Steve Converse's New Home News: October 2011

Sunday, October 16, 2011

What's New at Marrano - 10/16/11

Introducing 32 new home sites with Ranch designs from the $170,000s.

Marrano has grand opened a patio home model to introduce our new Garden View community in the West Seneca area where we offer Ranch design starting in the low $170,000s. Garden View features only 32 new home sites tucked back for added privacy and adjacent to Marrano's Burchfield Village, an immensely popular community near the quaint hamlet of Gardenville. Our new model demonstrates what an outstanding value home buyers will enjoy at Garden View.

We have created a new arrangement of home sites in a private setting where we are offering our most affordable patio home designs. Combine this with an outstanding location and the maintenance-free patio home lifestyle and Garden View is an exceptional choice.

Our Ranch model shows the type of open floor plan available at Garden View

* A versatile layout that is comfortable, convenient, and efficient with a large kitchen featuring plenty of cabinet and counter space and a dinette looking out on the covered front porch.

* A pass through from the kitchen into the formal dining area adds even more convenience, and the dining area flows uninterrupted into the great room for an airy feel.

* The master bedroom suite is situated for maximum privacy and configured with a sitting area and large walk-in closet.

* The adjacent guest bedroom offers easy access to the main bath and also has a walk-in closet.

* The success of the design centers on the adaptability of the plan to changes in use. For example, the young professional, may find the room ideal for a home office. For the empty nester, the space is ideal for visiting children or grandchildren.

* A first floor laundry area and a powder room round out the floor plan.

A new home at Garden View includes landscaping, the front yard sodded and rear yard seeded, and a sprinkler system for the front yard -- all features that would normally cost extra. Like other Marrano patio home developments, Garden View offers the carefree lifestyle with tasks such as lawn cutting and snow removal taken care of for residents by a home owners association.

For a limited time, Marrano is offering special pre-introductory pricing at Garden View. With today's interest ratesas low as an amazing 3.875% based on current rates and our intro pricing, now is the time to build at Garden View. We encourage buyers to hurry as there are only 32 lots set back on a hill in private surroundings -- they are sure to sell fast.

Marrano's new Garden View model is available for immediate sale, priced in the $170,000s. Ask about other completed Ranch homes available for immediate sale, ready to move in as little as 30 to 60 days. Visit the new model Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 PM, and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 1 to 5 PM. Take French Road east of Union to Garden View. Call 809-8676 for more details.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

New York State home sales show double-digit increases

New York State home sales show double-digit increases;
uneven recovery continues

From NYSAR:

Albany –Sept. 27, 2011 – New York State home sales were up nearly 26 percent in August compared to the same time last year, and up 11.4 percent compared to the July sales total, according to preliminary single-family sales data accumulated by the New York State Association of REALTORS. The statewide median sales price decreased slightly from July.
“The jump in August sales while the median sales price decreased for the first time in four months continues to show uneven recovery in our state’s housing market,” said Duncan R. MacKenzie, NYSAR chief executive officer. “These August numbers need to be seen in the context of the post federal tax-credit hangover last year and a weak July market this year.”
“Historically low interest rates and strong affordability conditions should be enticing to consumers,” said MacKenzie, “but with dismal economic news and slow job growth buyer enthusiasm remains greatly tempered. We anticipate the market to remain in an uneven recovery, especially given the devastation caused by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee in many areas of our state.”
New York REALTORS sold 7,752 existing single-family homes in August, an increase of 25.8 percent from the August 2010 total of 6,163. The August 2011 sales total is also an increase of 11.4 percent compared to the July 2011 total of 6,960.
The August 2011 median sales price of $220,000 represents a decrease of 1.8 percent compared to the July 2011 median sales price of $224,000 and a decrease of 7.6 percent compared to the August 2010 median sales price of $238,000.