Monthly Archives: August 2013

Foreign investors pull out of U.S. market | Chappaqua Real Estate

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According to Bloomberg, potential Fed changes are causing more investors to pull out of the U.S. market, with the foreign selling of U.S. long-term portfolio assets rising for the second straight month in June. Long-term portfolio assets usually include mortgages.

Bloomberg has more on what’s irking investors:

The net long-term portfolio investment outflow was $66.9 billion after a $27 billion net decline in May, the Treasury Department said in a statement today in Washington. Net selling of long-term Treasuries by private foreign investors increased to $40.1 billion from $29 billion the prior month, the department said.

                    Source: Bloomberg

Single-family home construction slips in July | Bedford Corners Real Estate

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U.S. housing starts  rose 5.9 percent month over month in July to a seasonally adjusted rate of 896,000, and were up 20.9 percent from a year ago, according to a monthly report from the U.S. Census Bureau released today.

The increase was powered by a sharp rise in multifamily construction. Construction of single-family homes actually dropped by 2.2 percent.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

– See more at: http://www.inman.com/wire/single-family-home-construction-slips-in-july/#sthash.XoeKv5es.dpuf

3 Strategies for Finding Customers With Social Media | Pound Ridge Realtor

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Do you need a strategy to reach your ideal prospects with social media?

Are you overwhelmed by all the social media options?

If so, you’re not alone. Social media overwhelm is one of the biggest challenges businesses face.

In this article, I’m going to show you three social media strategies so you can focus your efforts on the channels that best align with your business objective and target audience.

 

The Simple Solution

Fortunately, there’s a simple solution for it: only focus on where your customers are.

Where are your customers on social media? Image source: iStockPhoto.

Once you find out where your customers are on social media, it becomes easier to come up with a strategy that will help you find your future customers.

Here are three strategies you should consider:

Strategy #1: Ask Your Customers

Asking is the low-hanging fruit that’s easy for small business owners to overlook. It’s such a simple thing to do and allows you to further cement the personal connection you have with your customers.

If you have a brick-and-mortar business, when your customers visit your location, ask whether they use social media. If you have another type of business, figure out the best time and place to ask your customers whether they use social media.

If they do use social media, ask them what channels they spend their time on. Is it Facebook? Pinterest? Maybe it’s LinkedIn.

 

 

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http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-strategies-for-finding-customers-with-social-media/

 

Create “Perfect” Posts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ | Bedford Realtor

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Get more social media fans and create engagement! Follow these 17 guidelines  when you post on social networks.

Create Perfect Posts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ [Infographic]Is there any such thing as a perfect social media post?  Each social network has a specific set of expectations, limitations — and pros  and cons. And each one is constantly evolving in terms of potential. A  one-size-fits-all strategy just isn’t feasible. This makes it more challenging  for brand marketers whose goals are growing their fanbase and creating  engagement around relevant content. So what’s the best strategy to engage  followers and attract new ones on each site?

 

My recent post, 10  Tips for Better Facebook Status Updates, offered some great ideas for  increasing Facebook engagement through crafting better status updates. The folks  at MyCleverAgency, a  social media consultancy in the U.K., did some research and formulated these 17  guidelines to help you gain the traction you need to jumpstart your social media  engagement.

Best practices for Facebook posts

1. Keep things positive

Being positive breeds engagement and encourages sharing.

2. Provide information

The most appealing updates are ones that offer something, but don’t disclose  everything — this increases the likelihood that fans will click.

3. Provide a link

If you’re going to provide a link, use Bit.ly, TInyURL, or another  link-shortening service so you can track how many people are clicking  through.

4. Include images

Posts with images get the highest amount of engagement on Facebook, so be  sure to include one when you can. The perfect size is 800×600.

 

 

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http://www.pamorama.net/2013/08/17/create-perfect-social-media-posts-facebook-twitter-pinterest-google-plus/#ixzz2cnb3JlMX

5 products taking real estate high-tech | Bedford Hills Realtor

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Does your multiple listing service have a system where you can open a lockbox with your cell phone? If so, you have already experienced what is known as “The Internet of Things.” Over the next decade look for this trend to completely reshape both your business and personal life. What is the “Internet of Things?” High-tech entrepreneur Kevin Ashton, who coined the term “Internet of Things,” defines it the following way:“People have limited time, attention and accuracy — all of which means they are not very good at capturing data about things in the real world.

And that’s a big deal. We’re physical, and so is our environment. … “You can’t eat bits, burn them to stay warm, or put them in your gas tank. Ideas and information are important, but things matter much more. Yet today’s information technology is so dependent on data originated by people that our computers know more about ideas than things.

