Catching up! Closed since August 29th....
The following listings are all from the Village of Skaneateles.
5 Hawthorne Woods Court $375,000
62 West Elizabeth Street $335,000
5 East Lake Street $455,000
42 East Elizabeth Street $349,000
9 West Elizabeth Street $257,750
43 Griffin Street $175,000
The following listings were all in the Skaneateles area (non-Village) of the multiple listing service.
2008 West Lake Road $2,475,000
1682 Amerman Road $489,000
2111 West Lake Road $450,000
3441 East Lake Road $429,000
2314 West Lake Road $699,900
1686 Amerman Road $441,800
32 Lake Vista $395,000
1552 Heifer Road $318,000
2595 Benson Road $269,000
3960 Jordan Road $184,900
639 School Street $107,000
2762 Rickard Road $260,000
659 Crow Hill Road $190,000
4846 Jordan Road $65,000
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017
Skaneateles Real Estate - The Long Time Coming Update
With many apologies....sitting at the computer was just not happening the past few months. I did open houses almost every weekend, traveled a bit, got several houses listed and sold, plus ran around with buyers to find their new homes. It wasn't rushed, it was quite pleasurable, and I think I accomplished a lot. Just keeping up with this blog was definitely not one of those accomplishments!
But it's windy and rainy - Seattle weather - and Boss is curled up at my feet, the fire is keeping us warm, and my curiosity was piqued to see what exactly has been happening in the Skaneateles market overall.
Currently there are 39 single family homes listed in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service. I have been writing this blog for over 10 years - I've never seen a number so low! I know by experience that yes, there are very few homes out there for sale these days....but 39?
Then I remembered that a while back the CNYIS group who run the MLS started fining people for putting listings in the wrong townships. For example, my listing at 82 Lakewood Lane is in the Town of Niles, but on Skaneateles Lake. I used to be able to put it in as Skaneateles because of the lake, but I would be fined if I did so now. Is it in the best interest of the sellers? I think not - people from out of town won't know to look in Niles but will certainly look under Skaneateles for a place on the lake. The rationale is that we must fully disclose, and "promising" one town and delivering another is not being fully transparent. And for the most part Realtors are complying with this new regulation, making sure they write in Skaneateles as the waterfront so searches can proceed with that as the criteria. Of course, this is why buyers need Realtors to represent them....
Taking it another step, I checked the number of active listings under Skaneateles School District as the primary criteria: now there are 51 listings. Of these, like the first group, 6 are in the Village (for obvious reasons.) The other towns represented are Spafford, Marcellus, Niles, Sennett and Owasco. Spafford actually has 9 listings within the district! Buyers beware - go a few miles out of the Village and across the town line and you will still have Skaneateles Schools. And if you are in the Township of Skaneateles there are no guarantees that the house will be in the district!
To finish up.....There are 18 single family homes in the Town of Skaneateles under contract at the this time and hopefully they will close this year. In the School District there are 26 homes under contract.
The best news - there are 100 (exactly) homes closed in the Town and 120 in the District. We are on track for another record-breaking year - even with the new regulations!
But it's windy and rainy - Seattle weather - and Boss is curled up at my feet, the fire is keeping us warm, and my curiosity was piqued to see what exactly has been happening in the Skaneateles market overall.
Currently there are 39 single family homes listed in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service. I have been writing this blog for over 10 years - I've never seen a number so low! I know by experience that yes, there are very few homes out there for sale these days....but 39?
Then I remembered that a while back the CNYIS group who run the MLS started fining people for putting listings in the wrong townships. For example, my listing at 82 Lakewood Lane is in the Town of Niles, but on Skaneateles Lake. I used to be able to put it in as Skaneateles because of the lake, but I would be fined if I did so now. Is it in the best interest of the sellers? I think not - people from out of town won't know to look in Niles but will certainly look under Skaneateles for a place on the lake. The rationale is that we must fully disclose, and "promising" one town and delivering another is not being fully transparent. And for the most part Realtors are complying with this new regulation, making sure they write in Skaneateles as the waterfront so searches can proceed with that as the criteria. Of course, this is why buyers need Realtors to represent them....
