The Easter bunny is hopping down the bunny trail. Have you sent your favorite people and clients an Easter eCard, post card, email or agereral mail. Easter time fills us with hope, joy, warmth. It is a time for celebrations, for coming together with friends, family and reveling in the warmth of Spring time. On this season of new beginnings, renew your ties with friends and family.
Remember to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day the luck of the Irish with all of your clients by sending them a St. Patrick's Day eCards, post card, email, direct mail or a phone call.
Just like many other holidays in the United States, St. Patrick's Day has its origins in ancient times. A young boy named Patrick lived in the British Isles, a land that had been invaded and conquered first by the Romans and then by Germanic tribes. Patrick was captured and taken as a slave from the British Isles to what is now Ireland. He lived there for several years herding sheep. He was a religious boy and he prayed that he would someday return to his homeland.
Legend has it that one night while he was praying, a voice told him to escape from the farm, and find a ship that was waiting for him two hundred miles away. Patrick got to the ship, sailed to Europe, and disembarked in what is now probably France. He led several of the ship's crew through a dangerous forest, praying all the time. Neither Patrick nor any member of his crew was captured. When some of the men were about to die of starvation, wild animals appeared for them to eat. Events such as these appeared to be miracles and gave rise to later legends surrounding Patrick.
St. Patrick died on March 17 and the Irish people set aside the day to mourn. He became the patron saint of Ireland. Mourning turned to commemorating him and celebrating his life. Americans have inherited this custom. On St. Patrick's Day in the United States, millions of people celebrate whether they are Irish or not!
While the mortgage industry stalled briefly to reconsider its more exotic loans, there is plenty of conventional financing available for qualified homebuyers. Interest rates remain at historically low levels - still less than 7% for the typical, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Indeed, the market has changed. It's gone from a frenzied seller's market to calmer buyer's market. In fact, buyers haven't seen a market this strong in years. When the national
median home price dropped for the first time on record, the decline made huge albeit misleading headlines. For starters, there is no such thing as a national real estate market.
All real estate markets are local and driven by local factors that include the local economy, housing supply and demand factors and other attributes like geography. The slight decline followed years of unprecedented steep home price appreciation and the reality is that only a handful of markets experienced price declines. Corrections in markets that experienced exorbitant home price appreciation were expected and signal good news for buyers. According to 2007 third-quarter National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) statistics, the vast majority of the nation's metropolitan areas showed rising or stable home prices with most areas experiencing modest gains.
Right now there are many homes from which to choose and in most areas buyers don't have to deal with the harried and hurried competition of multiple bids. The changing market has also changed the inventory landscape to include fewer speculative sellers and a larger share of serious and motivated sellers.
Prospective homebuyers have some time to shop inventory and thoroughly compare home types and prices, amenities, neighborhoods, commutes and other important real estate-related features. And buyers have stronger price negotiation power as sellers compete for their attention by offering concessions or other incentives. While all real estate markets have ups and downs, Americans continue to consistently build wealth through homeownership. According to the NAR:
Because every market is different, it's a good idea for potential homebuyers to contact me (Anthony Stokes-Pereira) your local real estate specialist to learn more about what's happening in his or her community and real estate market. The bottom line in real estate doesn't change - if you're ready to buy and can afford to make a long-term homeownership commitment, it's always a good time to buy!
Anthony Stokes-Pereira
Prudential Rand Realty
Direct: (845) 770-2188
Office: (845) 624-8100 Ext: 188
Fax: (845) 624-7137
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I am always available to assist my clients in discover the Greater Hudson Valley. Being a full time sales associate, I stay diligent giving each of my clients' individual and professional service.
Homes and Gardens Real Estate/Rand Realty
Anthony Stokes-Pereira - Provides Personal Service With A Difference!!
When thinking of buying or selling Real Estate, having the right real estate agent means having an agent who is committed to helping you buy or sell your home with the highest level of expertise in your local market. This means also to help you in understanding each step of the buying or selling process. This commitment level has helped me build a remarkable track record of delivering results.
