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Greenstein Tops Paderewski In New Castle Supervisor Race | Chappaqua Real Estate

With 81 percent of the precincts reporting, Team New Castle supervisor candidate Rob Greenstein and his 2,014 votes (55 percent) will be enough to defeat his Democratic opponent, Town Administrator Penny Paderewski, who had 1,672 votes (45 percent).

Greenstein is excited to begin a new chapter in New Castle.

“The voters have spoken,” he said. “They sent a clear message that they’re not in favor of a 120,000-square-foot retail development at Chappaqua Crossing and they’re not in favor of the Hunts Place affordable housing project.”

He added that he is relieved the campaign, which was contentious at time, is over.

“Contested elections can get heated. Change is never easy. It’s time to put the election behind us.  We have a special community with incredible residents. It’s time to work together, and move forward,” he said.

Greenstein, a Democrat who ran on bipartisan ticket, was endorsed by the Republican and Independent parties. He formed the Chappaqua-Millwood Chamber of Commerce in 2012 and lives in Chappaqua with his wife and three children.

Paderewski has been New Castle Town Administrator since 2011 and has worked for the town since 1986. She has lived in the town since 1984 and her three children attended Chappaqua schools.

 

 

 

http://chappaqua.dailyvoice.com/politics/greenstein-tops-paderewski-new-castle-supervisor-race

How to Run a Facebook Timeline Promotion: 6 Tips for Success | Chappaqua Realtor

Are you thinking of running a Facebook contest or promotion without using an app?

Would you like to run a contest or sweepstakes on your Facebook page timeline?

On August 27, Facebook made a major change to its promotion guidelines.

Although you can run a promotion directly on your Facebook page timeline without using a third-party app, there are several factors to address before you decide to run your contest.

In this article you’ll discover six things to consider before setting up a contest on your Facebook timeline.

#1: Know How You Can and Can’t Collect Entries

Facebook’s new promotion rules and the accompanying guidelines are pretty straightforward.

You can collect entries by having users post on your page, message your page, comment on or like a page post and use likes as a voting mechanism.

In other words, you can ask users to enter by posting a photo on your page or in the comments on your post, and then select a winner based on which entry has the most likes.

You can ask users to enter with a message to your page, a post on your page or with a comment or like on your post, then randomly pick a winner.

You can also ask users to answer a question and pick the first correct response as your winner.

But you can’t ask users to tag themselves in a photo they’re not pictured in, ask users to share a post or ask users to post something on their own timelines or their friends’ timelines.

The promotion below is viewed as unauthorized by Facebook because it lacks any reference to official rules and it requires users to not only like the post but also share it.

not following guidelines

This promotion doesn’t follow Facebook’s guidelines.

#2: Follow ALL the Rules

Facebook has loosened its rules, but there are still rules to follow!

As stated in Facebook’s Pages Terms:

If you use Facebook to communicate or administer a promotion (e.g., a contest or sweepstakes), you are responsible for the lawful operation of that promotion, including:

  • The official rules
  • Offer terms and eligibility requirements (e.g., age and residency restrictions)
  • Compliance with applicable rules and regulations governing the promotion and all prizes offered (e.g., registration and obtaining necessary regulatory approvals)

Comply With Local Regulations

In plain English, you must comply with all local regulations. For example, in France, you must register contest rules with a notary public. In Italy, you must use a server based in Italy to collect entries. In Brazil, sweepstakes are allowed in very limited cases. Your local laws still apply and not respecting them can cause you a lot of trouble.

The promotion below would be illegal in most states or countries because there’s no way for the page to verify that the participants are 21 or older.

 

 

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/facebook-page-timeline-promotion-tips/

More than 44,000 agents buying ads on Zillow, up 68 percent from year ago | Chappaqua Real Estate

The number of agents paying to promote themselves on Zillow grew 68 percent from a year ago, to 44,749, the company said in reporting third quarter results today. But average monthly revenue per subscriber was essentially flat at $264, compared to $270 during the same quarter last year.

Zillow reported record revenue ($53.3 million), new subscribers (5,942) and average monthly unique visitors (61.1 million) for the quarter, but reported a net loss of $1.2 million on increased advertising expenses.

Revenue for the quarter was up 67 percent from a year ago, with advertising by real estate agents accounting for the lion’s share of revenue ($35.1 million).

“The third quarter was another extremely strong one for Zillow, as we exceeded our outlook and delivered record results,” said Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff in a statement. “We made significant progress toward our priorities to grow audience, grow our Premier Agent business and grow our emerging marketplaces.”

Zillow announced an initiative this year to boost the company’s brand with enhanced spends in advertising on the Web and TV. The company hosted a housing discussion with President Barack Obama in August and a housing forum with Washington, D.C. heavyweights including Federal Housing Finance Agency director Edward DeMarco and Federal Housing Agency commissioner Carol Galante in October.

Zillow’s chief competitors, Trulia and realtor.com, reported third quarter revenue growth of 59 percent and 14 percent, respectively.

