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Buy the House the Dead Poets Society Built For $15M Flat | Katonah Real Estate

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Newly on the market in the Brentwood area of L.A.: this 9,000-square-foot house, owned by screenwriter Tom Schulman. Schulman purchased the 1.35-acre property in 1989, the year the Dead Poets Society was released, and commissioned California architect Steven Ehrlrich—who trademarked the expression “multicultural modernism” to describe his firm’s philosophy—for this modernist five-bedroom, made of concrete, glass, steel, and wood. The result, according to the brokerbabble, is an “adept interpretation of California modernist style” and “a comprehensive blending of the sensibilities of Schindler and Neutra, with delicate Japanese influences.” Standouts here include a driveway lined with bamboo, an entry bridge (“the balance of striking geometric angles with the soft landing of a water”), shoji screen-inspired interior woodwork, and a double-height living room. Below, a look:

Brokerages Step up to One-Stop Shopping | Katonah NY Real Estate

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Despite six years of a depressed housing economy that reduced Realtor ranks by one-third, real estate brokerages are closer than ever to achieving the long-sought dream of becoming one-stop shops  providing their customers all the services they need to buy or sell a house.

A new survey Imprev, Inc. found that 75 percent of top real estate executives responding said their brokerage firms offer at least one major ancillary service and mortgages are the No. 1 additional offering.  Some 89 percent of the real estate firms that offer at least one ancillary service offer home loans.

Nearly three-quarters (71 percent) offer title services and nearly half (49 percent) offer home-warranty services.

“For decades, the National Association of REALTORS® has tracked growing consumer interest in a one-stop shop through its surveys,” said Renwick Congdon, chief executive officer of Imprev, a real estate marketing software firm that works with 150,000 agents and brokers nationwide.

“Clearly, the industry’s thought leaders are making it happen in their firms,” he added.

According to a 2011 NAR and Harris Interactive study, the number of consumers interested in using a service provider affiliated with a brokerage firm increased 34 percent from the first survey completed in 2008.

In the NAR/Harris study, 78 percent of homebuyers said that one-stop shopping would save them money; 75 percent said it would make the process more manageable and efficient; and 73 percent said that a one-stop real estate shop would prevent the details relevant to their transactions from “falling through the cracks” — as well as make the entire process “more convenient.”

When real estate executives were asked to select the top benefits from offering ancillary services, 79 percent said “higher profits”; 70 percent said “one-stop marketing opportunities”; 62 percent said “increased customer satisfaction”; and 60 percent said “better quality control.”

The survey was conducted in late May. Poll respondents included top executives at leading franchises and independent brokerage firms responsible for more than one-third of all U.S. residential real estate transactions last year.

 

http://www.realestateeconomywatch.com/2013/08/

Katonah Weekly Real Estate Report | #RobReportBlog

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Katonah   NY Weekly Real Estate Report9/10/2013
Homes for sale45
Median Ask Price$999,000.00
Low Price$450,000.00
High Price$18,995,000.00
Average Size4143
Average Price/foot$447.00
Average DOM132
Average Ask Price$2,451,618.00

Move facilitating sharing of listings between California MLSs | Katonah Real Estate

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Agents with two California multiple listing services — MetroList Services Inc. and i-Tech MLS — will see confidential information about shared listings from the source MLS using a reciprocal deep-linking service powered by realtor.com operator Move Inc.’s “Find” search tool.

Agents at those MLSs — and any others in California that agree to sign on to the service — will see an additional layer of detail about shared listings that includes offers of cooperation and compensation, agent contact information, and showing details, Move said.

MetroList Services is based in Sacramento, and serves more than 17,000 real estate professionals in seven counties — Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced and Yolo. I-Tech MLS is a joint venture of the Glendale Association of Realtors and the Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors.

Any MLS in California can participate by contracting with Move for the Find search tool, becoming a party to the reciprocal deep-linking agreement, and implementing the technology on their MLS system, Move said.

