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June 2009 Market Report For Queens County, NY: Rental Properties

07-06-09
Shaun Rice

Local Market Statistics



June 2009 - Rentals Astoria Flushing Forest Hills Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside Queens
Studio Rentals
Number Of Rentals - 3 1 - - - 16
Average Rent Price - $967 $1,600 - - - $1,173
Active Listings 3 9 9 1 - 2 98
New Listings 1 6 2 - - 1 38
One Bedroom Rentals
Number Of Rentals - 10 1 - - - 54
Average Rent Price - $1,295 $1,400 - - - $1,168
Active Listings 10 32 24 2 2 7 262
New Listings 5 25 10 1 3 2 150
Two Bedroom Rentals
Number Of Rent 2 7 5 2 1 2 78
Average Rent Price $1,425 $1,529 $1,790 $1,520 $1,400 $1,725 $1,514
Active Listings 21 48 16 4 - 9 366
New Listings 7 31 9 3 - 6 205
Three or MoreBedroom Rentals
Number of Rentals 1 11 2 - - - 97
Average Rent Price $1,500 $1,889 $1,950 - - - $1,858
Active Listings 8 64 13 1 - 5 489
New Listings 3 37 8 - - 3 259
Total Rentals
Number Of Rentals 3 31 9 2 1 2 245
Average Rent Price $1,450 $1,527 $1,761 $1,520 $1,400 $1,725 $1,552
Active Listings 42 153 62 8 3 23 1,215
New Listings 18 99 29 4 3 12 652

*All Statistics Retrieved From the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island (MLSLI)*
 

Recommendation:

If you’re renting an apartment, it is important that you work closely with a highly-motivated agent who understands what’s going on with the real estate market and local economy. He/She will be able to advise you on how to get the most for your money and what apartments you may want to avoid, as there are apartments on the market that are not priced at their fair market value.

Contact us today for a free consultation to find your next apartment. Please don’t hesitate – even if all you have is a question.

June 2009 Market Report For Queens County, NY: Condo & Co-Op

07-06-09
Shaun Rice

Local Market Statistics



June 2009 - Condos & Co-Ops Astoria Flushing Forest Hills Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside Queens
Studio Condos & Co-Ops
Number Of Sales 2 1 3 - - - 18
Average Sale Price $200,000 $190,000 $123,333 - - - $134,050
Average Days On Market 167 136 131 - - - 117
Active Listings 4 32 36 9 1 7 199
New Listings - 12 7 - 1 - 54
Months Of Available Inventory 2 32 12 9 1 7 11
One Bedroom Condos & Co-Ops
Number Of Sales 5 18 11 - 1 1 178
Average Sale Price $262,000 $629,272 $209,591 - $158,000 $170,000 $199,888
Average Days On Market 131 89 131 - 133 153 120
Active Listings 125 141 174 43 25 30 1492
New Listings 2 36 44 - 4 7 310
Months Of Available Inventory 25 8 16 43 25 30 19
Two Bedroom Condos & Co-Ops
Number Of Sales 1 9 11 1 - - 74
Average Sale Price $330,000 $276,667 $363,273 $260,000 - - $278,887
Average Days On Market 123 54 51 71 - - 105
Active Listings 45 171 154 39 2 35 1456
New Listings 11 33 32 1 1 3 280
Months Of Available Inventory 45 19 14 39 2 35 20
Three (+) Bedroom Condo's & Co-Ops
Number of Sales - 3 1 - - - 12
Average Sale Price - $498,333 $379,000 - - - $530,167
Average Days On Market - 91 41 - - - 133
Active Listings 7 26 18 8 - 5 376
New Listings 3 8 6 - - 3 75
Months Of Available Inventory 7 9 18 8 - 5 31
Total Condos & Co-Ops
Number Of Sales 9 32 26 1 1 1 185
Average Sale Price $255,000 $266,932 $271,173 $260,000 $158,000 $170,000 $247,188
Average Days On Market 139 80 94 71 133 153 114
Active Listings 181 370 382 99 28 77 3,523
New Listings 16 89 89 1 6 13 719
Months Of Available Inventory 20 12 15 99 28 77 19

*All Statistics Retrieved From the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island (MLSLI)*
 

Keller Williams Realty Landmark closed 44 units with an average price of $389,536 and an average of 91 DOM.

