Joan L. Capria's (vintagehomes) Blog

IN SHOKAN, NY   LOCATED ON WOODED, QUIET, DEAD END ROAD. CHARMING SPACES WITH A COUNTRY FEELING. NEW KITCHEN, PROPANE FIREPLACE (FOR ADDED HEAT), SPACIOUS OWNER'S BEDROOM WITH COZY WINDOW SEAT AND LARGE ENTERTAINING DECK OFF FAMILY ROOM. EASY MAINTENANCE -- IN & OUT. A PERFECT YEAR ROUND OR VACAT...

tHIS MAGNIFICENT STONE HOUSE ON 36 ACRES DATES BACK TO 1912. IN 1998, THE CURRENT OWNERS RESTORED THE ORIGINAL PORTION OF THE HOUSE AND ADDES A FAVULOUS MASTER BR & SITTING ROOM SUITE ON THE 1ST FLOOR. THE CONSTRUCTION WAS DOEN WITH GREAT CARE TO MATCH THE ORIGINAL HOUSE. THE ESTTE INCL. A 3 STOR...

Yesterday I was in the office saying how I just noticed the daffodils pushing up through the ground in my front yard and I couldn't wait for the smell and sight of the first beautiful glorious flowers to arrive. My clients arrived and I went out showing mostly commercial properties but they did w...

I noticed on Localism photos were posted along the right side. Where and how do you put your local photos up? I couldn't find any info on the Frequently asked questions or the How to post to localism link. Sometimes I get a little lost on this site. I still don't understand the tags either! Any h...

I have broken this down into bands so you can get a real picture of the marketThe actives & Pending are as of March 21,2008 The Closed, Expireds, Days on Market, List Price & Sale Price are Stats for Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2007  $500,000-599,999$600,000-$699,999$700,000-$799,999$8900,000-$899,999...

 I received this from Catskill Native Nursery and want to make as many people aware of this terrific opportunity to invest in local agricultureEAT LOCAL, EAT ORGANIC - CSA* PICKUP AT CATSKILL NATIVE NURSERY (*Does everyone know that CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture? I often just ass...

 TWIN GABLES IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD & A WOODSTOCK LEGEND! THIS SPECIAL TURNKEY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BEGAN LIFE AS A GUEST HOUSE & TEA ROOM IN 1926. IT IS RENOWNED FOR ITS RELAXED, CHARMING, FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE. GUESTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD CONTINUE TO RETURN TO & RECOMMEND TWIN GABLES TO THEIR F...

I thought it would be interesting to do stats for my small town of Woodstock, NY and it was. After looking at some of the other stats of the larger community Woodstock is really charming and sweet with only 6 sales which is why I also service most of Ulster County, NY. When doing these numbers I ...

Woodstock, Colony of the Arts last night did not disappoint. We had Jeffrey Gaines at the Colony Cafe, Ars so long at the Kleinart and the Gashouse Gorillas at the Bearsville Theatre. I chose to go to the Bearsville Theatre. WOW! What a great band they had audience bobbing, tapping and out & out ...

Aside from Manhattan, Ulster County is the ONLY part of New York State which experienced appreciation in home prices in 2007. The luxury home market is largely responsible for this reciprocal relationship.  I recently became a member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, in order to concent...