“This innovative agreement is a model for MLSs seeking collaborative solutions that meet the business and technical needs of their customers, which are now inseparable,” said Move CEO Steve Berkowitz in a statement. “The agreement and integration is a landmark step towards maximizing the tremendous potential of the Find application by allowing licensed agents to work together across MLSs to access complete listing information in real time to serve their clients.”

MetroList Services President and CEO Tom Beede called reciprocal deep linking “the most cost-effective way to provide real estate agents with access to confidential information on for-sale properties, because it’s free.”

– See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/09/04/move-facilitating-sharing-of-listings-between-california-mlss/#sthash.VHAWjPB9.dpuf

 

Move facilitating sharing of listings between California MLSs | Inman News.

Bedford NY Real Estate Under $999k sales up 20% | Median price Up 1.6% | RobReportBlog

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Bedford   NY Real Estate Under $1 Mill ReportRobReportBlog
20136 months ending 9/42012
71Sales59Up 20%
$620,000.00median sold price$610,000.00Up 1.60%
$170,000.00low sold price$263,000.00
$950,000.00high sold price$995,000.00
2177average size2374
$289.00ave. price per foot$259.00
160ave. days on market179
$604,401.00average sold price$598,262.00
95.12%ave sold to ask95.32%

5 Cool Apps to Save You from Social Media Overload | Katonah Realtor

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Do you need a break from  social media overload?5 Cool Apps to Save You from Social Media Overload

Your friends and colleagues  are constantly learning about something new, and it’s hard to keep up. The only  way to stay connected was to waste time going through piles of social media  websites, blogs and news feeds.

This torrent of data and  information is a big problem in life today. In order to be connected with the  world around you, keeping across it all and obtaining an understanding is  important.

Curation and control of this data explosion is necessary to keep your  sanity.

Luckily, developers have  been hard at work creating some pretty cool social news apps that will help you  to stop wasting time and to stay connected with what really matters.

Here are 5 cool apps to save you from what sometimes seems to be a social  media overload.

1. LikeHack

LikeHack  is available now and is an intuitive approach to social news. This social news  reader is designed for people who value their time, and it goes beyond a  glorified RSS feed and really delivers some interesting benefits.

LikeHack is appropriate for professional and people who need their news from  many places and quickly.It is designed for busy people because it saves and  stores posts you’ve shared and liked on Facebook and Twitter and learns what is  most interesting to you.

What do I really like about LikeHack?

  • Saves time by collecting everything for you
  • Helps to make sure you only see interesting content
  • Allows you to read the news even without internet access
  • Lets you only use one app for multiple sources of content

Facebook is a busy place, and it is easy to get overloaded and frustrated,  especially with friends posting everything they find online. LikeHack makes  sense of all the information going through your feeds and can figure out what  would be most interesting for you. While doing this, it is also able to get rid  of the annoying filler articles that take up space, which the BBC picked up on  when they wrote.

“Likehack filters out the noise to provide a digest of interesting stories  based on your typical sharing history.”

Lifehack 5 Apps that will change your social media

LikeHack offers a good selection of sources for news including Facebook and  Twitter, but also many industry blogs, which is almost obligatory nowadays.

Even though it is still in the beta stage, Likehack really does deliver what  it says. For social media specialists, entrepreneurs, and people who simply  value their time, Likehack is something worth trying.

 

 

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http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/08/19/5-cool-apps-to-save-you-from-social-media-overload/#kGpAlR6rRiDMORqq.99

Construction revival set to boost growth | Katonah Real Estate

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The housing recovery has sparked a construction revival that, with tight inventory, could boost the economy for years to come, NPR reports.

Construction has been “one of the most important things that’s been missing from this recovery,” and the rebound could contribute a full percentage point of growth to gross domestic product (GDP) over the next three to four years, an economist told NPR.

