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6 quick and inexpensive ways to turn real estate technology excuses into solutions | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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Homebuyers and sellers today make inferences about real estate agents’ professionalism based on their ability to use current technology. The image we project to the public is heavily influenced by whether or not we keep up with the level of technological service they have come to expect from other industries.

This isn’t about being the most advanced and tech-savvy agent in your city. It’s about adopting the common-sense technology practices that make your business, and your relationship with your clients, more professional. Using technology responsibly and proactively allows us to enhance our outward business persona, as opposed to continually making excuses for why we’re not on board.

We often focus on the cutting edge of technology, but for those who may need a bit of sharpening up, there are a few quick and inexpensive ways to get past objections and move on to a stronger technology reputation:

1. Adjust Your Smartphone Attitude. Statistically, it appears a fair number agents still don’t have a smartphone. There’s not much to say here. $99 — do it. Today.

2. Mobile Communication Is Still Business Communication.“Please excuse any spelling errors – sent from my mobile. …” Erase this from your mobile email signatures. Remove it from every device you own. It shows a lack of care. Here is what it says to your clients/associates:“I am too lazy to properly use this handheld device that has more computing power than the first Space Shuttle.

I’m going to send you a garbled message because you’re not worth the 10 seconds it would have taken to fix it. LOL CUL8R K?” –

 

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Bedford Hills Real Estate | The Hottest Real Estate Markets On Earth

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Location, Location, Location!

This screen shot is from a villa in France.  It probably costs a few million euros to own that living room. But when it comes to real estate values around the world, this villa might be in a great part of the planet, but France’s overall real estate values have fallen by 1.6% in the 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2012. Here is a look at the top 10 places where prices are rising, including a look at some property values in what has become the hottest real estate markets around.

 

Location, Location, Location! – In Photos: The Hottest Real Estate Markets On Earth – Forbes.

Dig This Trend: French Flair | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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Freshly baked baguettes and striped blouses, step aside! The allure of French-inspired interior design has Zillow Digs users saying “oui, oui.” From gilt furnishings to French-country plaid — check out what’s inspiring homeowners across the nation.

Touch of gold

Zillow's Dig This Trend: French Flair gilded mirror entryway
This gilt foyer table pays homage to the days of legendary Francophile Marie Antoinette in an polished entryway by Zillow Digs designer David Scott.

Up above

Zillow's Dig This Trend: French Flair living room
Neutral shades ground lavish crown molding, while cheetah-print pillows add a dash of playful whimsy to lighten the mood in this photo by Zillow Digs user The Corcoran Group.

A peaceful surprise

Zillow's Dig This Trend: French Flair chaise with blue kitchen backsplash
Zillow Digs design firm O Interior Design, Inc. experiments with the unexpected by adding traditional furniture to unconventional spaces. Dating back to horse-drawn carriages of the French Revolution, the chaise tempts weary home chefs with sloping arms and overstuffed pillows.

Black & white

Zillow's Dig This Trend: French Flair black and white kitchen
In this modern kitchen by Zillow Digs design firm Jessica Lagrange Interiors, European influence is apparent in the use of black and white tiling you might find in a French patisserie.

Plaid upholstery

Zillow's Dig This Trend: French Flair plaid chairs in home office
In a stately home office, plaid armchairs and window treatments add some French-country charm.

 

Dig This Trend: French Flair | Zillow Blog.

Saddle Up With These Southwestern Homes | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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There’s nothing like a good Western film to make you want to grab your cowboy boots and move to the desert. Fortunately, unlike fictional ghost towns with tumbleweed rolling by, Southwestern homes are full of life with Spanish and Pueblo influences giving rise to a variety of architectural styles — from traditional adobe constructions to homes with colonial flair. Here’s a look at a few of our favorites currently on the market.

