Skaneateles Real Estate - The Post-Election Update

I do know the election happened three weeks ago, but it is still reverberating and will for a while.  I love surprises, and I watch sports so much because I never know what will happen.  I don't like that in my politics - there is too much at stake.  The uncertainty of the 2000 election was cerebral, not emotional.  I never felt threatened; I knew whichever way it turned out that everything would be all right.  Years and years ago one of my favorite books was A Separate Peace by John Knowles.  One small part of the novel elucidated a character by his belief in a group of old men who sat in a room, eating their steaks and smoking cigars, making sure that "everything would be all right."  There's something good about that, even though I would add an equal amount of women in the room now.

The week after the election I went on a trip to Alabama, of all places, to visit my cousins.  I had learned about safety pins by then, but never saw one outside of Skaneateles.  I didn't wear one either - they were hardly a "hidden" sign any more.  But Alabama was fine, on the surface and on the Gulf Shore.  I saw my wonderful Fairhope again, home to Fannie Flagg, a pier and lovely little cottages.  As I've said in the past - when we go on vacation we end up in places just like Skaneateles!  And as usual, it was warmer here than there!  (Always when I visit anywhere south....)  I flew home in the midst of the blizzard, though.

So it's been a while getting back to this blog.  But I'm here now, and I will be in the office this afternoon.

There are currently 65 active listings - that's all! - in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service.  Of these, 11 are listed over one million dollars.  Twenty-three are in the Village, and fifteen are considered waterfront.  Only six listings have come on the market since October 21st - and only three are truly new listings, not re-lists of properties that haven't sold.  (Helps to explain the low number - the lowest? - of active listings, too.)

Eighteen homes are under contract, eight of them in the Village.  Eleven have been placed in this category since October 21st.  So only 7 have been waiting over 5 weeks to close....hmmmmm.)

Must be the others have sold - and they have!  There were 10 closings, bringing the year-to-date number to 105!  This is excellent news!  Last year at this time there were 113 sold and closed properties, but we are over 100 again!  I'll publish the Fifth Twenty soon.

Just in time, too...rates are starting to go up.  Buy now - lock in - and be part of next year's count to 100!