Source: NPR

– See more at: http://www.inman.com/wire/construction-revival-set-to-boost-growth/#sthash.8d2fX1D0.dpuf

Bank to sell O.J. Simpson home in foreclosure auction | Katonah Real Estate

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More than two years after a foreclosure notice was filed against the home of notorious former footballer O.J. Simpson, a Miami-Dade judge has ordered the Kendall, Fla., property seized by the bank.

Simpson bought the home in 2000 for $575,000, and was imprisoned for kidnapping and robbery in 2008. He stopped paying the mortgage in 2010 and now owes the bank nearly $900,000. The bank plans to sell the home at auction on Oct. 29.

Source: The Real Deal via Gossip Extra

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http://www.inman.com/wire/bank-to-sell-o-j-simpson-home-in-foreclosure-auction/#sthash.F78K3LmA.dpuf

Sinkhole activity picks up | Katonah Real Estate

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It’s a terrifying thought: falling into a sinkhole while sleeping in the comfort of your own bed. But sinkholes, according to CNBC, are more common than most homebuyers realize. CNBC has more on how this growing realization could impact home construction.

The news agency outlines the potential impact:

As builders are forced to go farther and farther out of cities in search of developable land, compromises such as building on less than ideal sites have to be made to deliver competitively priced properties,” said Peter Zalewski, an expert in Florida real estate development. “We think this factor is only going to contribute to the sinkhole problem in the future on the Florida peninsula. At the end of the day, technology can only serve as a stopgap against Mother Nature.

                    Source: CNBC

Mapping 13 Of New York City’s Hidden Historic Cemeteries | Katonah Real Estate

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It’s all too easy to walk right by New York’s lesser-known burial grounds, which tend to be somewhat run-down—the tombstones eroding; the weeds encroaching—and sandwiched between myriad newer developments that have risen since. Many, too, are in Lower Manhattan, simply because it was the first part of the city to become densely populated. In this attempt to map out some of the city’s hard-to-find historic cemeteries, though, we’ve tried to select sites in different parts of the five boroughs, as well as ones with somewhat quirky or heartfelt backstories (like Riverside Park’s Amiable Child’s Monument) or valiant preservation battle in their names (like the Brinckerhoff Cemetery in Fresh Meadows). We know we’ve missed a few, so tell us your favorites in the comments section or hit up the tipline with your favorite hidden resting spots. (You know, the kind for all eternity.) Let the thanatological explorations begin!

