I am one of those brokers who vocally opposes the practice of using appraisers who do not possess local knowledge of the area they work. I have seen too many sales scuttled by robotic, ill-informed appraisals which lack the context that local, more accurate information brings. Out of area appraisers often are less engaged, and…Read More »
One of the Facebook discussion groups on real estate I frequent is the aptly titled “Raise the Bar” forum where we discuss best practices and making the industry better. Because real estate is local and customs and laws vary by region, opinions often vary. Many themes resurface from time to time, among them the the…Read More »
Late last month, the New York Department of State issued an interesting opinion that effectively ended the practice of brokerages giving corporate titles such as “Executive Vice President” and “Managing Director” to their licensees. It was a practice mainly done in Manhattan (and we did name a VP once in full disclosure), and became so prevalent that it almost…Read More »
Three times in the past two weeks, we have had listings go in bidding wars. Three times in the past two weeks, we have had buyer agents tell me that their buyer client did not believe me that they had competing bids. In each case, those buyers all lost the house. In my own company,…Read More »
Inman News, the nominal online trade publication for the real estate industry, ran a contest last week for innovative marketing ideas on Twitter under the hashtag #MadRESkillz. It sounded like a bit of fun, and at the encouragement of Inman reporter Teke Wiggin, I offered a few of my own suggestions; I wrote about using…Read More »
Among the pitfalls of running a business with your spouse is the perception that the less gabby prominent or public half of the team is any less important or vital to the success of the organization. I am sure that this is the case in some businesses where the missus or hubby help on weekends…Read More »
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40 Admiral Wordens Ln
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$399,800 -
256 Macy Rd
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$2,250,000 -
3 Beechwood Way
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$525,000 -
31 Requa St
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$1,150,000 -
759 West Long Hill Rd
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$399,000 -
138 Chappaqua Rd
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$560,000 -
61 Magnolia Rd
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$550,000 -
170 Dalmeny Rd
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$795,000 -
96 Round Hill Dr
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$429,000 -
1 Gordon Ave
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$959,000 -
48 Old Sleepy Hollow Rd
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$1,425,000 -
107 Aspinwall Rd
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$499,900 -
786 Sleepy Hollow Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$1,595,000 -
380 Scarborough Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$438,518 -
217 Glenwood Dr ,Unit 217
Briarcliff Manor
$507,000 -
103 Willow Dr
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$599,000 -
800 Pleasantville Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$1,720,000 -
11 Hidden Oak Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$2,450,000 -
15 Dogwood Ln
Briarcliff Manor
$639,222 -
116 Schrade Rd
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$699,900 -
104 Farm Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$559,000 -
96 Willow Dr
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$530,000 -
21 Colby Ln ,Unit 21
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$360,000 -
305 Kemeys Cv ,Unit 5
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$354,900 -
333 North State Rd ,Unit 24
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$324,000 -
219 Kemeys Cv ,Unit 219
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$625,000 -
32 Burns Pl
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$1,199,000 -
163 Sleepy Hollow Rd
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$985,000 -
23 Pine Hill Ct
Briarcliff Manor
$1,495,000 -
6 Peach Tree Ln
Briarcliff Manor
$625,518 -
1301 Pheasant Woods Rd ,Unit 1301
Briarcliff Manor
$799,000 -
120 Holbrook Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$430,000 -
12 Gordon Ave
Briarcliff Manor
$1,295,000 -
59 Brookwood Dr
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$119,000 -
304 North State Rd ,Unit 3B
Briarcliff Manor
$699,000 -
119 South State Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$625,000 -
1460 Pleasantville Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$899,999 -
11 Sloehiddon Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$1,190,000 -
647 West Long Hill Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$315,000 -
3 Kemeys Cv ,Unit 3-8
Briarcliff Manor
$549,000 -
895 Pleasantville Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$1,849,000 -
11 Tower Hill Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$1,295,000 -
195 Hardscrabble Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$805,000 -
25 Beechwood Way
Briarcliff Manor
$599,000 -
30 Ash Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$795,000 -
210 East Cedar Dr
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$2,350,000 -
30 Plumwood Rd
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$165,000 -
338 North State Rd ,Unit 3F
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$629,900 -
4 Oak Rd
Briarcliff Manor
$1,295,000 -
20 Lodge Rd
Briarcliff Manor
The author of this blog is J. Philip Faranda, principal broker & owner of J. Philip Real Estate in Westchester County, NY. In addition to being a top producing agent himself, he is an MLS Vice President and oversees a growing firm of 32 agents.
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