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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 for now,
check out my page of listing websites 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 845-887-5855 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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Watch. Comprehensive coverage and archives
from the Times Herald Record on casino development
in the Catskills.
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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
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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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April Shows Improvement Over March
Prices Stabilize, Buyer Activity Up
(May
2008) The good news is that closed single family sales in the Sullivan MLS were up 56% in April (36) compared to March (23). For the longer 3 month period ending April 30th. 92 single family sales closed which was down 34% from the same period a year earlier, but the devastating single month slide we saw in March seems to have reversed.
On the price front, the median sales price of $150,000 for the 3 months ending April 30th was off 21% from the same period a year earlier, but was statistically equal to the March 3 month measure, while the average of $207,657 actually posted a slight uptick over March.
While on a year-over-year basis, market performance is down, there are some indications we may have touched bottom. Buyer interest, particularly in the second home segment, was up in April and a number of houses that had lagged on the market through the winter now have deals on them. There have even been a few bidding wars on a couple of particularly attractive properties. I've been hearing from a number of agents that they've been much busier in the last month showing property.
Seller price expectations remain a challenge, as sellers slowly adjust to the new reality of a market with prices running about 15% to 20% below the peaks of early-mid 2007. There have been notable price reductions on a number of listings, and many of the newest properties coming to market have been very attractively priced. Notably, for the first time since I've been keeping records, the ratio of sales price to asking price dropped below 90%, to 89.2%, for the 3 months ending April 30th. This indicates that sellers — or at least those who are successful at selling their houses — are more negotiable.
For a more complete review of this month's data, as well as some of my opinions about the current market and where it may be going, check out my full Current Market Conditions report.
Below are curent Asking and Sale prices
for Sullivan County NY real estate. The spread between average asking prices and sales prices continues to narrow, indicating that buyers and sellers are slowing coming to a new equilibrium.
Average Home Prices in Sullivan
County, NY
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Current
Listings
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Closed
Sales
Jan 08 - Mar 08
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All Single Family Homes
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$287,027
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$207,657
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Lakefront Homes
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$634,170
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$437,388
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Non-Lakefront Homes on 10+ Acres
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$525,388
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$443,025
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About Methodology
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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 2 School Street, Liberty, NY 12754.
However, the three of us who work with Catskills Buyer Agency primarily work out of our houses
and are seldom in the office unless we have an appointment.
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Sullivan County Links of Interest
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