Recommendation:

If you’re buying a home, it is important that you work closely with a highly-motivated agent who understands what’s going on with the real estate market and local economy. He/She will be able to advise you on how to get the most for your money and what homes you may want to avoid, as there are homes on the market that are not priced at their fair market value.

If you’re selling your home, it’s also important that you work closely with a highly-motivated agent who understands what’s going on with the market and local economy. Your goal is to net top dollar – which you may not achieve if you over price or under price your home.

Contact us today for a free consultation on whether it’s a good time to buy or sell and what factors to consider so that you don’t under price or over price your home. Please don’t hesitate – even if all you have is a question.

June 2009 Market Report For Queens County, NY: Single & Multi-Family Homes

07-06-09
Shaun Rice

Local Market Statistics


June 2009 - Residential Homes Astoria Flushing Forest Hills Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside Queens
Single Family Homes
Number Of Sales - 20 6 - 1 3 201
Average Sale Price - $580,800 $794,000 - $550,000 $388,667 $465,129
Average Days On Market - 93 144 - 121 64 101
Active Listings 16 145 37 7 3 18 2657
New Listings 2 52 7 1 1 4 602
Months Of Available Inventory 16 7 1 7 3 1 13
Two Family Homes
Number Of Sales 6 7 - 1 - 1 122
Average Sale Price $735,333 $643,000 - $525,000 - $760,000 $487,942
Average Days On Market 60 68 - 112 - 398 100
Active Listings 28 100 6 8 2 34 2834
New Listings 6 31 4 1 - 6 490
Months Of Available Inventory 5 14 6 8 2 34 23
Three or More Family Homes
Number Of Sales 1 1 - - - - 19
Average Sale Price $750,000 $510,000 - - - - $652,211
Average Days On Market 51 27 - - - - 130
Active Listings 12 19 1 9 1 13 733
New Listings 6 9 - 1 - 1 129
Months of Available Inventory 12 19 1 9 1 13 39
Total Residential Homes
Number Of Sales 7 27 6 2 1 4 343
Average Sale Price $737,429 $596,925 $794,000 $517,500 $550,000 $481,500 $483,102
Average Days On Market 58 87 144 70 121 58 101
Active Listings 56 264 44 24 6 65 6,224
New Listings 14 92 11 3 1 11 1,221
Months Of Available Inventory 8 10 7 12 6 16 18

*All Statistics Retrieved From the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island (MLSLI)*
 

Keller Williams Realty Landmark closed 44 units with an average price of $389,536 and an average of 91 DOM.

Recommendation:

If you’re buying a home, it is important that you work closely with a highly-motivated agent who understands what’s going on with the real estate market and local economy. He/She will be able to advise you on how to get the most for your money and what homes you may want to avoid, as there are homes on the market that are not priced at their fair market value.

If you’re selling your home, it’s also important that you work closely with a highly-motivated agent who understands what’s going on with the market and local economy. Your goal is to net top dollar – which you may not achieve if you over price or under price your home.

Contact us today for a free consultation on whether it’s a good time to buy or sell and what factors to consider so that you don’t under price or over price your home. Please don’t hesitate – even if all you have is a question.

FREE things to do today in NYC - Monday, July 6 2009

07-06-09
Shaun Rice

Film
The Seven Year Itch
at the River to River Film Festival
55 Water St (b/t Broad St and Old Slip)
Manhattan
8PM

Fondly remembered as the film in which Marilyn has problems with her skirt on a New York subway grating, this isn't quite the smasheroo that Some Like It Hot is: Monroe flaunts her attributes too blatantly, and seems less human because of it, while George Axelrod's play, fresh and risqué in the '50s, now appears a little obvious and over-plotted. Writer Tom Ewell's wife goes on a summer vacation, and the timid hubby becomes a flaming ball of sex, but - as with most Axelrod heroes (Roddy McDowall in Lord Love a Duck, Jack Lemmon in How to Murder Your Wife) - it's all in the mind.

Comedy
Ed Sullivan On Acid
at Freddy's
485 Dean St. (at Sixth Ave)
Prospect Heights/Brooklyn
(718) 622-7035
9PM

Pat O'Shea hosts Helen Hong, Ben Kissel, Kevin Mccaffrey and Adam Newman.

