Interesting how 2008 ended and how 2009 is beginning:
Syracuse:Anna Phillips had a rash of really good sales in November and December of 2008. She sold a property on Gaskin Road in Baldswinville for $300,000 and property on Mourning Dove in Baldwinsville for over $300,000. Mourning Dove had two offers. On top of this Anna sold four more homes. Linda Pacelli has listed property on Cazenovia Lake for over $500,000 and some other really nice properties.
Rochester: I spoke with a gentlemen from Brighton about two weeks ago. He explained to me that he had been listed with a high commission real estate agent for six months with very little action. I explained our tag team program utilizing both America’s Choice and 2.5% Real Estate Direct. He listed with us at the end of January 2009 and just yesterday I was informed that he has accepted a contract for $294,000. Congratulations! He understood that between America’s Choice and 2.5% Real Estate Direct he could obtain more exposure than offered through the traditional real estate companies. The reason is simple: we offer more direct advertising on the Internet and in print and we combine that with the MLS. No one offers as much no matter what they charge. 50 Sea Watch Trail in Penfield sold through America’s Choice in January of 2009 for $250,000 with no commissions paid. They had listed with us in late November of 2008. So they sold right in the heart of winter!
Buffalo: Royal Woods is an upscale neighborhood in East Amherst. Both America’s Choice and 2.5% Real Estate Direct had great success recently. 37 Contessa Court sold for over $300,000 at no commission through America’s Choice in about a month. This was the 3rd home sold by this seller with America’s Choice within the last four years. All of the homes were in the $250,000 to $325,000 range. Each time he has sold commission free.
Sue Chaskes of 2.5% Real Estate Direct sold 169 Viscount for $378,000 in December of 2008. Sue also sold a home in Forest Heights that just closed for $275,000. Barb Murie just sold 4 homes this week. Barb sold over $10,000,000 in 2008. In mid-January 2009 Barb sold 29 Ashwood Court in Lancaster for around $290,000 on a contingent basis to a buyer who chose to use the combined America’s Choice/2.5% program to sell their home. Just this week there were two offers on the buyer’s home. The seller chose the better offer and will be proceeding to complete the purchase of Ashwood. A home on Winterwood in Tonawanda listed on January 20, 2009 and is already sold. The seller told us that her relatives said a home could not sell in winter!
So the cold continues as I write today. It was -4 degrees this morning. However, the sun is shining as we move towards the Spring market.
