Ulster County Real Estate: How To Sell Your House In A Tough Market

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 6:56pm. 7 Views, 0 Comments.

Selling your house in this market?  I don’t need to tell you it can be challenging!  Let’s see, you pick an agent you like, they put up the “For Sale” sign, place your property on MLS and whaalaa a buyer appears….well, it’s not that simple, especially in a tough real estate market like the one we’ve all been faced with for the last couple of years. So, here are a few tips for selling your home in Ulster County:

First, Hire the Right Agent!  Don’t just pick out an agent you…Read more

Ulster County Real Estate: Moving to Ulster County?

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 8:36pm. 34 Views, 0 Comments.

Welcome!  Ulster County has lots to offer!  Rich in history and diversity, Ulster County is a natural beauty as well, bordered by the scenic Hudson River to the east, the renowned Catskill Mountains to the West, the Shawangunk Ridge in the southern end of the county as well as beautiful orchards, farmlands and many quaint villages.  Ulster County is home to the Historic City of Kingston, the eclectic Village of Woodstock and the State University of New York at New Paltz, just to name a few of the many great…Read more

Ulster County Real Estate: Home Staging Tips

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 at 8:26am. 73 Views, 1 Comments.

Ulster County Real Estate: Home Staging Tips

You found the home of your dreams, in your mind you've decorated it, you imagined living there and you are ready to make an offer. But wait, you have to sell your home!
 
What will make it sell quicker? I know! Stage it! Yes, but do it right. How? Don't decorate your home, but stage it. What's the difference? Staging is preparing a home for sale by de-personalizing it and making it appealing to potential buyers. Decorating is personalizing your home to your taste so that you will…Read more

Market Update for Ulster County Real Estate

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 at 8:10pm. 41 Views, 0 Comments.

It’s natural that buyers and sellers alike would have an interest in where current market trends are taking us.  The general public has an interest as well.  As a real estate agent in Ulster County, New York, wherever I go, people always ask “How are sales?”, “Is the market picking up?”, “Are prices still dropping?”.  Although every property and market area are different, we can rely on statistics to help us get a general evaluation of what’s happening in Ulster County, as well as the rest of the state and the country.…Read more

Ulster County Real Estate: Area Attractions

Friday, August 6th, 2010 at 11:16am. 68 Views, 4 Comments.

Ulster County Real Estate: Area Attractions

Ulster County offers quite a few options when it comes to finding things to do…..Bored??  Not here, we have something for everyone form the Hudson River to the Catskill Mountains.  Ulster County is a year around playground for children & adults of all ages, and no matter your preference, I promise you will find something to do.

From hiking to biking to fishing, kayaking, hunting, Art receptions to festivals, farmer’s markets, music festivals, arts & crafts shows.  Annual events such…Read more

Ulster County Real Estate: Boosting Curb Appeal with Flowers

Monday, July 26th, 2010 at 10:28am. 74 Views, 4 Comments.

Ulster County Real Estate: Boosting Curb Appeal with Flowers

In my previous posts, I gave tips to sellers on how to increase the appeal of your home, by using my own home as an example. For sellers, this is a great & affordable tip to increase the curb appeal of your home.

After spending a small fortune every year to give a pop to my home's exterior, I have finally learned that investing in perennials and adding a few pots of annuals with color is the way to go without breaking the bank.

I…Read more

Ulster County Real Estate: Featured Area - Saugerties

Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at 7:32am. 91 Views, 0 Comments.

Ulster County Real Estate:
Featured Area - Saugerties

Saugerties in 2009 was named one of the 10 coolest small towns in America by Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel magazine, with the quote “Saugerties can feel so much like home for weekenders that some have made it official.”

One of those Cool places in Saugerties to live is the Subdivision of Barclay Heights. Why? It's still affordable and surrounded by couples, young and old, new families and families who lived in Barclay Heights since it was built in the…Read more

DO YOU QUALIFY TO PURCHASE ULSTER COUNTY REAL ESTATE?

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 at 7:06pm. 69 Views, 0 Comments.

Although most sellers and purchasers would agree that “Cash is King”, most purchasers do not have enough liquid assets (cash) to purchase a home outright.  Whether you are interested in purchasing Ulster County real estate or real estate in any other county of New York State, the majority of purchasers must obtain financing from a lender backed up by a mortgage on the property.  I think most real estate agents will back me up when I say that obtaining a mortgage is the largest part of the entire process…Read more

Ulster County Real Estate: Tips For Sellers

Monday, June 21st, 2010 at 10:43am. 129 Views, 6 Comments.

Ulster County Real Estate - Tips For Sellers

The way we live in a home and the way we sell a house are two very different things. When we live in a space, it is easy to overlook the dust bunnies hiding under the beds or the cookie crumbs beneath the table. Now I know all of the readers that are among the unlucky souls to possess an obsessive compulsion to dirt, this may seem foreign to you. However, the rest of the population may feel giving the house the once over in preparation for marketing their home is good enough. …Read more

Ulster County Real Estate: The End of the First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 at 9:26am. 233 Views, 0 Comments.

On Friday November 6th, 2009 the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation which extended and expanded the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit, which was approved by the Senate earlier that week.  A few days later this legislation which affected Ulster County Real Estate as well as Real Estate everywhere was signed into law by President Barack Obama.

The extended version of the First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit featured some important changes for Ulster…Read more