 

 

 

 

– See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/11/05/zillow-reports-record-revenue-subscriber-count-and-web-traffic-in-q3/#sthash.OZtyelh4.dpuf

Chappaqua NY Sales up 75% | Median price flat | #RobReportBlog

Chappaqua   NY Real Estate ReportRobReportBlog
20136 months ending 11/52012
121Sales69up 75%
$899,999.00median sold price$900,000.00flat
$405,000.00low sold price$465,000.00
$4,000,000.00high sold price$2,550,000.00
3477average size3673
$301.00ave. price per foot$288.00
148ave days on market174
$1,044,310.00average sold price$1,045,921.00
0.9736ave. sold to ask0.9591

Tight Lending Standards Slow the Economy | Chappaqua Real Estate

Changes in lending standards by banks, undertaken to reduce their risk and preserve capital, have huge, macroeconomic effects on the economy.  Not are not only restricting credit, they simultaneously reduce the demand for credit by businesses homeowners, even creating credit shocks that impact GDP. However, banks loosen standards to create a competitive advantage in the marketplace according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve.

Tightening credit creates shocks to the credit supply and leads to a substantial decline in output and the capacity of businesses and households to borrow from banks, as well as to a widening of credit spreads and an easing of monetary policy.

Shifts in the supply of bank loans to businesses and households corresponds to changes in lending standards that-using an econometric model-have been adjusted for the bank-specific and macroeconomic factors that, in addition to affecting banks’ credit policies, can also have a simultaneous effect on the demand for credit.

The economists, William F. Bassett, Mary Beth Chosak, John C. Driscoll, and Egon Zakrajsek, used the Fed’s quarter Senior Loan Officer Survey as a way to measure and track banks’ lending standards and credit policies from the bottom up, using bank-level responses on changes in lending standards for businesses.

“This analysis shows that credit supply disturbances have economically large and statistically significant effects on output and core lending capacity of U.S. commercial banks. Specifically, an adverse credit supply shock of one standard deviation is associated with a decline in the level of real GDP of about 0.75 percent two years after the shock, while the capacity of businesses and households to borrow from the banking sector falls more than 4 percent over the same period, the economists found. Such disruptions in the credit-intermediation process also lead to a substantial rise,” they found.

Economic factors influencing banks’ business credit policies include a projected increase in the unemployment rate as does a deterioration in the current labor market conditions. Expected changes in longer-term interest rates again exert a significant influence-in both economic and statistical terms-on the probability that banks will modify their current lending standards: An expected increase of 100 basis points in the 10-year Treasury yield over the next four quarters is estimated to lower the probability of tightening in the current quarter about 6.5 percentage points and boost the likelihood of easing by nearly the same amount.

The capacity of businesses and households to borrow from the banking sector begins to decline within two quarters after the initial credit disruption, and the resulting reduction in this broad measure of credit inter-mediation is very persistent and protracted, they said.

 

http://www.realestateeconomywatch.com/2013/11/tight-standards-can-rock-the-economy/

 

What $2,900/Month Can Rent You Around New York City | Chappaqua Real Estate

Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various New York City neighborhoods. Is one man’s studio another man’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Today’s price: $2,900/month.

↑ In Battery Park City, this 2BR/1BA apartment is going for $2,960/month. The foyer has an alcove “large enough for a four person dinning room table” and the building offers such amenities as a doorman, concierge, pool, gym, and laundry.

↑ A spacious open studio in Greenwich Village rents for $2,800/month. It’s in an elevator building with laundry and has fairly high ceilings.

↑ On the Upper East Side, a fourth-floor walk-up 2BR/2BA with weird floors wants $3,000/month. It has two “walking closets.” Watch out for those closets, they’re walking all over the place!

↑ This 2BR/1BA pad in Williamsburg is “right in the heart of where it’s happening” and wants $2,900/month. The floors and bathrooms were recently refinished.

↑ On the Upper West Side, this nice-looking 2BR/1BA has a decorative fireplace and mantle in the living room. It wants $2,849/month. There’s also an eat-in kitchen.

This 2BR/1BA in Gramercy is going for $3,000/month. Good photography.

1001 total votes.

· Curbed Comparisons archives [Curbed]

Most Beautiful House in Astoria Asks $1.25 Million | Chappaqua Homes

Exemplifying the classic aesthetic that the Queens neighborhood is known for, this three-story house in Astoria, marketed by aptly-named brokerage Modern Spaces, just hit the market for $1.25 million. It includes many of the trademark Astoria features that have long inspired architecture lovers—falling-off weatherboard siding, half-assed graffiti, boarded-up windows, and more. Buy it today!

· Listing: 31-40 47th Street [Modern Spaces] · Astoria coverage [Curbed]

3 Facebook Survey Tools You Will Love | Chappaqua NY Realtor

Facebook, Facebook, Facebook. It’s hard to get through any internet focused  blog without reading something about Facebook. It has become so common that  refraining from using the company in articles has become a challenge and at the  same time, a breath of fresh air.

We all have started to try to find other examples of sites and options for  marketing that don’t include the social media giant. However, for surveys and  understanding your customer base, nothing can beat Facebook.

