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Chris Brown seeks $1.92 million for his home, (in)famous for its graffiti-style artwork | Bedford Hills NY Homes

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Good news, Hollywood Hills parents: It’s safe to let your babies out again.

Not only has pop star Chris Brown removed the “monsters” that he’d painted along Rinconia Drive, he’s leaving the neighborhood and has put the whole darn house on the market.

Back in May, neighbors told the Los Angeles Times that his murals — which you can see in the June news video below — were scaring their kids. “There are lots of babies, lots of children, and they’re literally frightened. It’s like devils on the wall,” Hollywood Dell Civic Association President Patti Negri said.

The creatures’ “bulging eyeballs and giant fangs loom over the canyon,” the Times wrote.

He removed the mural after — but not because of, his lawyer hastened to say — much-publicized complaints. The lawyer told the Times in July that Brown took down the monsters because he was prepping the house for sale. And now here it is!

We’re happy to report that you can still appreciate Brown’s handiwork in listing photos of the interior. He treated a couple of walls as a giant canvas, with more of his sharp-toothed gremlins grimacing over what appears to be the living room.

Other distinctive touches in the home — which is “tailored for the most demanding in high design and quality,” according to the listing — include “spectacular custom LED site lighting and a colored LED light show in the saltwater pool and spa,” a sand pit, a “shower massage system,” “stone waterfalls,” fire pits (plural!), and “walls of glass and exotic stones.”

The asking price for this three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 3,000-square-foot fantasy? $1,920,000.

 

 

http://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/chris-brown-seeks–1-92-million-for-his-home—in-famous-for-its-graffiti-style-artwork-074531181.html

Storm Moves East, Cleanup Is Now Under Way In Bedford | Bedford Hills NY Real Estate

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The first significant snowstorm of the season has passed through Westchester County and the cleanup is well under way on Sunday.

Snowfall totals in Westchester ranged from 3 to 8 inches, with 6 inches reported in White Plains.

Climbing temperatures should make it easier for residents to clear away snow.

Cloudy skies Sunday will give way to mostly sunny skies with a high between 36-38 degrees.

With temperatures falling to a low of between 20-22 degrees tonight, icy conditions are likely through the morning.

Monday will be mostly sunny with a high near 29. Light snow is likely on Tuesday, with some accumulation expected, and a high near 37.

Wednesday should be sunny with a high around 35. Temperatures will continue to climb as the week continues, with highs near 50 expected for both Friday and Saturday.

 

 

http://bedford.dailyvoice.com/news/storm-moves-east-cleanup-now-under-way-westchester

How to Find Home Buying Credits | Bedford Hills Homes

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Buying your first home is an exciting process, but it can also be a nerve-racking experience. You invest a lot of time and energy seeking out the right home in the right neighborhood. Then the real challenge begins: financing it.

Getting a mortgage loan requires you to have enough money in the bank to pay all of the costs associated with closing the loan, plus enough left over to convince the lender that you can actually afford to pay a monthly mortgage payment.

One strategy some home buyers employ is to seek out home buying credits that provide funds to help people get into their dream homes. Here’s a look at some of the most common, along with information about how to find them.

Mortgage Credit Certificate

The Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) is available to first-time home buyers in certain states. It provides up to $8,000 in tax credits to people who have not owned a home in the previous three years, meet certain income criteria and use their new home as their primary residence.

Each state has its own rules about when it offers the MCC and who can qualify. Check with your local housing authority to see if it’s available to you.

Good Neighbor Next Door Program

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offers significant credits to law enforcement officers, school teachers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians who purchase single-family homes in areas targeted for revitalization.

The Good Neighbor Next Door Program makes homes (usually in urban areas) available for up to 50 percent off the list prices. Buyers must agree to live in the home for at least three years. Learn more at HUD’s website.

 

 

http://www.zillow.com/blog/2013-12-05/how-to-find-home-buying-credits/

How to Use Facebook Voice Messages for Your Business | Bedford Hills Realtor

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Do you use your Facebook personal profile to build business relationships?

Have you considered using Facebook voice messages to connect with your customers?

If you connect with customers on your personal profile, you can use Facebook voice messages with great success.