New York City’s Hidden Cemeteries
Joseph Rodman Drake Park
Located in Hunt’s Point, what’s special about this slightly rougher park is that there’s an out-of-the-way cemetery right in the middle of it. Inside the wrought-iron gates, you can spot names from prominent Bronx families, which are now street names. It also served as a slave burial ground. [Source: New Yorkers For Parks and NYC Park Advocates; photo via NYC Parks.]
Hunts Point Ave., Bronx, NY 10474
40.815268110209736-73.88693158532636
New York Marble Cemetery
Dubbed “the smallest burial ground in Manhattan,” Marble Cemetery is surprisingly well-known considering its size and its extremely small and subtle entrance gates. It’s apparently the oldest public non-sectarian cemetery in New York City; over 2,000 people were buried in white marble tombs here between 1830 and 1870. Opening hours are limited, so check the website for details.
USA
40.72543015839865-73.9908166227313
New York City Marble Cemetery
Considering that it’s just around the corner, it’s no wonder that many confuse the New York City Marble Cemetery with its East Village neighbor, the New York Marble Cemetery. (Go figure, we just hope 19th-century undertakers didn’t have the same problem.) Fun fact: former president James Monroe was one of the first folks to be buried here, but his remains were later moved to his home state of Virginia. The cemetery has been around since 1831 and has limited opening hours, so make sure to contact the cemetery via its website if you want to visit.
72 E 2nd St., New York, NY 10003
(212) 228-6401
40.724575625390415-73.98901462554931
The Amiable Child Monument
Can it be a cemetery when there’s only one person buried there? We think so. Originally erected in 1797 to honor the death of a five-year-old boy (probably because of the dangerous cliffs in this part of the West Side), the Amiable Child Monument has survived to this day despite advocates who wanted to move it when nearby Grant’s Tomb was built in the late 19th century. Many believe it is the the only single-person private grave on city-owned land.
New York, NY
40.814539425166174-73.96317603307724
Prospect Cemetery
This 350-year-old burial ground has seen renewed interest lately, primarily as the subject of a documentary in the works, which according to director Peter Riegart’s Kickstarter campaign last summer, is meant to chronicle how Prospect Cemetery was saved “from the encroachment of nature, neglect, and vandalism.” It’s one of the few colonial graveyards left in Queens.
159th St, Jamaica, NY 11433
40.7010894514207-73.79947900772093
Second Cemetery of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
This triangular sliver of a cemetery has its unique shape for a reason—it once ran along the now non-existent Milligan Street, but 11th Street’s extension to Sixth Avenue in 1830 destroyed half of it. Behind a wall and a ting gate, you’ll find a mossy brick path surrounded by about 30 graves, including an above-ground tomb and a striking monolith. It’s the second cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue of the Congregation Shearith Israel, the first Jewish congregation in North America. The congregation also has two other gems. [Photo via Nick Carr of Scouting NY.]
76 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014
40.73540509948313-73.99995803833008
Brinckerhoff Cemetery
After a long battle, preservationists won landmark status for Brinckerhoff Cemetery last summer. Though there are no visible headstones, and the lot sandwiched between two residential houses in Fresh Meadows is overgrown with weeds, there are historical records that prove that the Brinckerhoffs, a notable farming family, had 76 plots here dating from between 1736 and 1872. [Photo via New York City Cemetery Project.]
182nd St, Queens, NY 11423
40.73188728199628-73.78840882601642
Moore-Jackson Cemetery
Though it’s been in use since the early 1730s, when it was adjacent to a colonial farmhouse owned by the Moore family, the small cemetery fell into disrepair until it was spiffed up in the 90s. (Forgotten NY has all the details.) Scouting NY paid the cemetery a visit in 2009, took tons of photos, and lamented the fact that this bit of NYC history is still pretty rundown. [Photo via Scouting NY.]
Woodside, NY 11377
40.75591827521789-73.90708493335967
St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery
Though this church is deemed New York’s oldest site of continuous religious practice, and the handsome building itself is the second-oldest church building in Manhattan, few know that resting underneath and tucked on either side are gravestones. One of the city’s most famous (and controversial) early politicians, Peter Stuyvesant, is interred there. His farm used to occupy much of the land where the East Village is now. [Photo via Atlas Obscura.]
131 E 10th St, New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-0910
40.72999058274405-73.9868688583374
Revolutionary War Cemetery