We’re going to go through why Facebook is so necessary for a quality survey.  We will also look at some interesting apps that will help you to reach your goal  of a loyal audience and build your customer base.

The three major advantages of Facebook polling

1. Comprehensive metrics

Facebook is an undeniably huge database of information collected from  millions of people, including your audience and potential customers. At times,  people share much more about themselves than they probably should, and this is  all stored on Facebook’s servers. Why does this matter?

It matters because this data can help you analyze your responses much better  and with more detail than a classic poll. Many Facebook survey tools allow you  to use the already available information to narrow down your respondents by:

  • Age
  • Location
  • Gender

They then use a scale to mix and match these demographics.

2. Easy to obtain a large number of respondents

I bet just about everyone you know has a Facebook profile. It is so  integrated into our lives that the average smartphone user checks their Facebook  14 times a day. This means that there is already a large amount of active people  who are readily available to take your survey. Facebook allows you to gain much  more respondents in a much shorter amount of time than if you used classic  survey methods.

3. Low cost

Small businesses, new businesses, and even large businesses need to cut costs  where it makes sense. Traditional polling can be very expensive which often  mitigates the final outcome of a survey. However, most Facebook polling  solutions are very cheap and can offer more than enough information to make  smart changes and to help generate more effective content.

3 Facebook survey tools

Facebook used to offer its own polling service but it has since been shut  down as it was quite honestly useless. Sure, if you needed to make a painless  poll to get an answer quick without having to analyze it, it worked.

However, most users needed to gather real data to achieve real goals, and so  3rd party applications started taking the lead. These three applications are  some of the most popular and affordable ways for just about anyone to get  actionable results from their survey.

 

 

 

Read more at http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/10/17/3-facebook-survey-tools-you-will-love/#frGGDeJmrXMlmolk.99

6 Ways to Grow Your LinkedIn Connections | Chappaqua Realtor

Are you looking to grow your LinkedIn network?

Do you want to improve your chances of connecting with people via LinkedIn?

In this article, you’ll find six tips for successful networking that will help you avoid common mistakes that can damage your professional reputation on LinkedIn.

What’s Different About LinkedIn?

Unlike social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter that accommodate both personal and business uses, LinkedIn is a social network built strictly for business.

From the appearance of your profile to how you manage relationships, the people on LinkedIn expect professional behavior from you at all times.

As you build your network, it’s important to know what’s appropriate and what’s considered bad LinkedIn etiquette.

Here are six tips:

#1: Show People Your Business Side

You only get one chance to make a first impression, so make it count. If you use an unprofessional image for your profile photo, you may never get a chance to recover your reputation.

Your LinkedIn profile image should show you in your best professional light. Use a head shot with a clean background, a smile and a clear view of your eyes. Think of how you would present yourself at an event thronging with prospects and use an image that does the same, online.

Always use an appropriate profile image.

 

#2: Skip the Keyword-Stuffing

The first thing many people do when they receive your connection request is look at your profile. And if your profile is stuffed with repetitive or irrelevant keywords, there’s a pretty good chance that they won’t connect with you.

Too many keywords make your profile look suspect.

Yes, you must optimize your LinkedIn profile with relevant keywords so you’re found in search results, but there is a big difference between keyword-optimizing and keyword-stuffing.

Instead of using a large number of vaguely relevant words to show up in hundreds of search results, choose three or four top keywords you want to be associated with to make sure you show up in search results when people are looking for exactly what you offer.

 

 

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/successful-linkedin-networking/

Pleasantville’s thriving Farmers Market on Saturday | Chappaqua Real Estate

Hundreds of shoppers enjoyed Pleasantville’s thriving Farmers Market on Saturday as the local market enjoys the final weeks of its first outdoor season under the village’s control.Photo AlbumPleasantville Farmers Market Grows And Thrives In Village

“We’ve grown the market, included all 12 of the varieties of vendors our shoppers prefer and enlarged the footprint this year,” Market Executive Director Steve Bates said. “And this tear we’re moving inside for the winter season at the Pleasantville Middle School on Dec. 7.”

The Pleasantville Outdoor Farmers Market is in its 15th year and runs Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Nov. 23 at the Pleasantville train station in Memorial Plaza.

The Farmers Market is the largest in Westchester County and is home for 50 vendors providing regionally-grown produce, humanely raised meats, wild-caught Atlantic seafood, prepared foods sourcing farms for ingredients, and many other new offerings.

“We enjoy the atmosphere, the convenience and the variety of locally grown produce,” said Pleasantville’s Steve Jacobs, who shops the market with his wife, Jean. “It’s great to have products come directly from local farms and producers each week.”

Bates said the outdoor market has grown over the years as live music, children’s events and vendors came on board.

“The three goals are the bring the community together, attract visitors to our downtown and provide great local farm-to-table products,” Bates said. “We’re having a great year and we welcome everyone to visit.”

The winter indoor market begins Dec. 7 and will run through May 23, 2014, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 

 

http://whiteplains.dailyvoice.com/lifestyle/westchesters-largest-farmers-market-wrapping-outdoor-season