The Fourth Twenty - sort of again!

Making up for the 19 closings we had last time, there are 21 here!

Because I haven't written this in a while, all of these listings were posted under the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service.  They are actually in different towns, or even counties, but because they have a connection with Skaneateles - school or lake - they are listed as Skaneateles.  Spafford is still Onondaga County, but Sennett and Niles are in Cayuga County.  A Village listing means sewer, public water, natural gas, Village electric and alas, Village taxes.

In no particular order, here they are:

2796 East Lake Road         Town of Skaneateles         $2,800,000

1549 Red Tail Lane            Town of Spafford               $580,000

2631 Rickard Road            Town of Spafford               $509,000

5 Onondaga Street              Village of Skaneateles         $425,000

935 Parker Lane                 Town of Skaneateles           $425,000

17 East Elizabeth Street       Village of Skaneateles          $293,550

2335 Bockes Road              Town of Spafford                $260,000

4699 Amerman Road           Town of Niles                      $225,000

3842 Highland Avenue          Town of Skaneateles           $250,000

1682 Amerman Road            Town of Niles                     $218,000

181 Hemlock Hollow            Town of Niles                      $190,000

18 Orchard Road                  Village of Skaneateles          $199,500

1907 Stump Road                 Town of Skaneateles            $194,000

43 Griffin Street                     Village of Skaneateles          $168,000

29 East Elizabeth Street         Village of Skaneateles           $185,000

3827 Clapp Road                  Town of Skaneateles             $48,000

1666 Buffs Bluff                     Town of Skaneateles            $380,000

40 Academy Street                 Village of Skaneateles          $340,000

5 East Street                            Village of Skaneateles          $315,000

4068 State Street Road           Town of Skaneateles            $322,000

1925 Amnaste Lane                 Town of Skaneateles            $315,000

Skaneateles Real Estate Update - Getting Colder

Not that our market is getting colder - just harder to get out and about.  The Buffalo area is under almost 6 feet of snow, as I write this, and we (so far) have very little.  But the cold is bone-chilling!

Currently there are 94 active listings in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service.  Of these, 23 are in the Village and 17 (brrrr...) are waterfront.  In the time period between the last update on October 23rd and now, there are have been 7 new listings.

Waiting to close with contracts written on them are 29 listings.  Of these, 8 are in the Village and 9 are waterfront - which makes sense - end of season, sold in the early fall....  Five are new contracts since the end of October.

Year-to-date there are 87 sold and closed properties!  Hooray!  Not phenomenal, but certainly we are closing in on the top years.  Eight are new, and they range in list price between $160,000 and $400,000. Two are Village and two are considered waterfront.

At this point it's a race to the finish.  An offer written today would most likely close after the new year.  But if all 29 properties that have contracts on them close - wow - almost a record breaking year!

So be the first to close in the new year - start us off right!

Open House Alert! - 4856 Onondaga Road

Yes - open Sunday from 12:00 to 2:00.  Please come!  ML#S322475

You can get there from Velasko Road off Seneca Turnpike in Onondaga Hill, under which it will be advertised in the Post-Standard.  Or come up South Ave or Seneca Turnpike out of Syrauce to that odd corner, and bear right past Bank of America.  The house is located next to the Middle School.

As I wrote in my last blog, it is immaculate and truly one of those rare homes where you can move right in. See if you agree - and the only way to do that is to come to the open house!!

New Listing - 4856 Onondaga Road

Every once in a while I run across a house that has been readied for sale from the first moment it was purchased.  In this case, the buyers a few years ago went through the house knowing that some day they would put it back on the market.  Until then, they wanted it in great shape and wanted the pleasure of having a "perfect" home.

To that end, they replaced all the appliances and even added a disposal and dishwasher.  They moved the new washer and dryer upstairs and created a virtual ranch.  The two bedrooms on the first floor became one plus the laundry, but they can go back to two now.  The upstairs of the cape was used as an attic - great storage space!  The deck had been reached through the garage, a couple steps down from the kitchen, then out the back door and up more steps.  A new door was put in in the kitchen so access to the deck was easy.  Great deck, too - views of the hills and nearer the deep back yard.

The mechanicals were updated and maintained in perfect condition.  The basement became just a basement although it is a walkout to that fantastic yard.

I go through homes with people who want ranches and they look at me oddly when I take them to a cape and say, "You know, the upstairs can just be for storage."  I honestly cannot work it out at times, especially when they see ranches and worry over lack of storage!

If you are in the market for first floor living, want to be close but not in Syracuse, near a library (Onondaga Free Library), a hospital (Community General) and schools (Onondaga Community College) and want to be able to walk to Dunkin' Donuts and a convenience store - try this home on for size.  Only $112,900.  With taxes, insurance, interest and principal you are most likely looking at payments of under $1,000 a month. You can change the color of the walls (oh yes, they also painted the interior.)  You can control the heat and air conditioning, which they have and for which they pay very little.

I will probably have it open on the 15th - but why wait?  Call my office at 685-4788, dial my extension of 637, and make an appointment today.  ML#S322475 for more info and more photos.

Open House Alert - 122 Winners Way

Please come!  Sunday, 12:00 to 2:00

So it might be a little odd to feature the master bedroom, but this one is huge!  To the left is a large walk-in closet.  The window to the right overlooks the yard.  I took this photo from the doorway to the master bath. The bed/bath covers the entire rear of the house.  Add two other bedrooms of decent size, a hall bath, and a loft and it has plenty of room.  We even looked into turning the loft space into another bedroom, if needed.

The downstairs - right under the master, is an eat-in kitchen with 42" maple cabinets and a family room with gas fireplace.  The table where you can eat while watching TV looks out on a stampcrete patio.  This is the Country Creek community, and behind the pretty stand of trees you see is Nine Mile Creek.  The downstairs also has 9' ceilings, a half bath, and front room that is set up as a formal dining room now but could be a den or play area or whatever you want it to be.

Please come and see it - I will have something nutritional to eat!  The price is $195,000 - you certainly could not build this home for that these days.  Figure principal, insurance, taxes and interest - your payment (depending on what you put down in cash at closing) would most likely be about $1750 per month, more or less.  Certainly it would cost more to rent - and then the rent is gone, not building equity or reducing your taxes.

The ML# is S315580 so you can see more photos....the address is actually Warners (13164) but the town is still Camillus and the school system is West Genesee.

Skaneateles Real Estate Update - The Fast Fall Version

This covers September 16th through October 24th.  I do the research and write out the information that I want to convey, and then usually write the blog.  Some weeks - like this past one - were horrendously difficult.  I had three sales that took a long time coming were actually finalized.  Hooray!  I had two other deals fall apart - not so hooray - for varying reasons (home inspection and financing - ugh!) that could not be fixed, despite efforts.  I also got two more listings that will appear shortly, if all goes well.  Add to that doctors' appointments (annual), a trip to Ithaca to straighten out my ever-slowing metabolism, and Bob completely renovating my bathroom and it was too much!  This weekend will be about catching up and taking back control.  Phew!

Quickly, before my new cat, Louie, decides he must publish this by walking over the keyboard...

There are 103 active listings in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service.  Of these, 24 are in the Village and 19 are waterfront.  Ten of these listings - just about 10% - are above one million.

Twenty-two new listings came on the market during this five week span.  Seven were in the Village and 2 were waterfront.  We now have 79 sold properties for the year.  Seventeen were closed during this time, of which 7 were Village and 4 were waterfront homes.  Three were over a million.

The last update was named "fast finish..." I think we are getting there rapidly.