Suzanne Asher

RESIDENTIAL HOME SALES IN HARBORFIELDS S.D. provided by Suzanne & Brian Asher, The Winning Team in Real Estate....

2009 VS. 2010

Here are some statistics, and even tho they are so local to my area and the school district that we are #1 in sales, they show that the prices have lowered but real estate is still selling!!! There are probably similar stats throughout the nation.....

2009 2010 % + OR –

TOTAL SALES 149 140 -6.0

UP TO $499,000 64 76 +18.8

$500 TO $699,000 59 44 -25.4

$700 TO $799,000 6 6 0

$800 TO $899,000 8 5 -37.5

$900 TO $999,000 6 3 -50.0

OVER $1,000,000 6 6 0

PRICE RANGE UP TO $499,000 UP 18.8%

$500K TO $699K DOWN 25.4%

$700K TO $999K DOWN 30.0%

$500K TO $999K DOWN 26.6%

Buyers in the Winter! Where are they?

Here in Huntington Township we are up to here in snow……. It just never seems to stop, much like New England, it just keeps on snowing… So what about the buyers? The sellers are going crazy shoveling and working hard trying to keep their houses shoveled and cleaned and sit in a nice cozy house planning their exit south, and waiting, just waiting for the buyers! H E L P!!!

The other day during a particularly COLD dreary day, four people arrived at my Open House!!! I can’t tell you how happy I was to see signs of this. So I think even tho the market has changed and prices are lower, this is still one of the greatest places to live…… People still want to live in this beautiful place near the water, near NYC … Home ownership is still very alive here in Huntington Township. This includes Huntington Village, Huntington Bay, Halesite, Lloyd Harbor, Lloyd Neck, Cold Spring Harbor, Centerport, Greenlawn, E. Northport, Northport, Asharoken, Eaton’s Neck ……

So now that we are living thru one of the snowiest winters of my memory, Real Estate is still alive in Huntington Township!!! (we call it Zone 20)…. So far this year 56 houses have gone to Contract ……. In this freezing cold and snow, there are still SERIOUS buyers out there!!! Houses that are priced right SELL! There is no question about it!!! So even tho we are up to here in snow (see photo), we are starting the year off with a BANG!!!

Harborfields School District – THIS is the place to live—the areas that it covers is Centerport, Greenlawn, Huntington, some of Northport, and some of South Huntington………….. We have copies of the school district map upon request!

Formed in about 1955, year after year this is one of the TOP School Districts in New York State!!!

Being lucky enough to have graduated in the first graduating class of Harborfields was an experience in itself. We were the trail blazers and we helped form what the school is today.

We chose the mascot, school colors, class ring, School district name, Harborfields….. (Harbor from “Cow Harbor” and Fields from the potato fields which Harborfields was built on!!!) We had the FIRST Homecoming dance, the FIRST sock hop, the Cheerleaders coreographied the FIRST cheers, the FIRST sports teams, the FIRST of everything!!!

This was a unique time and what a great place to grow up.

Harborfields has continued to excel both academically and in sports. This school district is a sought after district and we, Suzanne & Brian Asher, continually are TOP AGENTS in the district!!! WE are the ones who people call if they want to move into the Harborfields district! WE are called if someone wants to know what houses are coming on the market in the near future! WE are the ones that people call if they have questions about Harborfields! We are NOW third generation at Harborfields, as our grandsons are attending Harborfields High School. If you know anybody wanting to move to Harborfields School District, refer them to Suzanne and Brian Asher, The Winning Team in Real Estate!!!!

Pleeeeeeze b my friend. K? TTYL … Blog tweet whatever!!!!

OMG it isn’t easy being me! Here I M a very successful realtor in a great progressive agency in a very competitive market! That’s the good news. So friend me already so I can take my business to the next level! Shall we Tweet? Really u would want to tweet with me??? Would my husband be mad about it? How far do we take this tweeting? And if you friend me? What then? Really I think I’m too old for you!!! Damn my kids r older than you! You want me to blog too? Help, I need my sleep!!!

Spent the day at Agent Reboot in NYC. It was so fantastic I must say and truly the more I rub elbows with u kids the more I think I am catching on! It has taken me a long time to really grasp the idea of all of this but I think this old dog is learning a new trick!

Attracting buyers or sellers from Facebook is a 2011 goal!!! As much as I fight it I need to get on this bandwagon … Life is good! I’m feeling so fortunate to b a part of the world that you techies live in… The really cool thing is that not only r u young and savvy and cool but u r so willing to share your knowledge with me. U r not geeks but far from it! You r the best! And maybe just maybe I can barter my grandmotherly babysitting services with my guru Chris Smith of Tech Savvy Agentfor some coaching!!!

I am grabbing my Kodak ZI8 and Videoing my listings. I will have all the coolest stuff! My new wide angle lens, my external mike, my cool little tri pod! You will LOVE the stuff I can offer to you! So don’t let me down all you buyers and sellers. I will even write you handwritten notes. That’s my promise! So bring it on. I am waiting for the challenge. I might even babysit for your kids!

If u r buying or selling a home in Huntington Township you will HAVE to call Suzanne & Brian Asher, The Winning Team in Real Estate! And yes, we DID graduate from Harborfields. So did our kids, and our two grandsons are now at the high school there, 3^rd generation! … You will be SO happy with r service, our knowledge and us!!! You’ll see!!!!

LINKS LOG CABIN… Fine Steaks and $1 burgers and fries …… Centerport, New York

Boy do Suzanne & Brian Asher have great memories and stories to share!!!

There was this great restaurant in Centerport. It was called Links Log Cabin. Here during the 50’s and probably before and after that, people from all over the island would come to enjoy a great dinner here in Centerport! It was a very popular place, and you would usually have to wait on line to get in!!! Our family went to Links when we came out to Centerport to “Visit” our home being built on Mallard Cove. My Dad would get his traditional burger, while my Mom would chow down on a big lobster and suck every morsel out of that baby!!! (Currently at this spot there are condos. The development is called “Courtyard Circle”)

Brian’s brother Randy worked there for a time. Randy went for a job at Links and they asked if he could open clams. He said “sure” (he was a pro at opening clams because Brian was a clam digger as he made his way thru Harvard and younger brother Randy was his cull boy/helper!)… and he was immediately hired for the job in the kitchen. When he showed the head of the kitchen how fast and efficient he was at opening clams, he was so proud, only to have the boss say it wasn’t right!? What do you mean I didn’t do it right? Yea kid, you gotta do it this way.... He cut the clam in half, and put a half on each clam shell half!!! At this restaurant, they took one clam and cut it in half!!!! So much for old fashioned “value”……… and who in their right mind who is eating clams actually LOOK at the clam they are about to eat it???!!!

Still in all, this was a fun place to go to eat……… and even tho they skimped on the clams, the burgers were THE BEST!!!!