While waiting for some new customers on Saturday, I decided to run some numbers to see what is really going on in the Manhasset home sales market.  I know I am busy with listings, showings and open house are a mob scene lately....I was curious to see if what "feels" like a market improvement when I am out and about could be backed up with some numbers.  Here is what I found out: In May of 2010, 23 homes went into contract versus 16 in May of 2009.  That's a big jump!  So, I decided to drill down a little deeper and look at this good news story: 2009 YTD* (Jan 1-June 5 2009)     27 homes sold    $1,075,000 median sales price 2010 YTD* (Jan 1-June 5 2010)     52 homes sold    $1,256,2501 median sales price All I can say is WOW! What a difference a year makes!!!!  Personally, I think here'... 06/07/2010

"What's it really like to live in Manhasset?"  I get that question a lot from buyers...one of the best things about living in Manhasset is it's community spirit...it is something that is hard for a real estate agent to describe and hard to picture if you are a buyer.  One of the best showcases of community spirit is an annual event coming Saturday, May 1st at the Munsey Park elementary school.  It is the SCA FAIR!  The fair is a fundraiser organized and run by the SCA (School Community Association) which is Manhasset's version of a parent teacher organization.  This outdoor fair features rides, games, a large tent with everything from attic treasures, books, baked goods and wonderful vendors selling goods.  There is a stage where children from the community perform everything from marti... 04/28/2010

Spring is looking great all over Manhasset.  One of the earliest springs I remember - after that long, dark winter it sure feels good!  And, buyers are responding by coming out and shopping for homes in Manhasset.   We are seeing a wonderful turnout at our Open Houses and the phones in the office are ringing for showings.  Pricing to be ahead of the market is paying off for sellers who are seeing offers and going into contract.  Buyers are ready to step and offer on homes who's asking price reflects value for today. Here's the details for Manhasset for the above period:  21 new listings; 10 properties under contract; 4 closings.  If you would like more information on the home sales activity, home values or other information about the Manhasset market, feel free to give me a call or emai... 04/14/2010

A friendly reminder that this weekend we change our clocks to reflect Daylight Saving Time.  Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday March 14th at2 am.  So, before you hit the hay on Saturday night make sure you change all the timepieces in your life!  "Spring Forward" and move the clocks ahead one hour.  Here is a checklist of items to change:   Wall/Decorative Clocks Bedside alarm clocks Watches VCRs Stoves/Clocks Microwave Coffeemakers Dashboard clocks in your car   Did I miss any?  If so, let me know and I will add them on.  One of my favorite time-changing things...the cable company automatically changes the time on the cable box!  For the first hour or so Sunday morning, it will be the only time piece I will trust for being right!  It is also a day many real estate appointments can be ... 03/08/2010

Here is the lates home sales activity for Manhasset, NY 11030.  There are 21 new listings, 6 homes are under contract and 7 homes closed....big jump in activity for YTD 2010 versus 2009.  Buyers are back!   And with it feeling like we might be finally in the big thaw, it is the perfect weather this weekend to come look at houses!  My pick for "Best Value" of the week is:108 Remington Rd for $1,399,000.  This very pretty colonial has great bones, space galore - large kitchen and family room with fireplace and location, location, location.  Walk to Munsey Park elementary school from this home which is situated on a very nice piece of property in the village of Munsey Park.  Here is a link to view this home: Click here for 108 Remington Road Listing details.  Hope you have a great week and... 03/06/2010

Here is my most recent Manhasset, NY 11030 Market Report for home sales activity.  Activity is up despite a cold snowy backdrop.  Buyers are shopping, making offers and having them accepted. Sellers who are listing priced for the market are finding buyers at their doors.  Great time to buy or sell...Here are the details:  New Listings                                                                                               List Price 53 Linden Street                                                                                                   $699,000  105 Clapham Avenue                                                                                           $989,000  475 Dogwood Lane                                                                                           $1,... 02/17/2010

Living in Manhasset has a lot to offer.  Even after a blizzard.  It is not often we get a foot of snow and 2 days off from school.  How did you spend your snow days in Manhasset?  Here is how we spent ours: Powder Hound!  Our dog looooves the snow...one small problem.  She come in with snow caked all over her legs and abdomen!  She looks like a character out of Star Wars!  Check out the close up of her legs!               SnowPeople!   We love seeing all the snowpeople who suddenly rise up on front lawns!  Check out the international flair on the right!  The girls are sitting in little snow chairs they made too!                 Making Chocolate Chip Cookies!  Something I don't ordinarily have a lot of time to do...make cookies with my boys.  They just love to mix in white AND semisweet ... 02/11/2010

