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The Ithaca Area is a great place to live! This blog is designed to be a resource for buyers, sellers, homeowners, and those relocating to and from Ithaca and surrounding areas. Your comments are welcome! I would be delighted to help you with your real estate needs. Just contact me by phone (607 220-5416) or email (msnow@IthacaAreaHomes.com). And don�t forget to visit my website at www.IthacaAreaHomes.com.

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Maple Ridge - A New Community in Dryden NY

Dec. 10, 2008
Categorized in: Buyers

Maple Ridge in Dryden is a Community within a Community allowing its residents to choose from a 2 to 4 bedroom townhome or single family home. The building is in Phase One and will include sidewalks and streetlights. You can have your home built to fit your lifestyle, tastes and desires. Contact me for sample house and floor plans, or to set up an appointment to meet our builder and developer. The following video will give you a flavor of the community.

Spotlight on Dryden

Sep. 18, 2007
Categorized in: Buyers

Today's post is about the Dryden area real estate market and the Dryden community in general. The following video focuses on a new Dryden listing on Livermore Road, as well as a few area photos so you can get the flavor of the community.  I'll be spotlighting different markets in subsequent blog articles.

In the past week, there is one new Dryden property on the market listed at $189,000 and five homes were sold. To see what sold, paste this link into your browser - clicking on it will not work! 

http://www.navica2.net/displays/?n=378&i=306222&k=sHEa

Interested in the demographics of the community?  ZipSkinny is new site I found and cannot vouch for the accuracy, but it's interesting never the less. A great resource for information about Dryden on an almost daily basis is the blog Living In Dryden by Simon St. Laurent, an editor with O'Reilly and Associates. At the bottom of the page are a gazillion (yes, I counted) links to his posts about Dryden about politics, emergency services, Dryden Schools and more. The Village of Dryden has its own site as does the Town of Dryden. Dryden has been one of the most active real estate markets in the past few years, and having lived there for several years I can vouch for the fact that it is a great place to live!

The Buy-Sell Dilemma

Mar. 20, 2007
Categorized in: Sellers

Homeowners often find themselves in a position of wanting to purchase a new home and sell their present one at the same time. Where should they begin? They should start by keeping their goal in mind and with the help of a good Realtor, this process shouldn't be difficult providing they remain open to their agent's suggestions as to how best accomplish the goal.

First, get your current home in showing condition to prepare for listing it. Your Realtor will be able to go through your house with you and provide suggestions as to what changes to make to show your house in the best possible light. Do everything possible to follow their suggestions so that your house will sell quickly and at the highest possible price.

Second, have your Realtor start showing you houses. If the inventory of homes for sale is in your price range and style, have your Realtor list your home prior to making an offer on the home of your choice. This can be done in quickly since your home is already in showing condition.

You should not have to resort to temporary housing unless your home is extremely unique making it more difficult to sell, or if there are other conditions that make your house less saleable. And your Realtor should provide you with weekly feedback on showings and advise you if market conditions have changed making a price adjustment necessary.  And be sure to make it convenient for buyer's to view your home by not restricting the showing times unnecessarily.

Normally, this strategy will help you to meet your goal without needless stress!