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Jonathan Smoke will interpret housing data | Bedford Real Estate

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Realtor.com operator Move Inc. has hired Jonathan Smoke to interpret housing data and act as a public voice for the site as its first chief economist.

For the last six years, Smoke held various executive roles at real estate information and strategic marketing services company Hanley Wood, most recently as the company’s chief economist.

Economist image via Shutterstock.
Economist image via Shutterstock.

Realtor.com competitors Zillow and Trulia have long had their own chief economists. Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries and Trulia’s Jed Kolko have become high-profile sources in media stories and housing forums, giving their firms added exposure and credibility with consumers.

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Smoke’s appointment concludes a monthslong search for 18-year-old realtor.com, which up until recently had been barred by the National Association of Realtors from having a chief economist. NAR changed its position sometime in the last year, giving Move its blessing to bring on a real estate spokesperson for the site.

“As the real estate industry and our relationship with realtor.com continue to evolve, both organizations agreed that two voices are stronger than one,” NAR spokeswoman Sara Wiskerchen told Inman News in February when news broke that Move was on the hunt for a chief economist.

NAR has its own chief economist, Lawrence Yun, who helps Realtors interpret housing trends for their clients.

 

 

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http://www.inman.com/2014/06/30/realtor-com-operator-move-inc-hires-hanley-wood-exec-as-sites-first-chief-economist/?utm_source=20140701&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailyheadlinesam

Luxury market’s ticking time bomb: If this were a virus, you would call it a full-blown epidemic | Bedford Real Estate

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There is a ticking time bomb hidden in the top end of the housing market that I don’t see the mainstream media addressing. And this is no hidden bomb — it is glaringly obvious and sitting right out in the open.

McMansions image via Shutterstock.
McMansions image via Shutterstock.

The question is not, “Will it blow up?” The simple question is, “What will the fallout be when it does explode?”

Do we still love our McMansions?

This is not a Tallahassee problem — this is a U.S. housing market issue that will be felt in most areas. Only the highest-growth, strongest economic areas of our country will be shielded from the blast when it occurs.

We have built too many McMansions; too many homes for an upper 10 percent of the market that is going to change dramatically when the trigger point is reached. As with any time bomb, you have to wonder just what is needed to make it explode.

 

 

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Local Farmer’s Markets | Bedford Rel Estate

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Rye’s Down to Earth Farmers Market Opens this Sunday, May 11th

8:30 am-2:00 pm

In parking lot on Theodore Fremd Avenue behind Purchase St. stores

NEW TO THE RYE MARKET:
Fresh seafood from American Pride Seafood,
Pasture-raised meats from Karl Family Farm
and “Israeli soul food” from Taiim Falafel Shack!

Sunday is Mother’s Day! To celebrate, we’ll host music with Ed Packer on guitar from 11 am-1 pm.
Also, stop by the Market Manager’s tent and Make Mom a Card.
We’ll have colored papers, markers, crayons, gluesticks, and more for artists of all ages.
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We’re excited to welcome back these vendors for the 2014 season:

Coach Farm
Artisanal goat cheeses

Dr. Pickle

Meredith’s Bread
On Sunday, they’ll have gluten-free & regular Mother’s Day cookies & cupcakes, along with other goodies.

Migliorelli Farm

Newgate Farms​
Find asparagus, fiddleheads, rhubarb, ramps, spinach, and more on opening day!

Our Daily Bread

Pie Lady & Son

Pika’s Farm Table

Tierra Farm
Locally-roasted nuts and coffees

Yellow Bell Farm
Open range chicken and eggs


And These Day Vendors* for 2014 Season:

Bombay Emerald Chutney Company
On Sunday, buy 4 or more items and get $2 OFF your entire order. Use code 051014.

Christiane’s Backstube
She’s back after after time in Germany, where she says, “I perfected my recipes and learned new ones!”
She’ll have Bienenstich, Mohnstreusel, and Linzer, as well as seasonal Rhubarb Almond squares.

Kontoulis Family Olive Oil and more to come

*Note: Day vendors are vendors who sell at the market on special occasion. Please visit our Rye Market webpage for the dates when your favorite day vendors will appear at the market.