In this article, I’ll show you four ways Facebook voice messages can benefit your business.

What are Facebook Voice Messages?

Facebook voice messages are 60-second audio messages you record from an iOS or Android smartphone/tablet and send to friends and followers whom you’ve followed back.

To send Facebook voice messages, simply open a new message using the Facebook mobile app or the Facebook Messenger app.

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Recording a Facebook voice message to Mari Smith.

 

From an Android phone, press the paperclip to open a blank voice message. From an iOS device, press the microphone.

When your blank message is opened, press and hold the red button to record. When you’re done recording, let go of the button and click Done to send your recording.

When a voice message is received, a playback box appears in the recipient’s Chat or Message window. They just click the arrow to listen!

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Example of a sent Facebook voice message.

Now that you have a better understanding of what Facebook voice messages are and how you access them, let’s see how you can use them to benefit your business.

#1: Build Relationships When You Welcome New Followers Personally

When you’ve hit the magic 5,000-friend limit, the only way to connect with more people from your profile is to allow them to follow you.

One way to leverage personal connections with Facebook voice messages is to follow your followers.

To find your followers, go to the About tab on your profile. Scroll down to your Friends box and click on Followers.

Follow a few of your newest followers, then thank each of them for connecting with you with a short voice message. You might also use the opportunity to let them know about your website, Facebook page or any of your other social media channels.

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Find your followers on the About tab of your profile.

Sending a personalized voice message to new followers will let them know you notice them and help you develop a deeper relationship with them.

#2: Become a Recognized Information Resource

If you receive a lot of questions, it can be difficult to keep up with the volume that comes through.

When you receive the same question from several people, use Facebook voice messages to record the answer once and deliver it to each person at the same time. Not only is this faster than typing individual text-based replies, it makes things more personal and you solve their problem with one effort!

If someone posts a question about something you answered in your ebook, send a Facebook voice message with a link to a free version of the ebook and mention where the answer is located.

It’s easy to become a go-to resource when you use personal voice messages to answer questions from your community.

#3: Create Brand Ambassadors

If you’re a public figure, most of your fans rarely get the opportunity to connect with or meet you in person. Facebook might be the closest they get to interacting with you.

Use voice messages to surprise a few of your business connections with a free product and a personalized recording from the CEO.

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Personal voice messages have greater impact than generic emails or posts. Image source: iStockphoto

A series of surprise voice messages to share free products with people helps you create enthusiastic brand ambassadors.

#4: Reward Loyalty With Targeted Deals

Nobody feels special when they receive a discount that’s offered to everyone, but they do feel special when they receive a personal offer that’s created just for them.

Send targeted Facebook voice messages to promote exclusive deals to your community members.

When you notice a particular customer has longstanding loyalty to a product or service you offer, send a voice message and offer a truly exclusive discount on that product. Or a sneak preview of a new product!

Not only does this keep your customer excited about your products, but it also empowers him or her to tell friends about your business as well.

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Personalize exclusive offers for specific voice message recipients. Image source: iStockphoto

Targeted deals are a great way to reward your loyal customers and drive awareness for your business at the same time.

Use Facebook Voice Messages Wisely

Remember, just because you can send Facebook voice messages to all your connections doesn’t mean you should go overboard. Send out too many and you risk being viewed as a spammer and that bad reputation will reflect negatively on your business and the services you provide.

Instead, use Facebook voice messages strategically to make a good impression with individual members of your community, become a valuable resource and build loyalty with your fans.

 

 

 

 

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/facebook-voice-messages/

NYC’s 10013 zip code is country’s second-priciest | Bedford Hills Homes

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New York City zip code 10013 – which includes posh neighborhoods such as Tribeca and Soho — saw 45 sales of $5 million or more in the year ending June 30, making it the second-priciest zip code in the country. Six of those sales were for $10 million or more, according to new data from Trulia.

Beverly Hills, which has the iconic 90210 zip code, took the top spot, with 80 sales of $5 million or more.

But 10013 was the only New York City zip code that made the top 10 list, according to CNNMoney. Indeed, Florida and California, with swanky neighborhoods such as Newport Coast (92657) and Miami Beach (33139) dominated the top 10.

