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 Beautiful,
affordable, friendly and just 2 hours from New York City
are the reasons more and more New Yorkers are choosing Sullivan
County for their second home getaway. We pretty much have
everything you're looking for — lakes, mountains, rivers,
farms and that friendly, down home country attitude.
Sullivan County has tremendous variety, from in-town fixer
uppers, cozy mountain getaways, classic farm houses, lake
homes and world-class estate quality properties. With so
many options and areas, buyers need good guidance to find
the right property at the right price —
the guidance that Buyer Agency provides.
If you're not familiar with the area, or are just starting
your search for Catskill real estate, I've put together
a lot of information to give you a good feel for the area.
Check out the links on the left — you'll get a good
feel for home prices, up-to-date market trends, areas of
the county, how best to find a house here and listings for
sale. Be sure to read:
If you're looking for Sullivan County New York real estate,
please drop me an email
or give me a call. Or if you'd just like to browse homes for sale ,
check out my free MLS Search for Catskill
real estate in Sullivan County.
Looking for a home or land in Sullivan County? Search the entire Sullivan County Multiple Listing Service , over 1,800 properties! You can search for homes or land, save searches, email listings to friends and even be notified of new listings that meet your criteria, all from one convenient location. And best of all, properties here include multiple photos (instead of the single photo for most properties on Realtor.com.)
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Check out my real
estate blog, with the latest real estate news
from Sullivan County, along with my never-shy opinions,
and also add your comments on what's going on.
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Working Together
Working with a buyer agent doesn't cost you any more
than going from broker to broker on your own. I'm a
member of the Sullivan County Multiple Listing Service,
and can show you virtually any property for sale in the
county through the MLS, as well as homes that aren't
listed in the MLS, including difficult to find "For
Sale By Owner" houses.What
Is Buyer Agency can give you an overview of how buyer
agency works, and how it can benefit you.
Give me a call at 845-468-5710 or drop me an email
at davidk@beechwoods.net
and give me an idea of what you're looking for. I'm happy
to discuss options in your price range, and can email listings
to you that might fit.
Thanks for dropping by. I look forward to talking with
you soon about Catskills real estate.
To reach Judy Siegel, the owner/broker of Catskills
Buyer Agency, click here.
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Looking for lakefront? Be sure to read
my page on Sullivan County Lakefront
Property which is some of the best Catskills
Lakefront Real Estate. Vacationing
in Florida? Check out my New
Smyrna Beach Condo for Rent.
Sullivan County includes the following
areas, villages and townships: Liberty, Monticello, Callicoon,
Jeffersonville, Callicoon Center, Roscoe, Willowemoc, DeBruce, North Branch,
White Sulphur Springs, Beaverkill Valley, Lew Beach ,Narrowsburg,
Lake Huntington, Swinging Bridge, Mongaup Valley, Rock Hill,
Emerald Green, Masten Lake, Wolf Lake, Wanaksink Lake, Forestburgh,
Barryville, Glen Spey, Lake Devenoge, Highland Lake, Eldred, Lake Louise Marie, and Smallwood.
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Sales Volume and Prices Continue Steady,
Asking Prices Show Surprising Jump
(January 2010) All things considered, December ended up reasonably well, just about on par with the volume and pricing we've seen since early fall. For the 3 month period ending Dec. 31st, there were 134 single family sales reported in the Sullivan MLS, with an average sales price of $161,904 and a median sales price of $134,250. The average sales price was off 4.2% from with a year earlier, with the median down 9%. For the single month of December., the median did drop to $120,000, but in November the single month median had climbed to $142,500. As regular readers of this report know, I'm skeptical about single month data as a trend indicator because of the small sample size.
Now that 2009 has ended, we can also make a year-over-year comparison with 2008. I have to admit I was somewhat surprised when I pulled the numbers. In 2009, there were 437 single family homes sold through the Sullivan MLS, a drop of only 6.5% from the 467 sold in 2008. Year over year, the average sales price fell 12.4%, from $185,174 to $162,222, while the median declined 14.3% from $158,000 to $135,500.
Buyer activity going into early January (when we typically see a pickup after the holidays) has been lackluster, indicating that the mid-winter second home shopping season may be pushing later into the year closer to the summer. Buyers continue to be very value-driven, with the greatest interest in moderate range properties with little tire kicking at the upper end.
Given the flat price performance and tepid buyer motivation at best, the 4.2% jump in the average asking price for listings on market came as a surprise, and points to the ongoing wide gulf between buyer and seller price expectations which makes this a very difficult market.
For a more complete review of this month's data, including inventory trends. sales prices and a discussion of the buyer trends I'm seeing and price changes from the 2007 market peak, check out the full Current Market Conditions report.
Below are curent Asking and Sale prices
for Sullivan County NY real estate.
Average Home Prices in Sullivan
County, NY |
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Current
Listings |
Closed
Sales
Oct 09 - Dec 09 |
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All Single Family Homes |
$282,700 |
$161,904 |
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Lakefront Homes |
$713,357 |
$445,000 |
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Non-Lakefront Homes on 10+ Acres |
$424,824 |
$266,770 |
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Licensing and Affiliations
I'm licensed as an associate
real estate broker in NY as well as an independent real
estate broker (in PA) to serve my clients who may want to
consider homes in nearby areas in Pennsylvania. However,
I don't specialize in the Wayne and Pike County, PA area
or work with clients who primarily are looking for property
on that side. I'm a member of the National Association of
Realtors, the Sullivan County Association of Realtors and
REBAC, the Real Estate Buyer Agency Council.
The offices of Catskills Buyer
Agency are located at 3 California Avenue, Liberty, NY 12754.
However, the three of us who work with Catskills Buyer Agency primarily work out of our houses
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Sullivan County Links of Interest
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