If we had computers that knew everything there was to know about things — using data they gathered without any help from us — we would be able to track and count everything, and greatly reduce waste, loss and cost.“We would know when things needed replacing, repairing or recalling, and whether they were fresh or past their best. The Internet of Things has the potential to change the world, just as the Internet did. Maybe even more so.”How will the Internet of Things show up in your life?

Here are five examples that are already in the marketplace. Supra eKey Professional This technology won the 2013 Inman Innovator Award for Most Innovative Use of a New Technology. Supra went beyond just allowing agents to access lockboxes through their mobile devices; it integrated the ability to store MLS data on those devices, link listings to Google maps, as well as other productivity features. –

 

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http://www.inman.com/2013/08/19/5-products-taking-real-estate-high-tech/#sthash.TO22P4Nh.dpuf

Down To Earth Farmers Markets | Chappaqua Real Estate

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Fresh Food from Local Sources – August 22nd-28th, 2013 Down to Earth Markets
What’s New and in Season This Week
Apple Harvest Bread:                                     Cinnamon Raisin Swirl                                     with Hudson Valley Apples Meredith’s Breads
Bartlett Pears Mead Orchards Cut Flowers Locust Grove Fruit Farm Caraflex Cabbage Rexcroft Farm
Cinnamon Streusel Cake Baked by Susan Donut Peaches Migliorelli Farm
Eggplant Varieties                                     John D. Madura Farms                                     Migliorelli Farm                                     Rexcroft Farm                                     Fresh Shallots R & G Produce
Ginger Gold Apples Mead Orchards
Green Peppers Taliaferro Farms
Haricot Verts Taliaferro Farms Heirloom Tomatoes Alex’s Tomato Farm                                     Migliorelli Farm                                     Rockland Farm Alliance
Melons Alex’s Tomato Farm Onions John D. Madura Farms Plums Mead Orchards                                     Migliorelli Farm

Mount Kisco NY Real Estate Weekly Report | Mount Kisco NY Homes

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Mt Kisco   NY Weekly Real Estate Report8/22/2013
Homes for sale45
Median Ask Price$599,000.00
Low Price$280,000.00
High Price$3,950,000.00
Average Size3091
Average Price/foot$328.00
Average DOM124
Average Ask Price$1,072,287.00

Connecticut increases protection for homeowners against foreclosure | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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According to Stamford, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a new housing bill into law that will increase homeowners protection from foreclosure.

“It will help keep more people in their homes, it will help the homeowner, it will help the lender and help the neighborhoods,” Malloy said during his first bill-signing in his hometown.

                    Source: Stamford

Police Continue To Investigate Death Of Chappaqua Lawyer | Chappaqua Real Estate

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Susan Kramer Feinberg, the 59-year old Chappaqua resident who was found dead in a midtown New York hotel after being reported missing, was a married attorney with two children.

According to her LinkedIn page, Feinberg, an Oak Hill Road resident, listed herself as a pro bono attorney. She worked at Cohanzik Management L.L.C., a hedge fund, in Pleasantville as a high yield analyst until 2008, according to her LinkedIn.

She was admitted to the bar in New York in 2005 and was also licensed to practice in Georgia and Florida.

Feinberg was married to Edward, who runs an energy consulting firm.  She had a son, Sam, and daughter, Abigail.

When reached at their home, Edward Feinberg declined comment.

A neighbor, Ilse Stone, said Feinberg was often seen walking around the neighborhood with a crutch. The family was considering leaving Chappaqua after Feinberg lost her job at Cohanzik, Stone said.

Feinberg is originally from Yardley, PA and attended the University of Pennsylvania, according to her Facebook page.

Feinberg’s body was discovered lying face-up at the Times Square Hilton hotel at 2:37 p.m., according to a representative with the New York Police Department Press Office. No foul play was suspected and the medical examiner is set to determine the cause of death, the New York Police Department Press Office said.

 

 

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http://chappaqua.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/police-continue-investigate-death-chappaqua-lawyer

Sinkhole activity picks up | Katonah Real Estate

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It’s a terrifying thought: falling into a sinkhole while sleeping in the comfort of your own bed. But sinkholes, according to CNBC, are more common than most homebuyers realize. CNBC has more on how this growing realization could impact home construction.

The news agency outlines the potential impact:

As builders are forced to go farther and farther out of cities in search of developable land, compromises such as building on less than ideal sites have to be made to deliver competitively priced properties,” said Peter Zalewski, an expert in Florida real estate development. “We think this factor is only going to contribute to the sinkhole problem in the future on the Florida peninsula. At the end of the day, technology can only serve as a stopgap against Mother Nature.

                    Source: CNBC