Depersonalizing a home is an easy, low cost way to prepare your your home for sale.  And, it is absolutely necessary when getting the home market ready. What is depersonalizing?  It is the opposite of personalizing - which is to change or modify your home to show that it obviously originated from or belonged to you.  When living in your home, you work hard to make it UNIQUE.  When marketing your home, you need to work hard to have MASS APPEAL.  You want to attract everyqualified buyer to see your home to find the ones who will step up and make an offer on your home.  Buyers have many home choices and are in the driver seat.  If they don't like what they see on line, they won't even come see the house.  I have 15 years of helping sellers do all the things below.  So here's 5 easy and cos... 02/07/2010

Manhasset Real Estate Market for January 11 - January 28th 2010 Despite a local thermometer that hovered in the teens all week, real estate in Manhasset was heating up.  Many savvy agents feel the Spring Market has come early to Manhasset.  Maybe you should be jumping in to the market too! Thinking of Selling a home in Manhasset?  Don't wait...buyer activity is up and our inventory is still low...that gives your property a chance to stand out from the crowd.  Buyers have been crowding into Open Houses all over Manhasset and only serious buyers would bundle up and come out in bitter cold to view homes....serious buyers are who you want to attract and negotiate with. Thinking of Buying a home in Manhasset?  Same thing...don't wait!  Interest rates are still low and given the economic back... 02/01/2010

Thinking of living in Manhasset?  What makes living in Manhasset great?  NBC Channel Four will be broadcasting live tomorrow (Wednesday January 27, 2010) from Villa Milano.  Today, host Siafa Lewis of LX New York was in Manhasser interviewing Nancy Morris of Nancy Morris State Farm Insurance, David Haghani of Gallery Couture and Ed Wassmer of Young's Fine Wines and Liquors. Facebook Friends have been buzzing all afternoon looking forward to gathering for the live Broadcast from Villa Milano at 168 Plandome Road across from Mary Jane Davies Park. Show your Manhasset Pride and come down for a slice.  Thinking of living in Manhasset?  Then definately tune in to find out what makes living in Manhasset Great!   Click Here to Search Listings Like an Agent!   01/26/2010

Manhasset Home Sales 2009 versus 2008 The number one question I get is "Annie Holdreith What is going on with the market?"  Well, below you will see the 2009 and the 2008 figures for Manhasset.  I search MLS for homes in zip code 11030 that fall into Manhasset School District 6.  Figures posted below are from the MLS of Long Island. So what do the numbers tell us?  Here's my #1 professional take-away: Price it right!  House prices in Manhasset continued to drop through 2009, - too many days on the market directly and downwardly affected a property's ultimate selling price.  Price continues to be the number one factor in the sale of a home.  I like to say "Price it right and negotiate tight."                                                             2008                      2009 Numbe... 01/22/2010

The Manhasset Plandome Newcomer's Club is a great way to help you feel at home in no time at all.  The club has couple events, children's events, ladies-only events and sometimes when a few guys get ambitious and organized, men-only events.  If you want to meet other new people in town and immediately feel connected to the community, don't hesitate, join! I speak from personal experience.  My husband and I relocated to Manhasset/Long Island for his job.  The only person we knew here was our realtor, Holly.  I grew up in New England and he grew up in the MidWest - we were both far from home. Now, back then, I was not much of a joiner.  We had no kids just a giant Labrador Retriever.  I walked that dog until she limped.  I made Holly keep showing me houses even though I had purchased one!... 01/14/2010

Living in Manhasset is great...and here's my top 5 reasons to live in Manhasset 1.  Fantastic Commute:  28 Express Minutes to Penn Station and Access to Major Highways Manhasset is on the Port Washington branch of the LIRR...the only direct line in and out of Penn Station.  Express trains in the morning and the evening take only 28 minutes...my husband complains it is not enough time to read the entire paper.  Manhasset is also located close to the LIE and the Northern State Parkways.  So whether you work in NYC, Queens, Brooklyn, other parts of Long Island...Manhasset's location is my number one reason for making living in Manhasset great. 2.  Highly Regarded School District (#6) Everyone has different criteria for evaluating schools, but almost all my clients and customers tell me tha... 01/14/2010

Tis the Season to think about others! Please stop by my office with an unwrapped, new toy and drop it in the Marine Corp's Toys for Tots box.  This wonderful drive's mission is to put a new toy in the hands of every needy boy and girl this Christmas.  Over the 62 years of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, Marines have distributed more than 400 million toys to more than 188 million needy children! Stop by: Daniel Gale Sotheby's International 364 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 ph.  516.627-4440 x 372   11/29/2009

