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Updated Closing Cost Calculator for Sellers in Westchester County

January 11, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

I recently released a calculator for sellers to calculate their closing costs when selling their home. I did not realize it was going to be so popular. In fact, I have already received some suggestions on how to make it better.
Hey, I listen. What the customer wants, the customer gets. I’ve enhanced the calculator (with [...]

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For Sellers: New Closing Cost Calculator

November 24, 2009 by Jaime Tineo

As you may already know–or not know, I’m always trying to figure out how to help clients and future clients with their real estate needs. Helpful Realtor® it almost sounds like an oxymoron (two opposites put together), but what the heck. Here’s another FREE tool for your arsenal.
As part of my service offering I provide [...]

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Real Estate is not rocket science

November 12, 2009 by Jaime Tineo

I remember the time when I was looking for a home, before I became a Realtor®. I only wished for one thing: to have access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) like my Realtor® did. If only I could get in there and performed my own searches, I thought to myself. I wish I [...]

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First Time Home Buyer Credit has been extended in more than one way

November 6, 2009 by Jaime Tineo

This is great news for home buyers. The plan has certainly contributed to stimulating the real estate market. I guess the government thinks it needs more stimulation because the credit has been extended.

The date by which someone needs to buy a house has been extended to April 30th, 2010.
The credit has been expanded to include [...]

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Westchester Real Estate Quarterly Numbers

October 28, 2009 by Jaime Tineo

The bad news is that number of sales are down by 24% in Westchester County in the last 9 months compared to the first 9 months of 2008. The good news is that sales have actually increased from last quarter by approximately 35%. Although this is positive news for the local real estate market, I [...]

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No more getting shorted on a Short Sale

October 26, 2009 by Jaime Tineo

I’ve Added a New Service:

Do you currently own a home?
Are you behind on your mortgage payments?
Do you owe more than the home is worth in today’s market?
Have you lost your job or endured financial hardship?

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If property values have fallen in Westchester County, should property taxes drop too?

October 14, 2009 by Jaime Tineo

According to the a recent NY Times article, the reason property taxes are so high in this area (Westchester and neighboring counties), besides the political strong-hold of local unions, is because, for one, property values are higher than in the rest of the country. Westchester County median sale price is about $530,000 while the national [...]

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Real estate or poker?

October 12, 2009 by Jaime Tineo

If you’re just beginning the process of buying a home, you will soon learn that the real estate business has very little to do with the actual home itself. Instead, it is something so far removed that you won’t even recognize it. At times it’s like a poker game completely gone bad. Some agents think [...]

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Why are there so many foreclosures?

October 7, 2009 by Jaime Tineo

That is the question of the hour. I’m not an economist nor do I like to make predictions about the future. I will leave that to the quantitative analysis genius paid to that.
So I will try to make a observations based on the theories of one, Stan Liebowitz, Professor of economics at the University of [...]

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First time buyer credit deadline is approaching

October 5, 2009 by Jaime Tineo

The First Time Buyer Credit of $8,000 is about to end soon. The deadline is December 1, 2009. This means that you must close before this date in order to take advantage of the credit.
Again, if you were not aware of the $8,000 First Time Buyer Credit program, here’s a few key points.

You must be [...]

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