Monday, December 30, 2013

The Holiday Update - Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas

So not much happens this time of year....it's been almost seven weeks since I wrote last,
and while there have been a few listings and a few contracts, only closings have taken off...more on that later. I hope your holidays were merry and bright - ours were certainly characterized by chaos.  Wonderful chaos, with the two babies here plus Alex and Rachel.  Who knew it could be this much fun!



Currently there are only a few listings (67!) in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service.  Of these, 13 are in the Village and 18 are considered waterfront.  Six new ones came on in the past seven weeks...they range in price from just under $300,000 to just over $400,000.  The latter (see photo above) is my new listing at 51 Calemad in the Town of Sennett but Skaneateles Schools.  It will get its own "new listing" blog, deservedly so, if it hasn't sold before I get to it!

In the "just waiting to close" category there are 11 homes.  I've been there at the end of the year, trying to get something closed either right before Christmas or the new year....it can be hard!  So who knows how many of these will make it.  Six are new to this category, one Village, 2 waterfront, and 3 in the town.

As promised, the "sold and closed" area of the MLS was busy.  Thirteen homes closed in the past 7 weeks - 13!  We now have 114 closed sales this year....I am looking forward to analyzing trends in mid-January once all the closings have been reported.

A last minute reminder!  If you haven't re-registered for your STAR tax exemption, you must do it by December 31st - as in TOMORROW!  It took virtually less than 5 minutes...and we will save a bundle on school taxes.

Happy New Year to all!

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