Forgotten New York has come up with a stellar list of off-the-beaten-path burial grounds. It includes Bay Ridge’s Revolutionary War Cemetery, an 18th-century graveyard for members of the Barkaloo family. Even though the last burial took place in 1848, Ephemeral NY reports that there are fresh flags on some of the headstones. Someone in the neighborhood must be taking good care of them. [reportsPhoto via Ephemeral NY.]
NY
40.63711338417339-74.03525359929746
The Reformed Church Of Staten Island
The Cemetery of Staten Island’s Reformed Church, which dates all the way back to the late 17th-century Dutch settlers of Port Richmond, is still in use today. Though the church building itself was erected in 1844, the three previous churches on the site date back to an impressively old 1663. Apparently, according to the Staten Island Advance, “[t]he cemetery’s decorative hand-carved stone grave markers – in brown and red sandstone – represent some of the oldest forms of sculpture and folk art in colonial America.” [Photo via Forgotten NY.]
Staten Island, NY
40.639261-74.131866
Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum
Despite the fact that Trinity Church’s Financial District Location is on everyone’s radar —including tourists’ —fewer folks know about its awesome uptown outpost. The cemetery on Wall Street had reached capacity by the early 1800s (after 150 years of interments), so the all-powerful Trinity purchased land between Amsterdam Avenue and Riverside Drive and West 153rd and 155th streets, according to Forgotten NY. Many, many notables are buried here, including, most recently, Ed Koch. [Photo via Forgotten NY.]
550 W 155th St, New York, NY 10031
40.83250498448109-73.94795939015971
The Cathedral Basilica of St. James
According the New York City Cemetery Project, St. James was the first Catholic church in Brooklyn. Founded in 1822, it wasn’t long until the yard around it became used as a burial ground. Though it’s been the site of thousands of burials, the number of tombstones has dwindled over the years, and these days many are flat against the ground rather than perpendicular, making it difficult for passersby to catch wind of the cemetery’s presence. [Photo via New York City Cemetery Project.]
Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 852-4002
40.696518118094616-73.98639678955078
Joseph Rodman Drake Park
Located in Hunt’s Point, what’s special about this slightly rougher park is that there’s an out-of-the-way cemetery right in the middle of it. Inside the wrought-iron gates, you can spot names from prominent Bronx families, which are now street names. It also served as a slave burial ground. [Source: New Yorkers For Parks and NYC Park Advocates; photo via NYC Parks.]
Hunts Point Ave., Bronx, NY 10474
40.815268110209736-73.88693158532636
New York Marble Cemetery
Dubbed “the smallest burial ground in Manhattan,” Marble Cemetery is surprisingly well-known considering its size and its extremely small and subtle entrance gates. It’s apparently the oldest public non-sectarian cemetery in New York City; over 2,000 people were buried in white marble tombs here between 1830 and 1870. Opening hours are limited, so check the website for details.
USA
40.72543015839865-73.9908166227313
New York Marble Cemetery
Dubbed “the smallest burial ground in Manhattan,” Marble Cemetery is surprisingly well-known considering its size and its extremely small and subtle entrance gates. It’s apparently the oldest public non-sectarian cemetery in New York City; over 2,000 people were buried in white marble tombs here between 1830 and 1870. Opening hours are limited, so check the website for details.
USA
40.72543015839865-73.9908166227313
New York City Marble Cemetery
Considering that it’s just around the corner, it’s no wonder that many confuse the New York City Marble Cemetery with its East Village neighbor, the New York Marble Cemetery. (Go figure, we just hope 19th-century undertakers didn’t have the same problem.) Fun fact: former president James Monroe was one of the first folks to be buried here, but his remains were later moved to his home state of Virginia. The cemetery has been around since 1831 and has limited opening hours, so make sure to contact the cemetery via its website if you want to visit.
72 E 2nd St., New York, NY 10003
(212) 228-6401
40.724575625390415-73.98901462554931
The Amiable Child Monument
Can it be a cemetery when there’s only one person buried there? We think so. Originally erected in 1797 to honor the death of a five-year-old boy (probably because of the dangerous cliffs in this part of the West Side), the Amiable Child Monument has survived to this day despite advocates who wanted to move it when nearby Grant’s Tomb was built in the late 19th century. Many believe it is the the only single-person private grave on city-owned land.
New York, NY
40.814539425166174-73.96317603307724
Prospect Cemetery
This 350-year-old burial ground has seen renewed interest lately, primarily as the subject of a documentary in the works, which according to director Peter Riegart’s Kickstarter campaign last summer, is meant to chronicle how Prospect Cemetery was saved “from the encroachment of nature, neglect, and vandalism.” It’s one of the few colonial graveyards left in Queens.
159th St, Jamaica, NY 11433