Tucson, AZ

2376 E Placita De La Victoria, Tucson, AZ
For sale: $1.55 million

Tucson, AZ
Adjacent to Pima Canyon, this Tucson home is a contemporary take on classic adobe design. Inside, 4 masonry fireplaces, custom-milled doors and wood-beamed ceilings create a canvas for Southwestern-style rugs and other native design elements.

Santa Fe, NM

558 Camino Del Monte Sol, Santa Fe, NM
For sale: $1.2 million

Santa Fe, NM
Frank Applegate, a famed Santa Fe architect and sculptor who founded the Spanish Colonial Arts Society, built this 4-bedroom house in 1921 when Camino del Monte Sol was just a dirt road. Today, Applegate is considered one of the masters of Pueblo revival or Santa Fe style. A great room was added by architect William Lumpkins around 1978, but several original architectural details remain.

Saint George, UT

2410 Entrada Trl Unit 1, Saint George, UT 
For sale: $759,000

Saint George, UT
Located in the southwestern corner of Utah, bordering Arizona and Nevada, this 4,511-square-foot home blends with the surrounding red-rock mesas and alpine wilderness. Saint George has attracted retirees and second-home owners over the past 20 years with several parks, bike trails and golf courses nearby.

Long Beach, CA

440 Ximeno Ave, Long Beach, CA
For sale: $399,900

Long Beach, CA
Built in 1923, this Long Beach home is full of Spanish influences, with built-ins, archways, classic moldings, period windows and touches of turquoise and orange throughout. Minutes from the Colorado Lagoon and the Pacific Ocean, the bungalow is in a prime location for Southern California beach lovers.

El Paso, TX

1709 Old Paint Dr, El Paso, TX
For sale: $355,000

El Paso, TX
Part of a new Spanish revival development in El Paso, this home mixes traditional architectural features with contemporary amenities including custom-designed cabinetry, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances.

 

Saddle Up With These Southwestern Homes | Zillow Blog.

Rooftop solar takes off across California as costs come down | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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California’s groundbreaking efforts to encourage homeowners and businesses to install rooftop solar panels were so successful in 2012 that the program is now effectively winding down, according to a new report.

A record 391 megawatts of solar power were installed statewide in 2012, a growth of 26 percent from 2011, according to a report by the California Solar Initiative released Wednesday.

“The program has made solar affordable for ordinary Californians,” said Susannah Churchill of the San Francisco-based solar advocacy group Vote Solar. “Solar is a classic California success story.”

In January 2007, California launched an unprecedented $3.3 billion effort to install 3,000 megawatts of new solar over

the next decade and transform the market for solar energy by reducing the cost of solar-generating equipment.

One megawatt is enough to power 750 to 1,000 homes. But because the sun doesn’t shine all the time, solar industry experts say that one megawatt of solar can power about 200 households.

The California Public Utilities Commission’s California Solar Initiative, known as CSI,provides rebates for residential and commercial customers of the state’s three large, investor-owned utilities: Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric.

The initiative’s road map calls for 1,750 new megawatts of solar power to be installed on residential and commercial roofs in the state by

 

 

Rooftop solar takes off across California as costs come down – San Jose Mercury News.

Bedford Hills sales up 9% – Prices up 13% | RobReportBlog | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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Bedford Hills NY Real Estate ReportRobReportBlog
20136 months ending 7/82012
12Sales11
$482,500.00median sold price$426,000.00
$170,000.00low sold price$263,000.00
$1,732,500.00high sold price$3,550,000.00
2314average size2866
$292.00ave. price per foot$269.00
175ave days on market172
$635,791.00average sold price$924,136.00
92.35%ave sold to ask93.20%

Bedford Hills sales up 9% – Prices up 13% | RobReportBlog | Bedford Hills Real Estate.

Actress Linda Thompson’s Santa Monica Family Home for Sale | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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Actress Linda Thompson is selling her Santa Monica home for $1.349 million. While she’s most-known for the men throughout her life — from music producer David Foster to Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner and even “The King” himself, Elvis Presley — she bought this property beau-free.

