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Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman now on Twitter | Bedford NY Homes
In what Matthew Shadbolt described as a “HUGE day for Corcoran on Twitter today,” Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman is now on the microblogging site.
Handle: @PamelaBLiebman.
Source: twitter.com – See more at: http://www.inman.com/wire/corcoran-group-ceo-pamela-liebman-now-on-twitter/#sthash.BqXATIO4.dpuf
JPMorgan settlement gives glimpse into mortgage machine | Bedford Real Estate
The historic settlement with JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) over the bank’s mortgage practices offers a unique look at how the bank packaged and marketed the mortgages it sold as securities, according to The New York Times:
At the heart of the civil settlement, which materialized after months of wrangling, is a statement of facts negotiated with the government that provides details into how JPMorgan assembled mortgage securities sold from 2005 through 2008. While the bank did not admit any violations of law, its decision to approve the statement was one of a few critical concessions it made in order to strike the deal.
The statement shows that as JPMorgan packaged the residential mortgages into complex securities, the bank promised to alert investors to any flaws that might raise questions about the loans, according to the statement.
Of course, the real news about the settlement is that it isn’t really about JPMorgan Chase at all. It’s about the crappy loans sold by Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual:
Many of the mortgage securities included in the settlement are not JPMorgan’s. Instead, they belong to Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual, which JPMorgan bought in 2008.
On a conference call on Tuesday, Marianne Lake, the bank’s chief financial officer, said that roughly 80 percent of the losses at issue in the settlement stem from Bear Stearns.
Bet JPM feels great about those purchases right about now.
http://www.housingwire.com/articles/28047-jpmorgan-settlement-give-glimpse-into-mortgage-making
Bedford Real Estate weekly report | #RobReportBlog | Bedford NY Homes
| Bedford NY Weekly Real Estate Report | 11/20/2013 | |
| Homes for sale | 78 | |
| Median Ask Price | $1,537,500.00 | |
| Low Price | $415,000.00 | |
| High Price | $14,500,000.00 | |
| Average Size | 4701 | |
| Average Price/foot | $409.00 | |
| Average DOM | 159 | |
| Average Ask Price | $2,013,776.00 | |
Planting the seeds of brand perception | Bedford NY Real Estate
I hear this sentence all the time: “I don’t know what a brand is, but I don’t think I need one.” I decided to take this opportunity to try to define the concept of branding to explain why you need a brand.
In a way, it’s like explaining why we need air. So, please hang in there with me, and let me know if what follows makes sense.
How can you recognize a brand? 
Raise your hand if you recognize the car in the photo to the left. If you didn’t raise your hand, you know that it’s a sporty-looking car. Just looking at the car, for all you know, it could be a hybrid with a top speed of 60 miles an hour. That could be your perception just from looking at the photo.
If you did raise your hand, you know that you’re looking at an Aston Martin. A 2010 DB9 Volante, to be exact. And, now that the rest of you know it’s an Aston Martin, you probably have quite a different perception of the vehicle.
What do you know about Aston Martins? If you’re a car buff at all, you know that James Bond was fond of Aston Martins. So, does that fact make you feel differently about the car than when you thought it might be a hybrid? Indeed. Why?
Because you now perceive the car to be a hot sports car, capable of making beautiful women swoon, achieving high rates of speed, completing very sharp turns, and, in the hands of “Q,” launching rockets. And that perception is reinforced by other things you may know if you are a car buff.
– See more at: http://www.inman.com/next/planting-the-seeds-of-brand-perception-agents-must-be-the-aston-martins-of-real-estate/#sthash.LBy4fAih.dpuf
Tasteful Treats In Bedford Adapts Unique Give-Back Approach | Bedford NY Real Estate
Rose Colonna is the owner of Westchester’s premiere gifting company Tasteful Treats & Treasures located in Bedford.
After multiple requests for one-time donations, together with her daughter, Jennifer Colonna, they have created a program with continued sustainable support for the community, with a new way to give back.