Health & Wellness
Alexander Technique Demonstration
at the American Center for the Alexander Technique
39 W 14th St Room 507 (b/t Fifth and Sixth Aves)
Greenwhich Village/Manhattan
(212) 633-2229
7PM

"You can change the habits of a lifetime in one moment," said innovator F.M. Alexander. His mind-body movement practice is said to help with stress management, body awareness, posture and coordination. On the first Monday of every month, experts present a free introductory lecture and hands-on demonstration.

Dance
Untitled Corner
at Chase Manhattan Plaza
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza 60th Floor (b/t Liberty and Nassau Sts)
Financial District/Manhattan
(212) 980-4575
12:30PM

Daniel Arsham, Jonah Bokaer and Judith Sanchez Ruiz present Untitled Corner, a site-specific collaboration exploring space and perceptual facilities.

Concerts
Reverend Vince Anderson
at Union Pool
484 Union Ave (at Meeker Ave)
Williamsburg/Brooklyn
(718) 609-0484
8PM

Somewhere between Wesley Willis and Tammy Faye Messner is the Reverend Vince Anderson, a self-styled "dirty gospel" musician with a gravelly voice and a penchant for lightning-fast organ playing. He plays a free Monday residency at Union Pool.

Theatre
Night Lights
on Washington Street
Washington Street (b/t Spring and Canal Sts)
Soho/Manhattan
(347) 446-1363 *must have reservations*
9PM

When you park (or sit in a show-provided car) on this dark street corner, the seamy liaison you witness between an ex-con and mysterious woman is probably Dario D'Ambrosi's experimental "drive-in" thriller. But if the audio in your headphones doesn't synch with the performers, then you may be watching a crime in progress instead. Good luck!

FREE things to do today in NYC - Sunday, July 5 2009

07-05-09
Shaun Rice

Gay
G's Sports Sundays
at Ginger's Bar
363 Fifth Ave (b/t Fifth and Sixth Sts)
Park Slope/Brooklyn
(718) 788-0924
2PM

Keep cool with two-for-one drinks, cheer for your favorite sports teams on the telly and go head-to-head with NYC Gay Pool League's Team Ginger's.

Comedy
Ditch Comedy Sundays
at Bar 4
444 Seventh Ave (at 15th St)
Park Slope/Brooklyn
(718) 832-9800
8:30PM

Yannis Pappas hosts a different lineup of local comics each week and screens shorts from Ditch Films.

Health & Wellness
DeRose Method Classes
in Sheep Meadow
Central Park West (at 67th St)
Central Park/Manhattan
5PM

Instead of spending your Sunday sunbathing in Sheep Meadow, get off your lazy butt and join the group of people taking advantage of this free workout session. The DeRose Method teaches practitioners how to improve breathing, flexibility, strength and body awareness, and how to develop effective concentration and stress-management skills. Every DeRose Method class is different because it offers more than 2,000 different techniques, so you're guaranteed to never get bored.

Jazz
The Earegulars
at Ear Inn
326 Spring St (b/t Greenwich and Washington Sts)
Soho/Manhattan
(212) 226-9060
8PM

The Earegulars usually include local singer-guitarist Matt Munisteri and cornetist Jon Kellso, but the two have been on the road sporadically as of late. Even if they don't show, you can expect a well-honed crew for this regular Sunday night jam.

Opera & Classical
Summergarden 2009
at the Museum of Modern Art Sculpture Garden
11 W 53rd St (b/t Fifth and Sixth Aves)
Midtown West/Manhattan
(212) 708-9491
8PM

Summergarden at MoMA returns, once again dividing its offerings between Juilliard and Jazz at Lincoln Center. In the opening program, Joel Sachs leads members of the New Juilliard Ensemble in compositions by Eric Tanguy, Andy Vores, Dorothy Chang, Atli Heimir Sveinsson and Robert Xavier Rodriguez.

Street Party
Coney Island Boardwalk Party
Boardwalk (at W 10th St)
Coney Island/Brooklyn
2PM-2AM

Veteran spinner Ray Vasquez is back with his summertime boardwalk parties (yes, the boardwalk is still there, though much of the rest of Coney Island's charms have given way), where he and his guests spin deep, soulful house and classics.