A quiet and rainy Sunday here in the Village. I have my son this weekend and we went out to see Wolverine yesterday. It wasn’t a terrible movie and it’s worth seeing if you’re a big fan of the genre, otherwise I’d advise waiting for the DVD.
Afterwards, we stopped by The Friendly Neighborhood Comic Book Store on Udall Rd in W. Islip for Free Comic Book Day. It was late, so most of the good freebies were gone, but we got a few second-tier ones and I bought my son a Batman graphic novel. We lingered a while to discuss the Wolverine movie with the proprietor and some of the clientele. All in all, a successful day.
Deb and I (and Aurora) did get out to see an open house today, 50 Cadman. It’s a cute little house and we liked it some. A full open house report will be coming some time this week.
Traffic on HIB has been down a bit. Yesterday was the slowest day we’ve had in months. I know that my writing has been off a bit, but I also expect that the real estate fever has cooled off some.
And, of course, I just had to share this:
Snark Attack [NY Times]
AS unsold properties proliferate and encounters with the scalpel fail to move them, some Real Estate listings and community news for New York City sellers are being undermined by an often nameless enemy.
Even as they rearrange the furniture and pray for a sale, their apartments are being picked apart online by anonymous strangers.
Brutally frank discussions about specific listings can draw hundreds of comments on sites like StreetEasy, Curbed and Brownstoner, where traffic has increased as buyers and interested observers seek insight into the turbulent real estate market.
Commenters scour these Web sites, attend open houses or study brokers’ advertisements and then post their analyses.
I myself am guilty of snark from time to time, but I always try to be fair and honest when talking about a house. Even that can get some owners worried, as recent events show.
Cadman is cute, but 459 as an exclusive at Hoffman East and then upped to 465 on MLS. Not cool. Has the seller picked up a newspaper lately. Or read a certain blog?
The Hoffman East site had both prices up at the same time when I looked this morning…
It’s a lot of money for what they’re offering. 55 Livingston was a very similar house and it went for $445K, which I still thought was way too much.
Quite frankly, anyone who goes exclusive in this environment is obviously not paying attention to what’s going on. The house is obviously priced based on what they think need to get for the place to make their finances work out.
55 was a better house
I really liked 55 Livingston, although I have only vague recollections of it now. I should have written it up back when it was fresh in my mind.
Blogo,
Did you go inside Cadman, or just see the pics? I particularly loved the garage and backyard of Cadman. Basement was nice, too. And the back deck. I thought it had a lot to offer.
didn’t go inside, not my cup of tea….the lot placement leaves a lot to be desired…i would check the basement that area flooded heavy duty years ago..those lots at 46 and 66 were piped so the underground streams could flow through and they could build houses. It’s a nice place..a bit overpriced.