The market runs every Sunday from May 11- December 7, 2014.

Thank you for supporting local farms and food businesses!

Australian architect with a flair for the unusual | Bedford Real Estate

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In the early 1960s, faced with the imagined scenario of total nuclear annihilation during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a dozen intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos were constructed in the Adirondacks in upstate New York near the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base. The crisis lasted less than two weeks, and because the silos didn’t work very well anyway and had a lifespan of around three years, most were decommissioned by 1964.

The military didn’t know what to do with the silos, which were vast, cavernous underground structures that went 185 feet down and housed Air Force squadrons. They donated the silos to different counties, who didn’t know what to do with them either. So they remained abandoned for more than 50 years.

Eventually, people like Australian architect Alexander Michael came along. He snatched one up near the Plattsburgh base in 1996 for $160,000 and has spent the years ever since plunking down more than $300,000 and restoring his silo to its original glory, while making it a part-time home along the way. He’s got a full kitchen, sleeping quarters and even the original launch control console to tinker with.

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Michael says he’s not a Cold War enthusiast or military fanatic. Rather, as a designer, he’s interested in such a utilitarian structure designed specifically for function. “I find things like these silos and military bunkers extraordinary in their focus on purpose,” he says. “They’re designed with nothing but functionality in mind, and that creates the most interesting architecture. Aside from the cool factor, of course. How many people do you know that can say they own a nuclear missile silo?”

He’s spent more than 15 years restoring the silo, financed by his work as an architect and the sale of a one-bedroom apartment in Sydney. “I didn’t like that apartment, so I thought I’d buy a nuclear missile silo instead,” he says. “I can’t tell you how much joy it’s given me.”

The front door, seen here, is known as the entrance portal. It leads to a stairway that immediately descends underground about 30 feet to the control center. The entrance portal was built with reinforced concrete designed to be expendable, Michael says.

If the silo were ever destroyed in a nuke blast, the entrance would deliberately collapse, and the only exit would be through an emergency escape hatch, a concrete tube filled with sand that leads from the control center to the surface. You’d open the hatch, release all the sand, put a big ladder up there and hightail it out. “Though I’m not sure why anyone would want to get out if there’s been a nuke blast,” Michael says.

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Bedford NY Clean Up Day | Bedford NY Real Estate

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2014 Bedford Town-Wide Clean-up Days
Residents can join us at the Crusher Road Highway Facility off Route 22, just North of Route 172, in Bedford Village where Town residents can bring, for a fee (listed below), household debris and metal waste and, at no charge, bring brush and tree debris to the Beaver Dam Highway facility on Beaver Dam road off Harris Road. Days/Hours are:

Thursday May 1st & Friday May 2nd: 7:30am-3:00pm
and
Saturday, May 3rd: 7:30am-4:30pm
The Highway Department will not accept any of the following items: tires, batteries, computers, refrigerators, freezers, pressure treated lumber, air conditioners, propane tanks, paint, varnish, chemicals, medical waste, or other toxic materials. No E- Waste – televisions, computers (desktops, monitors, and notebooks), computer mice and keyboards, printers, scanners, fax machines, cell phones, VCRs.

Proof of Bedford residency is required, and fees are as follows: – $25 per carload – $60 per pickup truck load – $115 for small dump trucks (<6 yd) – $230 and up for large dump trucks (>6 yd)
The Bedford Village Chowder & Marching Club will hold their Tag Sale on Friday May 2nd and Saturday, May 3rd at the Crusher Road Highway Facility.
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Homebuilder survey: Housing slump ahoy! | Bedford NY Real Estate

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The new home market is getting no spring lift whatsoever at least based on the National Association of Home Builder’s housing market index, which missed expectations for the last seven out of eight months, coming in at a lower-than-expected 47.

The index has been stuck below breakeven 50 for three months now, even though it’s the start of the “spring buying season.”

The homebuilder index weakness is centered in traffic, which remains far below 50 at 32.

Details for March once again showed serious weakness in traffic, at 33 versus February’s 31. Weakness in traffic points to lack of participation by first-time homebuyers and the importance of all-cash buyers who have been holding up the housing market, and who are now disappearing.