Tribeca is also one of the city’s priciest rental markets, with one-bedrooms in the neighborhood ringing in at just shy of a median of $4,000 per month, according to Zumper. The nabe is closely followed by the West Village at $3,600 and Chelsea at $3,575.

 

 

[CNNMoney]

Sustainable Cork Flooring: Elegant and Eco-Friendly | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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Bamboo, sustainably harvested wood, and linoleum made from recycled content  are all eco-friendly hardwood flooring options. Also available at most major home  improvement stores, cork flooring is competitively priced with other kinds of  sustainable flooring, and cork is a beautiful, eco-friendly material.

Cork products are made from the bark of the cork oak tree (Quercus  suber). Much of the world’s cork comes from forests in Portugal, where the  trees’ drought resistance allows them to flourish. Harvesters cut and strip the  bark during early summer, a process that removes only the dead outer bark layers  while leaving the living cambium intact. The cork trees continue to grow  unharmed for about nine years before the bark gets harvested again.

Most of the Portuguese cork oak forests are owned by individual families who — when they’re not harvesting the oak trees’ bark — grow medicinal herbs,  produce honey, gather pine nuts, graze cattle, and raise prized Black Spanish  pigs on cork oak acorns in the forests.

Sustainable cork flooring is made by mixing an adhesive  with “waste” cork granules from bottle-stopper production. It’s available in a  range of finishes, from wood tones to tile look-alikes, and its natural  propensity to repel water and provide acoustic insulation are bonus qualities.  Keep your eyes peeled for other sustainable cork products as well, including  wall insulation that’s growing in popularity in Europe because of its natural  fire resistance and sound-proofing ability. If you’d like to learn about and  support sustainable cork harvesting, go to Amorim Cork, and choose wine with stoppers made of real  cork. Cheer

Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/green-homes/sustainable-cork-flooring-zm0z13djzsor.aspx#ixzz2lO15Bu7D

Agent who sold ‘factory condo’ conversion hit with $470K judgment | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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Converting old warehouses into loft apartments or condos is one way to breathe life into a declining neighborhood.

But if you’re going to turn an abandoned building where workers made “coffins, guns stocks, pipe organs” and other products for six decades, dumping “industrial solvents, sludge and wastes from painting and plating that contained toxic materials” into the drains, you might want to make sure that mess is cleaned up properly.

The developers who hired real estate agent Maryl Greene of Coldwell Banker Weber-Seiler to market Belgravia, a 10-unit factory condo conversion in South Haven, Mich., have since gone bankrupt.

So it’s not surprising that Greene and her broker found themselves on the hook when a couple who paid $360,000 for one of the units discovered that even though the state of Michigan spent $3.8 million cleaning up the site, there’s been no “final remedy.”

The state Department of Environmental Quality has determined that the property remains “highly contaminated with chlorinated solvents in the soil and groundwater, and metals in the near-surface soils.”

The condo association has been stuck with operating and monitor a vapor mitigation system intended to protect the safety of residents

 

 

– See more at: http://www.inman.com/wire/agent-broker-who-sold-contaminated-factory-condo-conversion-hit-with-470k-judgment/#sthash.W3MAaEQY.dpuf

Bedford Hills sales up 50% | Median Price down 20% | #RobReportBlog

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Bedford   Hills NY Real Estate ReportRobReportBlog
20136 months ending 11/202012
15Sales10up 50%
$545,000.00median sold price$683,750.00down 20%
$170,000.00low sold price$323,199.00
$2,800,000.00high sold price$3,995,000.00
2129average size3194
$320.00ave. price per foot$310.00
158ave days on market185
$696,000.00average sold price$1,192,970.00
93.99%ave sold to ask94.59%

South Florida mansion comes with $450K Rolls Royce | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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A 16,000-square-foot Boca Raton, Fla., mansion that features a theater, a nine-car garage, full gym, two gourmet kitchens (one to keep kosher with) and direct ocean access with a double yacht dock, also comes with a $450,000 Rolls Royce to any buyer who forks up the full $12.75 million asking price for the home.

 

 

 

Source: Sun-Sentinal – See more at: http://www.inman.com/wire/south-florida-mansion-seller-offers-450k-rolls-royce/#sthash.doTTzifs.dpuf