40.7010894514207-73.79947900772093
Second Cemetery of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
This triangular sliver of a cemetery has its unique shape for a reason—it once ran along the now non-existent Milligan Street, but 11th Street’s extension to Sixth Avenue in 1830 destroyed half of it. Behind a wall and a ting gate, you’ll find a mossy brick path surrounded by about 30 graves, including an above-ground tomb and a striking monolith. It’s the second cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue of the Congregation Shearith Israel, the first Jewish congregation in North America. The congregation also has two other gems. [Photo via Nick Carr of Scouting NY.]
76 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014
40.73540509948313-73.99995803833008
Brinckerhoff Cemetery
After a long battle, preservationists won landmark status for Brinckerhoff Cemetery last summer. Though there are no visible headstones, and the lot sandwiched between two residential houses in Fresh Meadows is overgrown with weeds, there are historical records that prove that the Brinckerhoffs, a notable farming family, had 76 plots here dating from between 1736 and 1872. [Photo via New York City Cemetery Project.]
182nd St, Queens, NY 11423
40.73188728199628-73.78840882601642
Moore-Jackson Cemetery
Though it’s been in use since the early 1730s, when it was adjacent to a colonial farmhouse owned by the Moore family, the small cemetery fell into disrepair until it was spiffed up in the 90s. (Forgotten NY has all the details.) Scouting NY paid the cemetery a visit in 2009, took tons of photos, and lamented the fact that this bit of NYC history is still pretty rundown. [Photo via Scouting NY.]
Woodside, NY 11377
40.75591827521789-73.90708493335967
St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery
Though this church is deemed New York’s oldest site of continuous religious practice, and the handsome building itself is the second-oldest church building in Manhattan, few know that resting underneath and tucked on either side are gravestones. One of the city’s most famous (and controversial) early politicians, Peter Stuyvesant, is interred there. His farm used to occupy much of the land where the East Village is now. [Photo via Atlas Obscura.]
131 E 10th St, New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-0910
40.72999058274405-73.9868688583374
Revolutionary War Cemetery
Forgotten New York has come up with a stellar list of off-the-beaten-path burial grounds. It includes Bay Ridge’s Revolutionary War Cemetery, an 18th-century graveyard for members of the Barkaloo family. Even though the last burial took place in 1848, Ephemeral NY reports that there are fresh flags on some of the headstones. Someone in the neighborhood must be taking good care of them. [reportsPhoto via Ephemeral NY.]
NY
40.63711338417339-74.03525359929746
The Reformed Church Of Staten Island
The Cemetery of Staten Island’s Reformed Church, which dates all the way back to the late 17th-century Dutch settlers of Port Richmond, is still in use today. Though the church building itself was erected in 1844, the three previous churches on the site date back to an impressively old 1663. Apparently, according to the Staten Island Advance, “[t]he cemetery’s decorative hand-carved stone grave markers – in brown and red sandstone – represent some of the oldest forms of sculpture and folk art in colonial America.” [Photo via Forgotten NY.]
Staten Island, NY
40.639261-74.131866
Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum
Despite the fact that Trinity Church’s Financial District Location is on everyone’s radar —including tourists’ —fewer folks know about its awesome uptown outpost. The cemetery on Wall Street had reached capacity by the early 1800s (after 150 years of interments), so the all-powerful Trinity purchased land between Amsterdam Avenue and Riverside Drive and West 153rd and 155th streets, according to Forgotten NY. Many, many notables are buried here, including, most recently, Ed Koch. [Photo via Forgotten NY.]
550 W 155th St, New York, NY 10031
40.83250498448109-73.94795939015971
The Cathedral Basilica of St. James
According the New York City Cemetery Project, St. James was the first Catholic church in Brooklyn. Founded in 1822, it wasn’t long until the yard around it became used as a burial ground. Though it’s been the site of thousands of burials, the number of tombstones has dwindled over the years, and these days many are flat against the ground rather than perpendicular, making it difficult for passersby to catch wind of the cemetery’s presence. [Photo via New York City Cemetery Project.]
Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 852-4002
40.696518118094616-73.98639678955078
Joseph Rodman Drake Park
Located in Hunt’s Point, what’s special about this slightly rougher park is that there’s an out-of-the-way cemetery right in the middle of it. Inside the wrought-iron gates, you can spot names from prominent Bronx families, which are now street names. It also served as a slave burial ground. [Source: New Yorkers For Parks and NYC Park