Tasteful Treats & Treasures has implemented a fundraising program to benefit non-profit and charitable organizations.
The “Treats Gives Back” program encourages customers to take advantage of their services when sending a gift across town, nationwide, or even around the world as is the case for their Military Care Package.
Each time a customers places an order, Tasteful Treats will donate a portion of the proceeds to the organization of the customer’s choice by simply choosing one of the organizations from the drop down menu featured on the checkout page of their website www.tastefultreats.com.
http://mtkisco.dailyvoice.com/business/tasteful-treats-bedford-adapts-unique-give-back-approach
Bedford NY Real Estate sales up 31% | Median price down 5% | #RobReportBlog
| Bedford Village NY Real Estate Report | RobReportBlog | ||
| 2013 | 6 months ending 11/13 | 2012 | |
| 51 | Sales | 35 | up 31% |
| $897,000.00 | median sold price | $950,000.00 | down 5% |
| $412,500.00 | low sold price | $418,500.00 | |
| $8,200,000.00 | high sold price | $4,450,000.00 | |
| 3709 | average size | 3874 | |
| $303.00 | ave. price per foot | $315.00 | |
| 202 | ave days on market | 193 | |
| $1,116,475.00 | average sold price | $1,242,314.00 | |
| 93.81% | ave sold to ask | 93.91% | |
Homebuilders may offer big discounts to goose spring sales | Bedford NY Real Estate
Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. is prepared to offer big discounts to buyers if sales don’t pick up by the start of the spring selling season, and other builders might be forced to follow suit, the Wall Street Journal’s Kris Hudson reports.
Orders for new homes were down 10 percent in October from a year ago, the Journal reports, citing a Zelman & Associates survey.
Source: blogs.wsj.com – See more at: http://www.inman.com/wire/homebuilders-may-offer-big-discounts-to-goose-spring-sales/#sthash.8quey4MM.dpuf
Is Your Kitchen Ready for the Holidays? | Bedford NY Real Estate
You’re probably familiar with the concept of the work triangle (where the legs are the distances from the fridge, sink, and cooking surface). The theory goes that a properly laid out work triangle allows each cook to work more efficiently. Ideally, each cook has his or her own work triangle. Too bad that’s not always possible. One of the ways to work around a lack of space is to buy appliances that make the most efficient use of the space you do have. In-wall double ovens are a great idea if you frequently cook for a crowd, while countertop-cooking surfaces are perfect for those who need extra cabinet space. Of course, when you cook for a crowd you have to clean up for them. If you’ve got the space, think about adding an extra dishwasher. If that’s not an option, you could go with the alternative and replace your current dishwasher with an energy efficient, large capacity model.
Chances are you only have one sink in your kitchen. How great would it be to have two? If you’ve got a nice sized kitchen island, you might want to talk to a plumber to see what it’d take to add a prep sink to your island. If that’s not an option, adding a pot filler faucet behind your stove is a great way to improve your kitchen’s flow without spending an arm and a leg. One final tip: Now’s the time to make sure your garbage disposal is cleaned and ready for the extra workload. If it’s been sounding rough, we recommend calling a plumber or handyman to come out and take a look at it.
Outside of completely remodeling your kitchen, there’s no better way to improve your kitchen’s functionality than by upgrading your cabinets to make the most of your space. Retractable trashcans, lazy Susans, pullout shelving, and drawer and cabinet dividers all make smart additions to your existing cabinets. If you’ve got the budget to install new cabinets, a great way to boost your storage options is to go with base cabinets with drawers rather than doors and to extend your upper cabinets to the ceiling.
Few projects spark the imagination like a kitchen remodel. It’s the one project that a homeowner starts daydreaming about as soon as they move into their house. Perhaps it’s the one project you’ve been daydreaming about, too. Whether you want to open things up and create a more expansive space that’s perfect for entertaining, or add more room to accommodate multiple cooks in the kitchen, a remodel is the way to go if you want to create the ultimate cooking and entertaining environment.