The official position of NAHB is that there is confidence in future activity, but there’s not a lot to support that. Expectations for tomorrow’s, mortgage applications, housing starts and permit data are no better than flat.

“Builder confidence has been in a holding pattern the past three months,” said NAHB Chairman Kevin Kelly, a home builder and developer from Wilmington, Del.  “Looking ahead, as the spring home buying season gets into full swing and demand increases, builders are expecting sales prospects to improve in the months ahead.”

The housing market index posted a record 10-point loss to 46 in February and hasn’t yet recovered, in what is a bad omen for the housing sector where many are banking on spring strength.

 

http://www.housingwire.com/articles/29673-homebuilder-survey-housing-slump-ahoy

 

Modular floating home can be built on land or water | Bedford NY Real Estate

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Buying a new home typically requires some research of the local area in order to understand where buyers will be living for the good few years to come, as well as whether the property is the right size for them. However, Czech architects have now created PORT X, a houseboat that can be customized with extra modules and anchored on both the river or land.

Designed by architects at Atelier SAD, the building is made up of interlocking sections of wood and laminate that can be customized with doors, windows, separating walls and balcony sections. Since PORT X is a modular structure, the individual pieces can be transported to any location and the building can be set up on site, meaning homeowners are free to live almost anywhere. The building is also a floating structure, meaning it can be anchored in a port and trailed by boat to another location. It can be used both as a home or an office, and a showcase version of PORT X was most recently seen on the Rašín river bank where people could get a feel for the structure and also view an exhibition of photographs by Ondřej Kavan.

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The concept is similar to Belgium’s Sleeping Around — a shipping container hotel that can be transported to various locations around the world — but PORT X is now available for homeowners to buy. Are there other ways that modular structures can provide greater flexibility for living without sacrificing comfort?

 

 

https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/modular-floating-home-built-land-water-155932101.html

 

Social Media Marketing Secrets of Smart Savvy Bloggers | Bedford Realtor

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The success of a blog can be judged on different aspects, but engagement will  be a dominant factor in achieving the desired outcome. Using social media  marketing to promote your blog can be highly effective, and your ‘followers’ or ‘likes’ should be considered as important metrics.

However, ensuring that you truly engage with these people, across all  platforms, is equally important and often overlooked.

Seth Godin is widely viewed as an arbiter on marketing issues, he has  repeatedly referenced Kevin Kelly’s ‘1000 True Fans’ article. Kelly’s principal message is that  a ‘true’ fan is of greater value than a lesser fan, and that engagement helps  nurture ‘true’ fans. He states that:

‘The genius of the True Fan model is that the  fans are able to move an artist away from the edges of the long tail to a degree  larger than their numbers indicate.’

His article focuses on upcoming artists aiming to sustain a living, but the  methods can be applied to the development of any blog. If you’re dealing with  larger numbers, or are representing a corporation, then you should still pay  heed to these core values with the same sincerity.

1. Unique & varied social media content

Using Facebook or twitter to post links to your own articles will help drive  traffic towards your site, no doubt. However, if this is your only social media  activity then you have to question how original and engaging the page is.  Readers may initially ‘like’ or ‘follow’ you, but if your page is essentially a  glorified RSS feed then you may drive these same people away at a later date.  Also remember that engagement leads to more followers/likes.

A good example of a successful commercial Facebook page is Oreo; unique video, images, and campaigns  solely for their Facebook page present the user with a fresh experience. The  user’s engagement and sharing of the content, will in turn increase the traffic  to both your Facebook page and your blog. If you are representing a brand, don’t  be afraid to show intelligence – ‘dumbing down’ to your audience can be  portrayed as a ‘dumbing down’ of your brand. This is where Oreo excels; it  doesn’t offer generic competitions, instead choosing to post relevant and  humorous content.

If you run a personal blog you may not have the resources for a campaign on  this scale, but at least adopt the principles and ensure you have some unique  content.

Read more at http://www.jeffbullas.com/2014/04/02/the-social-media-marketing-secrets-of-smart-savvy-bloggers/#YJuH5J5gkgCsdYrK.99