The 1,845-square-foot condo has been held under a Thompson-family trust since 2010. Located north of Wilshire at 1043 11th St Unit 4, Santa Monica, CA 90403, it includes 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a gym and 600-square-foot rooftop deck with 360-degree panoramic views.

According to listing agent Enzo Ricciardelli, members of the family have lived there over the past three years — likely a reference to Thompson’s sons, Brandon and Brody Jenner.

The three share an affinity for reality television — the boys stared in a short-lived series “The Princes of Malibu,” while Thompson has made appearances on “The Hills” and “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”

Off screen, Thompson is also very connected with the “RHOBH” cast. After divorcing Foster in 2005, Thompon’s ex-husband went on to marry one of the show’s stars, Yolanda Hadid. Meanwhile, Thompson remains close friends with Taylor Armstrong.

 

Actress Linda Thompson’s Santa Monica Family Home for Sale | Zillow Blog.

How New York City Renters Are Getting Screwed By Taxes | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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Josh Barro took property tax data from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and broke it down for Business Insider, showing just how high the taxes levied on New York City rental buildings are, especially compared with other high-rent cities. And though we don’t know exactly how much of that is passed on the renters themselves, general wisdom is that it’s a lot. Now for some fun facts: Of the 50 largest cities in the U.S., only Detroit has a has a higher tax rate on apartment buildings. And just think about how much more New York real estate costs—but then, when you compare New York solely to other high-rent cities (where median rents exceeded $1,000 in 2011), New York still comes out on top in the tax department. This is not a contest we want to win.

Check out this other graph, which shows that owner-occupied homes and small apartment buildings are taxed at much lower rates than walk-up rentals and apartment buildings with elevators. “Our tax rates on owner-occupied homes are actually some of the lowest among large cities. But who can afford to buy here?” Barro asks.

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So we know that rental buildings get taxed more than rental buildings in other cities and 6.4 times owner-occupied homes, but how much is really passed on to renters? In Boston, a study showed that landlords take care of 85 percent of the burden, but in New York it’s likely that more of the cost is shouldered by tenants paying inflated rents, mostly because apartment supply here is more limited and there needs to be some kind of incentive for landlords not to convert their buildings to co-ops or condos.

“Rent control does shield many New York renters from the burden of property tax increases. But that doesn’t help market-rate tenants like me. And tax abatements for new rental buildings are tied to requirements to set aside affordable units; again, the benefit of the abatement does not flow through to tenants paying market rate,” Barro concludes. “Living in New York is crazy expensive. Partly, that’s for reasons outside the control of policymakers. But one reason is this hidden tax on renters that New York has decided, uniquely among large cities, to impose. It’s a big mistake.”

How New York City Renters Are Getting Screwed By Taxes – The Rent Is Too Damn High – Curbed NY.

Floored voted best real estate tech startup at Realogy summit | Bedford Hills Homes

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Floored, which creates interactive 3-D floor plans that allow users to walk through a virtual recreation of an actual space, was voted the best real estate tech startup today at the Realogy FWD Innovation Summit, hosted at the real estate franchisor’s Madison, N.J., headquarters.

The company took home a prize of $25,000 after attendees voted it the best real estate tech startup among three finalists that were chosen out of 15 startups that presented at the event. Selected by a panel of judges, the three finalists were: Floored, HomeZada and BuyerMLS.

Floored staff members create 3-D models by scanning spaces with a proprietary 3-D camera, using algorithms and manual tweaks to smooth the data. The resulting interactive 3-D model can be made available and shared online.

HomeZada was voted the second best startup, followed by Buyer MLS.

Realogy CEO Alex Perriello said today that the event’s purpose was to ask: ”How can we incorporate some of these, test things, or try things in a real-life situation with brokers and agents?”

– See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/06/18/floored-voted-best-real-estate-tech-startup-at-realogy-event/#sthash.UVjYwJo5.dpuf

 

Floored voted best real estate tech startup at Realogy summit | Inman News.