgage! Contact one of our Rand Mortgage Consultants if you would like a breakdown of a specific monthly payme
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11/11/2011
Realtors need to oppose: PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IN FIGHTING THESE PROPOSED BUDGET INCREASES FOR ROCKLAND COUNTY Increasing Rockland County’s mortgage recording tax 0.25%. MRT currently $1.30 per $100 financed. This proposal would increase that amount to $1.55 per $
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11/11/2011
The Rockland Municipal Planning Federation is pleased to announce the upcoming educational session entitled “Rockland’s Changing Demographics and Data Resources.” Michael D’Angelo, Director of Research with the Rockland County Department of Planning, will present the session. The session will b
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11/11/2011
Buying a home can be one of your most significant investments in your life. Not only are you choosing your dwelling place, and the place in which you will bring up your family, you are most likely investing a large portion of your assets into this venture. The more prepared you are at the outset,
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11/05/2011
Risks and rewards of open houses An open house is an invitation to neighbors and strangers to walk through your home. You might not like your privacy invaded, and sometimes you might find small items missing after an open house, like drugs from the medicine cabinet, or small collectibles. The ups
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11/05/2011