The heat has been phenomenal over the past couple weeks. We rarely have a need for air-conditioning, but this year I was glad we put in a room A/C. Even camp was hot - I slept with a fan going some nights! Boo has spent his days and nights lying in front of "his" fan. He walks grudgingly with me in the early morning, and sometimes just balks when Bob takes him out later. He goes though...keeps those old legs moving, then lies in front of the fan for the rest of the day.
Currently there are only 71 listings in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service. Of these, 28 are in the Village (an interesting number about which there will be more later), and 17 are considered waterfront. There are 4 that are both waterfront and Village.
The range in price is $50,000 to almost six million. The median is $370,000. If you look only at the Village, the price range is $160,000 to three million, with $399,000 being the median. Waterfront goes from $340,000 to 6M. Often agents list property not in Skaneateles proper as Skaneateles to attract more buyers. In this case, all but one of the waterfront properties under 900K are in other townships, like Niles and Spafford, but in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service. What this means to the buyer, is that if your criteria is to be within a few miles of the Village, you will most likely look at listings above 900K. The median for waterfront properties overall is 1.25M. Wow!
There were nine new listings since my last update of July 26th....2 of these were re-lists.
In the under contract category, there are 27 homes waiting to fulfill some contingency or waiting to close. They range in price from $85,000 to 1.5 million. The median is $365,000. Here's the interesting part that I referred to earlier: 11 of the 13 are Village properties. My goodness! And there are still 28 active Village listings! The lowest of these Village listings that have gone under contract, excluding a foreclosure, is listed at $350,000. Conclusions: People are buying in the Village and buying the higher-priced homes, plus there are many choices in that higher range.
To round this out, 69 homes have sold and closed this year so far. Eight of these are new closures. We are one home above where we were last year, and that was a record-breaking year.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
188 East Genesee Street - Skaneateles
So it takes two blogs to write about this home.....it's worth it!
I "met" this home years and years ago through a friend whose father lived there. It reminded me of my own house, growing up. It was built in 1915 and ours was built in 1920. There was an economy of space...and by that I mean that all space was used well and with a purpose. No huge front halls, like we have now in our 1989 home. No straight up and down staircases, but rather a landing with a window. My family's house in Syracuse had a back stair that joined the front at the landing, then went up from there. I liked it, but didn't realize how special that was. But it brought me to an appreciation for landings.
Three bedrooms in both houses, with one full bath upstairs. The previous owners of 188 East Genesee carved out a half bath downstairs. They told me that with six girls in the family their father needed a place to shave so he made the half bath. I was an only child, so there was no need. My mother refused to put one in - she cited that as a reason to move in with us, instead!
Yes, I met a good part of the 6-girl family at the last open house I held there. I had heard stories but found it hard to believe. They used the attic (our attic was strictly for storage), but as you can see in the previous blog the attic of 188 East Genesee makes a great playroom.
Everything back then was hardwoods, or at least wooden floors. Each house had a fireplace that was in part ornamental and part useful. Living rooms and dining rooms of course. Both houses have sconces on the walls. Both have wonderful sunrooms, although I am envious of the Skaneateles home's sunroom. So large, with French doors! I could see myself basking away in there on cold but sunny winter days.
Kitchens were smaller back then and not the focal point they are now. Both mine and this one are eat-in possible, for those casual breakfasts and lunches. Each house had a little back porch, for hanging out in the summer or stomping snow off in the winter before going into the kitchen. Basements were for laundry, although 188 had the washer and dryer moved into the kitchen for convenience.
But while we lived on a street bordering Thornden Park, 188 East Genesee is just a short walk from the lake and all the stores. We went to Westcott Street and the University; in Skaneateles you can go to the Sherwood Inn or the festival in August!
So check it out on Sunday. I will be showing houses elsewhere, but Jeannine Larose from our office in the Village will be your host. It's a solid house, and a good price for Skaneateles. Don't forget those low taxes! As always, tell her you read my blog - I love it when you do!
I "met" this home years and years ago through a friend whose father lived there. It reminded me of my own house, growing up. It was built in 1915 and ours was built in 1920. There was an economy of space...and by that I mean that all space was used well and with a purpose. No huge front halls, like we have now in our 1989 home. No straight up and down staircases, but rather a landing with a window. My family's house in Syracuse had a back stair that joined the front at the landing, then went up from there. I liked it, but didn't realize how special that was. But it brought me to an appreciation for landings.
Three bedrooms in both houses, with one full bath upstairs. The previous owners of 188 East Genesee carved out a half bath downstairs. They told me that with six girls in the family their father needed a place to shave so he made the half bath. I was an only child, so there was no need. My mother refused to put one in - she cited that as a reason to move in with us, instead!
Yes, I met a good part of the 6-girl family at the last open house I held there. I had heard stories but found it hard to believe. They used the attic (our attic was strictly for storage), but as you can see in the previous blog the attic of 188 East Genesee makes a great playroom.
Everything back then was hardwoods, or at least wooden floors. Each house had a fireplace that was in part ornamental and part useful. Living rooms and dining rooms of course. Both houses have sconces on the walls. Both have wonderful sunrooms, although I am envious of the Skaneateles home's sunroom. So large, with French doors! I could see myself basking away in there on cold but sunny winter days.
Kitchens were smaller back then and not the focal point they are now. Both mine and this one are eat-in possible, for those casual breakfasts and lunches. Each house had a little back porch, for hanging out in the summer or stomping snow off in the winter before going into the kitchen. Basements were for laundry, although 188 had the washer and dryer moved into the kitchen for convenience.
But while we lived on a street bordering Thornden Park, 188 East Genesee is just a short walk from the lake and all the stores. We went to Westcott Street and the University; in Skaneateles you can go to the Sherwood Inn or the festival in August!
So check it out on Sunday. I will be showing houses elsewhere, but Jeannine Larose from our office in the Village will be your host. It's a solid house, and a good price for Skaneateles. Don't forget those low taxes! As always, tell her you read my blog - I love it when you do!
Open House Alert! 188 East Genesee Street
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| 188 East Genesee Street |
OPEN SUNDAY, August 21st
12:00 to 2:00
ML#S358766
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| The sunroom |
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| The attic |
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