Hi A.b.,

How are you?

I am a realtor with Houlihan Lawrence in Somers. I have lived in Somers for the past 17 years, so am extremely familiar with the area. Houlihan Lawrence in Somers has the market share of homes sold in Somers.

I would welcome the opportunity to provide you with information on condos and single family homes in Somers.

Please feel free to call or e-mail me.

Donna O'Connell
Associate Broker
cell: 914.263.9108
doconnell@houlihanlawrence.com

A.b.

Why?

[this would have been the end of my post but trulia has a 25 character minimum so i think i achieved that]

There are a number of Realtors that are very successful working in Heritage Hills. Some focus all of their energy there as it is so large and others just have a lot of contacts in there and get a number of referrals.

A large part of hiring an Agent is to have someone represent your interests similar to how you would hire an attorney. Would you want your attorney representing the other party? If your answer is no, they you should not have your Realtor work both sides of the transaction either.

Since every Realtor cooperates with each other, that is that I will bring my buyers to my competitors listings and vice versa, there is no advantage to this other than to the agent themselves.

Find a Brokerage and agent that you are comfortable working with. You will have to share a lot of personal information with this person. You need to trust and have faith in them. Interview some agents and talk to neighbors, friends and relatives. How did they use, who did they like, what problems did they encounter. Make all this part of your interview.

Remember the Number One reason a home does not sell....PRICE! No mater how great of a Broker I am, I can not sell an over priced home for the simple reason, it just will not comp out when it comes time to get financing.

Finally, though I do cover Heritage Hills, I will be happy to speak to you and give you the names of my competitors in exchange for the opportunity to present my Listing Package (like Progressive does, lol)

Hi, The best bet is to check the public records at the local town hall. There are a number of websited that do post sales statistics but are not always accurate. Trulia, Zillow are sites you can try. Compare the two and see if there is any consistancy. Another route to go is have an agent pull the sales directly from the MLS. If you would like me too, I would be more then happy, no strings attached.

Sincerely,

Christopher Pagli
Associate Broker
Legends Realty Group
914.406.9023

The Multiple Listing Service will give you those answers but only a member has access to that information.

However, if you are looking for those statistics alone to hire your agent, you are not considering many other qualities that go in to the equation. Certainly I understand that you are looking for someone effective in this marketplace as I would be if I were referring one of my customers to Somers.

I have successfully closed properties with an agent that I trust implicitly who is a top producer in the area. If you would like the name, please feel free to call me and I will refer her to you.
Harriet

Your best bet to find out all that wonderful info is to speak with your favorite Realtor or to find out from a close family member or friend of a Realtor that they know and trust. Any Realtor who is a true professional will be happy to provide you with that information. Also, don't just limit yourself to who's been selling a lot of condo's in your area. Give some consideration to who has been listing those condo's that have sold as well. Without their marketing skills and talents being applied, the Realtor that brought the buyer may not have shown or found that condo that matched their buyer's needs in the first place. And last but not least, if you are selling, remember to price your condo AGGRESSIVELY. Don't do what so many other sellers are doing by "Chasing the Market". That is to say pricing it too high and then reducing it again and again to keep up with falling prices. And remember, once those comparable conod short sales and foreclosures close at much lower prices it has an immediate effect on your asking price.

The local multiple listing service keeps all of the statistics. You can try there first.