Nothing is more exciting to me than the gratifying feeling I get from helping my clients meet their real estate needs. You can count on me to always do what's in your best interest. I pride myself on being honest, trustworthy, and knowledgeable in the real estate market. I know how important it is to find your dream home or get the best offer for your property. Therefore I will make it my responsibility to help you achieve those goals.
I am fully committed to providing you with a noticeably higher level of service at all times while demonstrating knowledge, friendliness and professionalism throughout the transaction. The blending of my experience and strength of Prudential Rand Realty assures you the competitive edge in today's real estate market. My pledge to you is to use all resources available to benefit you that will make your real estate experience as easy and as stress-free as possible.
I am proud to be part of the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate/Rand Realty team of real estate professionals. Backed by the strength and support of the entire Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate/Rand Realty organization, I pledge to serve you with the highest standards of professionalism, courtesy, and responsiveness. Through years of innovation, service and support, Rand Realty has become a leader in the real estate industry. It will be my privilege to carry on these same traditions while working on your behalf.
Specializing In:
All of Rockland and Orange Counties
For assistance with any of your real estate needs, please call or visit me, whether it's to get started on helping you realize your goals and dreams, or just to ask a question. I would welcome the opportunity to make a difference for you.
For more information please visit me at:
Anthony Stokes Pereira
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate/Rand Realty
Office: (845) 770-2188
Cell: (845) 538-7021
Email: anthony.stokespereira@randrealty.com
Website: www.anthonystokespereira.com
Below you can read a small selection of the many positive comments and remarks that I regularly receive from my clients
- Garnerville, New York
Anthony thank you for taking such good care of me and the sale of my house. This could have been a very difficult and frustrating experience had it not been for your expertise and persistent hard work. I was impressed with your micromanagement of the details which I know facilitated the whole process in the most painless manner possible. Your advice was sound and the results are 'in the pudding', or in this case, the offer. Thanks again - since you were also the agent helping me find my dream home, I'll be sure to contact you if I want to sell or buy again.... With warm regards and wishes for your continued success!"
- Spring Valley, New York
Thanks for all your help in preparing, readying and eventually selling our Co-Op in Hillcrest Point, Spring Valley, New York. I think and I'm not alone in this, we definitely chose the right agent, you, in taking on that challenge. I don't believe any other agent would have been so focused and motivated in so many tasks. Thanks again for keeping us motivated from start to finish. Well done Mr. Anthony Stokes Pereira!. Especially in the market we were dealt with!"
- Pomona, New York
Anthony was extremely warm, pleasant and professional. I think he showed me about 50 homes in about two years and he did not walk away from me, he always told me to be calm and to stay focus. If I need to buy or sell again, he will always be my agent
- Hillcrest, New York
Anthony is an honest, realistic, and professional Agent. With so many emotions involved in buying your first home, it's important to have someone like Anthony to keep you on the right track. He is capable of keeping you very calm, even during the very difficult and stressful times of the transaction. More importantly, he is very responsive, answering all of the little questions that we had - this made the whole deal seem effortless and easy. Thank you Anthony
- Spring Valley, New York
Anthony was extremely warm, pleasant and professional. When ever I need to buy again or sell, he will be the person I call.
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In 1984, Marsha Rand established her first real estate office in a small house on Main Street in New City, NY, dedicated to building a company one customer at a time. From that small office, Prudential Rand Realty has grown to become the premier real estate broker in the Greater Hudson Valley, with 21 offices and over 700 agents covering Westchester, Rockland and Orange Counties. As the company has grown, so has Marsha's family, with her three sons now running the day-to-day operations of what is one of the largest and most successful family-run real estate brokers on the east coast. 
The Prudential Rand family of managers, agents, and partners is committed to the families of the Hudson Valley, dedicated to Marsha's original vision of a real estate company fully devoted the communities it serves. Prudential Rand has been an industry innovator in marketing and selling area homes, from its groundbreaking multi-media strategy combining inventive newspaper advertising campaigns and cable television shows to being the first local broker to put searchable real estate listings on the internet. We are now committed to offering the best combination of high tech and high touch service, inventing new ways to make the process of selling and buying real estate as efficient and exciting as possible, always with our specialized human touch. 