Taking it another step, I checked the number of active listings under Skaneateles School District as the primary criteria: now there are 51 listings. Of these, like the first group, 6 are in the Village (for obvious reasons.) The other towns represented are Spafford, Marcellus, Niles, Sennett and Owasco. Spafford actually has 9 listings within the district! Buyers beware - go a few miles out of the Village and across the town line and you will still have Skaneateles Schools. And if you are in the Township of Skaneateles there are no guarantees that the house will be in the district!
To finish up.....There are 18 single family homes in the Town of Skaneateles under contract at the this time and hopefully they will close this year. In the School District there are 26 homes under contract.
The best news - there are 100 (exactly) homes closed in the Town and 120 in the District. We are on track for another record-breaking year - even with the new regulations!
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Open Sunday - October 15th - 82 Lakewood Lane on Skaneateles Lake
OPEN Sunday 1:00 to 3:00!
ML#S1080906 for more photos and the listing!
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Is it Fall Yet?
The last six weeks have been incredible. I've spent more time at the lake soaking in what should have happened in July - warm weather, moons rising, suns rising, paddling, talking to neighbors. It's been lovely! At the same time I've listed houses and sold those very same houses. There's a new crop that came on over the past week, and I will start there.
This pretty home built in 2012 is 111 Shire Way in Camillus. The sellers built it as their retirement home, but then decided that Florida was a bit warmer...can you imagine? They came through the hurricane and are now willing to part with this home. It's located in Westshire, a small community about 5 minutes outside the Village. It has a huge master bedroom/bath, great room with cathedral ceilings, small morning room looking out on the fields beyond, and two bedrooms in the front of the house with a hall bath. They added an egress window in the basement with a rough-in for a full bath. It has rented easily over the years. The current tenants pay $2,300 and have enjoyed their time here. The list price is $229,000. The ML# is S1080504. There won't be any open houses, so if you want to see it please call to set up an appointment. Oh yes! There's an HOA that plows and mows!
We don't just do residential listings at Berkshire Hathaway CNY Realty. This is a 2-family in the Village of East Syracuse. You are looking at the rear of the house actually. That little side porch opens into the first floor apartment, a 2-bedroom. Upstairs the entrance is in the front; there are 3 bedrooms, a larger bath, and even hook-ups for laundry (you bring the washer and dryer). The chain link fence on the right side of the photo belongs with a corner parking lot. Only a block off West Manlius Street, five minutes to Bridge Street and 690. Rents are $750 and $800 plus utilities, and the tenants want to stay. 103 West Ellis Street - ML# S1080446 - $82,500.
More to come - including the waterfront cottage that will be open this Sunday, 1:00 to 3:00. Mark your calendars!
This pretty home built in 2012 is 111 Shire Way in Camillus. The sellers built it as their retirement home, but then decided that Florida was a bit warmer...can you imagine? They came through the hurricane and are now willing to part with this home. It's located in Westshire, a small community about 5 minutes outside the Village. It has a huge master bedroom/bath, great room with cathedral ceilings, small morning room looking out on the fields beyond, and two bedrooms in the front of the house with a hall bath. They added an egress window in the basement with a rough-in for a full bath. It has rented easily over the years. The current tenants pay $2,300 and have enjoyed their time here. The list price is $229,000. The ML# is S1080504. There won't be any open houses, so if you want to see it please call to set up an appointment. Oh yes! There's an HOA that plows and mows!
We don't just do residential listings at Berkshire Hathaway CNY Realty. This is a 2-family in the Village of East Syracuse. You are looking at the rear of the house actually. That little side porch opens into the first floor apartment, a 2-bedroom. Upstairs the entrance is in the front; there are 3 bedrooms, a larger bath, and even hook-ups for laundry (you bring the washer and dryer). The chain link fence on the right side of the photo belongs with a corner parking lot. Only a block off West Manlius Street, five minutes to Bridge Street and 690. Rents are $750 and $800 plus utilities, and the tenants want to stay. 103 West Ellis Street - ML# S1080446 - $82,500.
More to come - including the waterfront cottage that will be open this Sunday, 1:00 to 3:00. Mark your calendars!
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