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One-Room Living: A Shape-Shifting Studio Apartment in London | Bedford Corners Real Estate

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When a young, single Londoner set out to buy an apartment in the center of the city, she discovered she had two options: she could afford to buy a characterless one bedroom, or she could downsize to a studio and have some money leftover to make it her own.

She opted for a studio with high ceilings and charming details, and partnered with Jennifer Beningfield of Openstudio Architects (members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory) to transform it into an adaptable living, working, and cooking space tailored exactly for her. The pair co-opted half of the high ceiling as a sleeping loft, then created a masterful modular plan for the main room.

There, the kitchen and office space remain hidden when not in use. Says Beningfield, “The problem with open kitchens in small spaces is that the entire space looks like a kitchen, with all the mess (or constant cleaning up) that entails.” Beningfield painted the room a warm white and cleverly assigned bright colors to its customized features, so that the kitchen or office define the space when engaged, but fully retreat when not in use. “The idea was to create a room that moves and changes around the client,” says Beningfield.

 

http://homes.yahoo.com/news/one-room-living-shape-shifting-studio-apartment-london-170000757.html

Average 30-year US mortgage rate up to 4.37 pct | Bedford Corners NY Homes

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Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose for a third straight week as new data showed a surprisingly strong pace of new-home sales last month. Rates still remain near historically low levels.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for the 30-year loan increased to 4.37 percent from 4.33 percent last week. The average for the 15-year mortgage rose to 3.39 percent from 3.35 percent.

A report Wednesday from the Commerce Department boosted expectations that the spring home buying season will be solid enough to lift the overall economy.

Sales of new homes rebounded in January to the fastest rate in more than five years. The strength in purchases followed a slowdown that had been linked to higher mortgage rates and severe winter weather.

Mortgage rates have risen about a full percentage point since hitting record lows roughly a year ago. The increase was driven by speculation that the Federal Reserve would reduce its $85 billion-a-month bond purchases. Deeming the economy to be gaining strength, the Fed proceeded last month with planned reductions of its bond purchases, which have helped keep long-term interest rates low.

To calculate average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country between Monday and Wednesday each week. The average doesn’t include extra fees, known as points, which most borrowers must pay to get the lowest rates. One point equals 1 percent of the loan amount.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/average-30-us-mortgage-rate-4-37-pct-152646289–finance.html

$110 Million For This Private Island In The Upper Keys | Bedford Corners Real Estate

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The 26 acre Pumpkin Key, within the exclusive confines of the Ocean Reef Club on the upper tip of Key Largo, has hit the market for a whopping $110 million. Mostly undeveloped, the Key comes with a main house, two cottages, a boat captain’s apartment, tennis courts that double as a helipad, a 20-slip marina capable of handling a superyacht, and a single family house located on shore in the Ocean Reef community with a garage and water access. The brokerbabble, however, emphasizes the island’s development potential, saying it’s “perfect for a family compound” or it “could be developed to include 12 bayfront homes owned by several families.” But then it wouldn’t be anyone’s own private island, would it.

 

http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/02/25/110-million-for-this-private-island-in-the-upper-keys.php

Singapore Home Sales Post Slowest Start to the Year Since 2009 | Bedford Corners NY Real Estate

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Singapore’s home sales slid inJanuary, marking the slowest start to the year since 2009, asdevelopers sold fewer projects after property curbs crimpeddemand.

Home sales declined 72 percent to 565 units last monthcompared with 2,028 in the same period a year ago, according todata from the Urban Redevelopment Authority released today. Thenumber of units sold was the lowest in the month of Januarysince 2009, when 108 were sold in that month, the data showed.

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“There were very few projects marketed last month asdevelopers with smaller projects stayed away from the market onweak buyer sentiment,” said Alan Cheong, a Singapore-baseddirector at Savills Plc. Home sales in the quarter could be aslow as 1,000 units, he said.

The government introduced loan measures in June as itwidened a campaign that started in 2009 to curb speculation inthe Southeast Asian city. Singapore’s property market isstabilizing and the country isn’t facing a credit bubble thatputs the island or its banking system at risk of a crisis, thecentral bank said on Jan. 15.

 

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/singapore-home-sales-post-slowest-054340020.html

5 tips to help sell a home on Instagram | Bedford Corners NY Homes

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There is a fair number of social media platforms out there, from Facebook to Twitter to Vine.

And perhaps one of the more overlooked resources — especially sad given its popularity among millenials — is the photo sharing website Instagram.

Instagram boasts more than 150 million users and is a simple way to capture and share photos on your phone.

As a millennial and part of the generation of future homeowners, Instagram is where I gravitate most.

Unlike other platforms, Instagram only hosts photos, and as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words.

However, the real estate industry still has yet to fully capture this audience.

Currently, if you search the hashtag Realtor, you only get 98,681 posts. And although others contain more results, this is still miniscule compared to words like vegan, which has almost 3 million pictures. If you want to see and learn from a group that has thrived on Instagram, look no further than the food community.

But with each platform comes its own rules of etiquette. So, here are five tips from an avid user on what not to do on Instgram and how to make your pictures captivate people, complete with stunning examples of the strategy being done right.

1. Make sure you are not in the photo.

The bathroom is notorious for this since it is hard not to capture yourself in the mirror, but it is still possible. While selfie was officially added to the dictionary, you are picturing the house, not you

 

 

http://www.housingwire.com/blogs/1-rewired/post/28917-tips-to-help-sell-a-home-on-instagram

Survey: New York’s real estate market still strong, but ‘in transition’ | Bedford Corners NY Homes

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Overall, current real estate sentiment remains positive, but a survey released Monday found that the market could be shifting from buyer-friendly to more of a seller’s market in some parts of the state.

According to the Siena Research Institute, the overall current real estate sentiment score was 12.0 in the fourth quarter of 2013, down 5.7 points from the previous quarter. In upstate, the score dropped 4.1 points to 15.3.

“New Yorkers’ attitudes towards the real estate market remain positive, but after seven quarters of steadily improving views, we stopped improving,” Siena Research Institute Director Dr. Don Levy said. “The market is strong, but for how long?”

Levy said the real estate market is “in transition,” with New York City consumers already experiencing “the dawning of a seller’s market.”

New York City voters surveyed had a lower overall current real estate sentiment score — 6.5 — than other parts of the state. While upstate’s was at 15.3, the sentiment score in the suburbs was 17.6.

Among other demographics, sentiment among men was 1.4 points higher than women. The highest score — 27.2 — was registered among those who earn more than $100,000 a year, while the score for those earning less than $50,000 was minus 2.1

 

 

http://auburnpub.com/news/local/survey-new-york-s-real-estate-market-still-strong-but/article_2d3f2d73-318d-5157-8281-2a774c765a60.html

 

$1.349M buys you home designed by Mount Rushmore sculptor | Bedford Corners Real Estate

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OK, so Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum actually designed and built this Stamford, Conn., home in the 1920s to be a carriage house and stable. But with four bedrooms, a massive stone fireplace, and a new kitchen with Wolf range and center island, who would argue that this 3,424-square-foot home is unsuited for human inhabitants who can afford the $1.349 million asking price? Source: stamford.patch.com.

 

 

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