About Nanuet's Clarkstown

I just finished this bathroom redesign and I'm really happy with the results! This is a new townhouse so the walls were white and I painted them a light creamy gold. There's no natural light here so the wall color was really important. I purchased coordinating accessories and bathroom furniture that was originally white! The client wanted the furniture, so I painted it a rich deep purple which was the color of the piping in the bath towels. I picked up a more regal mirror and finished it off with a picture I found and here are the before and after photos. I'd love to hear your comments! Need me to redesign anything for you???

After 23 years in the banking business, and a salary that my husband says was too good to walk away from, I decided to start my staging & redesign business. I know, I know, you're sitting there thinking what does banking and design have to do with each other? Well I am one of those people that says, "Give me food and drink, and I'll be there!" I've been helping family and friends for over 20 years with home improvement projects. I found as my days in banking got increasingly stressful, (I did work for Citibank!), having a home improvement project to do, gave me an outlet for my stress! So here I am and the passion for work that was missing from my life has returned! Thanks to the support of my wonderful husband Tony, I have been able to take on this new venture and I have never been happier! It's been a lot of work getting the business up and running and taking care of every detail on my own, but I've learned a lot. If anyone needs help in this area, give me a call. I hope you'll allow me the opportunity to help you with your home staging and redesign needs. If you check out my profile, I've included some detailed information on the services I provide. My website is being revamped so the one that's up right now, I did. (Please be kind!) So how was that for my first blog??

NAHB The Voice of the Housing Industry. Remodelers and builders who do renovation or remodeling projects in homes built before 1978 must soon comply with new lead paint safety requirements set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Any company doing work in these homes must be certified, follow specific work practices and keep detailed records. At least one employee in these companies must be trained in these new requirements by April 2010. Check the website NAHB for more resources to help its members comply with the new lead paint rule.

NAHB is the premier source for information on the home building industry. On the Resources link, you can gain access to a collection of home building information. Browse by clicking through the various topics or narrow in on the article, subject, or publication that best suits your needs. NAHB regularly adds new information, so check NAHB regularly!

Important NABA Links

• lead paint safety requirements
• certified
• Training

For assistance with any of your real estate needs, please contact me by email, phone or visit me at my office, whether it's to get started on helping you realize your goals and dreams, or just to ask a question - no pressure, no hassle, no obligation - just a friendly conversation. I would welcome the opportunity to make a difference for you.

Anthony Stokes Pereira Office: (845) 770-2188 Cell: (845) 538-7021 Fax: (845) 624-7137 Email: anthony.stokespereira@randrealty.com

Marketing" a home means different things to different people. There are many real estate agents that believe all that's needed to market a home is to put it into the MLS. In a ridiculously strong seller's market that may have been true. But the market has slowed, and marketing a home is becoming a critical factor to successful selling.

Any agent can put SOMETHING into the MLS. But more and more buyers are accessing the MLS via Internet, 77% of home buyers use the Internet to search for a Home. That means an agent needs to put the RIGHT information and pictures into the MLS and use that information to help market the property. Too many real estate agents miss the opportunity to market to savvy buyers viewing listings on the Internet. Remember your listings competes with other homes for sale in that community, since buyers will be looking at many homes Online, make your listing stand out from the competition in order to help generate greater demand.

The Internet is an incredibly powerful marketing tool. The number of agents out there that understand how to fully utilize Internet marketing is very limited, we should educate ourselves and be the true proffessional that we should be. Just look at the typical agents web site. The vast majority of agents with web sites do nothing with them. They simply don't understand the technology and terminology. They know nothing about Search Engine Optimization, think about this if the agent isn't web-savvy enough to market THEMSELVES on the internet, how are they going to market the listing, we also must keep in mind that each home is unique, and any marketing plan should be customized to that unique home. Stand out from the competition in order to generate greater demand. Make every listing a showcase with multiple photos and detailed property description to help stimulate greater potential demand and possible a higher sale price.

For assistance with any of your real estate needs, please contact me by email, phone or visit me at my office, whether it's to get started on helping you realize your goals and dreams, or just to ask a question - no pressure, no hassle, no obligation - just a friendly conversation. I would welcome the opportunity to make a difference for you.

Anthony Stokes Pereira Office: (845) 770-2188 Cell: (845) 538-7021 Fax: (845) 624-7137 Email: anthony.stokespereira@randrealty.com

Pricing -- it's the single most important factor in selling your listing. And let's be blunt here; it doesn't matter what they (client) think the home is worth. What matters is what the BUYER thinks the home is worth! With the Internet most buyers are educated buyers, and a dedicated buyers agent would do a CMA for their buyers, buyers could go online and get the value of the home they are interested in.

Doing a professionally prepared Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) is the critical step in pricing the home. A CMA is what professional appraisers and real estate agents develop in order to determine the MARKET VALUE of the home. Because home values appreciate over time, the CMA maximizes listing prices by looking at Past Sales (TT) / Under Contract (UC) / Present Listing (Active) and Future.

But not all CMAs are created equal. Many agents and appraisers look only at recent MLS (Multiple Listing Service) sales for similar homes near you. A good CMA however, will include much more. To properly prepare a CMA an agent MUST also do a tax record search for non-MLS sales. This takes a lot of time and effort, and let's face it; not everyone is willing or able to put in the time and effort it requires. WE SHOULD BE WILLING, AND ABLE!

Why is it critical to investigate tax records and deed filings? Simple. Not every house that is sold is listed in the MLS. Some people successfully sell their homes themselves. Some relocation companies don't list homes in the MLS, and some homes are sold under exclusive listing agreements--"inside" or "pocket" sales within a particular real estate agency. A simple MLS search may be leaving out many comparable home sales.

You (The Agents) should be the local experts and should be happy to sit down with your clients and answer all questions, and prepare a unique Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) which goes beyond just looking at comparable neighborhood sales, with hard work you can arrive at a selling price representative of your client home's true Market Value. GOOD LUCK!

For assistance with any of your real estate needs, please contact me by email, phone or visit me at my office, whether it's to get started on helping you realize your goals and dreams, or just to ask a question - no pressure, no hassle, no obligation - just a friendly conversation. I would welcome the opportunity to make a difference for you.

Anthony Stokes Pereira Office: (845) 770-2188 Cell: (845) 538-7021 Fax: (845) 624-7137 Email: anthony.stokespereira@randrealty.com www.anthonystokespereira.com