Concetta Pepenella Associate Broker

Borough President James P Molinaro and his senior staff presented to SIBOR (staten island board of realtors) roundtable group, plans for a road through the former Fresh Kills Landfill.

"With 2200 acres of property, lets give the people of Staten Island a new road system that works." -Borough President Molinaro

Molinaro and his staff, including Megan Deveroux an environmental scientest, want to open and expand exsisting roads, with two lanes in each direction.

Molinaro said; "We need to have those roads. The roads are already there, why not use them?"

If you would like to read from Borough Presidents Staten Island web site just go to http://www.statenislandUSA.com There you will find a sample letter to send to Mayor Michael Bloomberg address to: City Hall, New York NY and fax it (212)788-2460

Here is a map showing exsisting landfill roads.

There will be a meeting September 4,2008 7PM at PS58, for the public to discuss using exsisting roads.

The next SIBOR roundtable September 9,2008 9AM will discuss The Citys Parks department side of the issues.

comments are welcome.

Connie Pepenella Appleseed Realty GMAC 718-226-7100

http://www.pepenella.com

Where do the buyers come from? When I go on a listing presentation that's one of the first question a seller will ask, and with good reason. The seller is about to hand over to me the biggest investment of their life, to trust me to bring a qualified buyer to purchase the property, and handle all the details of the sale of the property. Big responsibility!

Where Do Buyers Come From? To market and sell a home it is important to know what sources buyers are using to find homes and what sources have become obsolete.

National Association of Realtors (2006) is the source I am using here to demonstrate How buyers have replied to a survey of what source was used to search for a home.

• Real Estate Agent 85%
• Yard Sign 63%
• Internet 80%
• Newspaper 55%
• Relocation Company 5%
• Home Builder 26%
• Knew the Seller 5%
• Home Magazine 34%
• Open House 47%

Here at Appleseed Realty GMAC we have a plan for each house we take for sale. The marketing plan includes *maximum exposure *target home buyers as well as other real estate agents * promote the most desireable features of the property *continue to market the property until it is SOLD.

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Many sellers think that an overpriced property can reduced if it doesn't sell. The danger with this is by the time the property is reduced to "fair market value" buyers loose interest in the property and think there is something wrong with the property. Buyers then question; Why it hasn't sold?

I hear these comments from Sellers when I go on a listing appointment for asking more than what the property is worth:

"Lets Try a Price for a Couple of Weeks." OR "I need My price to sell my home." OR "I have to pay off my credit card debit." OR "My house had wood floors installed 20 years ago and I paid the builder extra." OR This is a custom paint job by Goomba Mike the Painter...I paid extra for the chair rail in the kitchen." OR "My house is all brick.....vaneer." Okay Okay.... So I may have exaggerated .....Not!

Real estate agents are constantly on the alert for new properties to show their qualified buyers. And, buyers receive email alerts as properties are newly posted onto all the real estate sites. As a result, the most activity is when the house is first placed on the market. Therefore, its very important to price your home at the best price when you first place your property on the market.

Week 1 A new property on the market generates a high level of interest

Week 2 Peak market awareness during the first Two Weeks on the market

Week 3 Declining awareness and interest as other new properties arrive on the market

Week 4 Continued decline in Awareness and Interest

A Realtor can help a home seller find the market value of a property with a Comparitive Market Analysis. Setting a Fair prices helps to sell a home faster and at the maximum price.

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Whats involved with selling my house? That's the first thought just before a property is put on the market for sale. How long does the process take? Where do we start?

Here is the step by step that I use in my Listing Presentation:

• Decide to Sell
• Selecting Agent
• Determine Needs & Desires
• Understanding the Selling Process - Marketing & Showing
• Making Offer: Contingencies - Home Inspection - Financing - Other Contingencies
• Contract Acceptance
• Mortgage Application - Credit Appraisal
• Accompany Home Inspector - If Required
• Termite Inspection
• Mortgage Approval
• CO & Smoke Detector Inspection
• Title Inspection
• Hazard Insurance
• Contact Utility Company
• Pre Settlement Inspection
• Settlement - aka Close

That's it in a nut shell.

Grasmere Staten Island is located a few minutes from the Verrazano Bridge on the East side of Staten Island; with many small ponds and lakes. A busy neighborhood plenty of shopping close by & the busses roar thru the neighborhood en route to Manhattan or Brooklyn, mostly working class people live there. Staten Island railway runs thru Grasmere and into St George to the Staten Island ferry. The Staten Island ferry is a free ride into lower Manhattan. FYI the Staten Island ferry floats past the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

There is an energy that lives in this neighborhood, chock full of history. I listed a house in Grasmere recently, see pictures of below. The townhouse is new to the neighborhood and represents how Staten Island has grown and developed. Grasmere is easily accessable to the culture and arts and business life of the city. The property is at the highest point in the development; A very spacious unit with all the amenities any home owner would desire.

3 Bedroom 3 Bath Townhouse Staten Island New York 10304

call Appleseed Realty GMAC real estate { 718-226-7100} Connie Pepenella

http://www.pepenella.com to find your Dream Home