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Issues With Co-Exclusives
Well, the co-exclusive issue raised by yours truly, must have a hit a chord. More and more brokers - again without being named - are chiming in on the topic. Here are the latest observations and thoughts.
Old Deeds, Co-Exclusives, Going Commercial, Gossip
Old deeds can be tricky business. More feedback from our piece on co-exclusives. Corcoran goes commercial. Bill and Katie Lee bought a new place, again.
Feedback on Median Prices and Taxes
A reader questions George Simpson's (Suffolk Research Service) rosy appraisal of the real estate market in the Hamptons. Broker Judi Desiderio gives her opinion on recent articles about Springs taxes.
Real Estate Soars?
The East End market, despite the doom-and-gloomers, as reflected by George Simpson's data (that's Suffolk Research, my friends) discloses another picture, namely, "Real Estate Industry of Eastern Long Island Soars!"
Co-Exclusives: The Real Scoop
A California broker riding on the North Fork stared at a roadside real estate broker sign, turned around to her sister and exclaimed, "What the Hell is a co-exclusive?" Co-exclusives did not exist in the olden times when I was in the business. What made it happen?
Speak What You Think
Real estate is a tricky business and it is often hard to read between the lines of what is said and what is meant. This week we talk insurance, inspections, renewals, commissions, mortgages, and partnerships. East End real estate? There have been stranger businesses.
Mortgages, Hurricanes, and Gossip
How does sub-prime collapse affect those applicants for affordable housing? Here are a few suggestions. Real estate as a safe investment - you bet! Since all of Long Island, post-Katrina, is now branded a flood zone by the Insurance Industry how can you protect that investment?
The Real Word On Mortgages
The real deal on real estate from the mortgage broker's point of view. With this column we send a big thank you to Kris Vanderslice of Manhattan Mortgage Company. She picked up the gauntlet and responds to last week's real estate broker's take on the current market.
On the Hot Seat: Judi Desiderio of Town & Country Real Estate
Your turn next! This week Realty Takes belongs to Judi Desiderio, President of Town & Country Real Estate. She both asked the questions and then gave her take on the current market impact on the east end.
Internet vs. Traditional
We keep getting lots of feedback from readers, keep it coming. This week: Two more responses as to Internet commerce, the horrors of driving, and any relationship between the two.
Farther Away Without Moving
How does something get farther away without moving? The distance to Southampton Hospital from East Hampton has tripled (an hour and a half one weekday July afternoon) using the time/distance relationship as in light years. Old timers stuck in traffic wail, "We could have had the bypass!"
Big Fish, Little Fish, Sharks, and Whales
More from "Funny You Should Say That". We clear up the news from Suffolk Research Service. Congrats to all who were honored at the Corcoran Mid-Year Awards. Coldwell Banker Prestigious Properties is branching west. And good going for Barbara and Jan.
Funny Business
We asked readers to send us their "funny you should say that" moments from the world of East End real estate. Needless to say that real estate in the Hamptons is rather funny business indeed.
Strange Summer Business
Once unheard of, then very new, now looking like it's here to stay - what I call the Grand Hamptons Hotel phenomenon. Some big deals way out east. Eco-friendly living is now very hot.
Competitive Conspicuous Consumption
Well, many people in the business taking the Fourth off, partying, going away, staying in, chilling out for a competitive summer frenzy to line up the serious customers who, having withstood the season, will buy in the Fall. Business Week tallied up the votes and Ira Rennert is #3 when it comes to major home spreads.
Big Deals
Big deals on Meadow Lane in Southampton Village. In May and June no less than three homes exchanged hands for over $20 million, two of them over $30 million. There are 18 for "sale by owner" homes in East Hampton.
Renovation and Controversy
East Hampton Town Hall gets a new look from an old place. The Villas are looking great in Montauk. Jane has a sweet deal. MIR is some scary real estate. Fireworks might harm the Piping Plovers? Battle of the Bushes ensues on Further Lane.
Books, Numbers, and New Kids in Town
Lori has a new book. Locals buzz about the big sales in Montauk. Enzo is up in the air, in his chopper that is. Mr. Simpson has numbers to mull over. Nest Seekers sets up shop in Sag Harbor.
Reality Checks and Self Fulfilling Prophecies
A suggestion from one professional reader: "We keep hearing that nothing is selling - save a few pricey places by a few brokers/agents. Agents like to say the market is good - sounds better. But what about the real behind the scenes dish that might not be so cheery. Why not include a reality check?"
Inaugural Weekend
Well, what is it good for you, too? The inaugural weekend. Is there still an inaugural weekend? Was it good for you anyway? My guess very little real estate action on people's first "summer" holiday.
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