Small town traditions are a wonderful experience.  Who would think that living in view of the Manhattan skyline could feel like a Jimmy Stewart movie?  Well it can! These two local events have all the charm, nostalgia to make even a grinch smile. If you are in Manhasset, join the Manhasset Chamber of Commerce for the Annual Tree Lighting on Friday, December 4th at 4:00 pm.  Head over to Mary Jane Davies for some caroling, hot chocolate and to see which kids won the annual poster contest.  The HS musicians will perform and the tree will be lit.  If you are near Port Washington, their annual lighting will be on Sunday, December 6th at 4:30 pm at the Blumenfelfd Family Park on Main Street.  Come see the very young to the very old come out for these wonderul traditions.  You will find it ha... 11/23/2009

 Manhasset NY is an upscale community on Long Island's famed North Shore in Nassau County and Stone Hill is a luxury community within the Manhasset School District #6.With 24 hour security at the gatehouse, this private luxury community of Stone Hill can be reached by Exit 36N by The Long Island Expressway and Shelter Rock Road. Street names in this prestigious community are Stone Hill Gate,  Stone Hill Drive, Charney Court, Arrowhead Ct, Saxony Ct, and Woodcliff Court.  This stunning private neighborhood consists mostly of large Colonials, offers 2 tennis courts and is conveniently located near upscale shopping at The Americana, fine restaurants and major roadways.  LAWRENCE AND SHEILA AGRANOFF can sell you a luxury home in Stone Hill at Manhasset when available, or any other luxury co... 11/17/2009

A Feng Shui Consultant in New York:  Renovations in Manhasset Long Island New York Home   When I first became a Feng Shui Consultant in New York, clients would call for many reasons but not usually when they were having Renovations in their Home done; they didn’t at first realized how much this relates to Feng Shui.   Now, it is often that I will get a call for renovations from a Feng Shui Perspective, such as this lovely home in Manhasset on Long Island New York.  Some of you may be familiar with what can happen during a renovation:  the Energy of the home is changed so quickly, it can cause a bit of temporary “chaos.”  Light, Open and Airy...the bottom floor with Feng Shui in Long Island New York.   Feng Shui Consultants will often go to a home prior to a Renovation to discuss what ar... 07/29/2009

Located on Long Island's famed North Shore is an upscale condo community called Estates II.  Estates II, along with Estates I is located in Manhasset Long Island by taking the Long Island Expressway to Exit 36N and Searingtown Road to the 24 hour secured gatehouse.  This Nassau County community is conveniently located to the train, hospitals, schools, fine dining and The Americana shopping center. Estates II are all brick structures and it offers a pool, tennis, and gym at the clubhouse.  Students living at Estates II can attend the Manhasset School District #6.  Call for current pricing 631-805-4400 (c) LAWRENCE AND SHEILA AGRANOFF can sell you a home at Estates II or any other luxury community on the North Shore of Long Island, when available.  Please contact us at 631-805-4400 (c). W... 04/25/2009

This is Gracewood and This is Luxury! Located in a private setting on Long Island's Gold Coast, Gracewood is one of North Shore's most majestic community. As you drive up to the 24 hour security gatehouse at Gracewood, and pass through the gates, you are immediately aware that this is a premier community. Located off  Shelter Rock Road and The Long Island Expressway Exit 36N, Gracewood is in a prime neighborhood. It is near all the upscale shopping on Northern Blvd, and major roadways. The stunning Mansion is now the Clubhouse at Gracewood and offers indoor and outdoor pools, fitness center, spa, and tennis courts.Gracewood is in the village of North Hills and the Town of Manhasset in Nassau County.  The students who live at Gracewood may attend the Top-Rated Manhasset School District #... 03/17/2009

                                                    Estates I and Estates II are two luxury condominium communities in Manhasset Long Island. They both have 24 hour guardhouse security. Estates I and Estates II are located by The Long Island Expressway Exit 36N Searingtown Road.  Estates I and Estates II were built in the early 1980's. These two luxury brick constructed condos have either  ranch style one level living, or 2 story townhouse designs. Built in the early 1980's, Estates I and Estates II he amenities offer  pool, clubhouse and tennis. Students living at these two communities can attend the Manhasset School District #6. Call for current pricing! LAWRENCE AND SHEILA AGRANOFF, can sell you an available condo at Estates I and Estates II in Manhasset Long Island, or any other lux... 02/18/2009