Harrison, NY

Hello Everyone,

There is a new movie filming in Westchester County in Harrison (in the Trails neighborhood) called "The Beaver" starring Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster. The film crew was set up in Brentwood Park. My 8 year old daughter asked if she could be an extra but they said no. She was crushed but I am relieved because I don't know how I would feel about her being in movie with that title.

Here is the imdb.com link:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321860/

Knock , knock. Who's there? it's me, the same house again relisted at the same price withe same pictures. Who do you think it was?

It pains me to see when a homeowner has just been convinced by their agent to relist their home again after 6 months of stale-ability. (actually it pains me more when another agent picks up the listing at the same price it expired at) . "But we're going to relisted again to show it as a new listing", says the agent. Perhaps someone hasn't seen it before. Why, why, why do homeowners agree to this? C'mon folks, that wasn't why your home didn't sell. You know why it didn't sell! Relisting again as a 'new' listing after 6 months is not going to make a difference.

The concept almost has an oxymoron (2 opposites put together) feel to it. Doesn't it? The home still looks as stale as it did the 6 months ago. The only difference is that before it was overpriced, and now it's REALLY overpriced. And there is such a thing as being the lowest priced overpriced home in the area.

Buyers don't bid on overpriced homes. The first thing the buyer is going to ask the agent for is a listing history. "How long has this home on the market?", the buyer asks. Buyers today are more educated about the homebuying process than ever before. The buyers in fact could be better informed about the market than you are. They've actually seen all 30 houses for sale in your neighborhood. They've been watching your home drop like a GM stock. Waiting for the right time to dive in and scoop it up at a rock bottom price.

So, when your agent asks you to relist the home at the same price. Stop, think, and get a different opinion. Hopefully, it's from me.