Long Island, NY Real Estate and Homes For Sale

1> garde;">Green is more than just the color of energy efficiency. Its also the color of all the money youll save when you reduce your power bills.

Proper insulation is one key to a "green" home.

During cold weather, insulation keeps heated air inside, so your furnace doesnt have to work as hard. During warmer months, it prevents cooled air from escaping, easing the demand on air-conditioning units.

Insulation is rated by R-value, a measure of its effectiveness.Experts recommend an insulation value of at least R-30 in ceilings, R-13 in walls, and R-11 in floors. While insulation is an investment, there are also other, less expensive ways to cut your energy usage.

• During the winter, open blinds and curtains to let the sun warm your home.
• Use ceiling fans. Youll feel cooler without having to lower the thermostat.
• Make sure warm and cool air from your system can circulate freely; dirt and other obstructions force a system to work harder. So, change the air filters at least every three months. Keep vents and registers clear of drapes and furniture; vacuum them regularly.
• Don't "bump" your  thermostat up and down. Set it at a consistent temperature thats comfortable for you. Add a programmable thermostat, if you dont have one.
• Change regular light bulbs to CFLs, compact fluorescent light bulbs. CFLs use two-thirds less energy and last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs.
• Ask your local power company for a free energy audit. Many companies will send a consultant to evaluate your home and suggest personalized money-saving tips. Energy-saving appliances and other improvements may also come with incentives like tax credits or deductions that make "greening-up" your home even more beneficial.

Erik Reilly

"Living a life I love, through service to others"

http://www.longislandrealestatehomesonline.com/003FC7

Mortgage Applications Up for Second Consecutive Week

Mortgage aplications in the U.S. rose for a second straight week, a sign that falling home prices are attracting some buyers. The Mortgage Bankers Association's index of applications to purchase a home or refinance a loan gained 7.5 percent in the week ended July 4. The group's purchase index increased 6.7 percent and its refinancing gauge climbed 8.7 percent. 

-- "U.S. MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Increased 7.5% Last Week," by Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg News, July 9, 2008.

First-Time Buyers Impacting Housing Market 

First-time buyers dominated second quarter sales activity in many U.S. housing markets by accounting for an estimated 54% of existing home purchases, according to HouseHunt's latest Current Market Conditions national survey of about 2,000 member-agents. This is an increase of 15 percentage points in the past six months.

-- "First-Time Buyers Dominated Second Quarter Sales Activity in Many Markets," RISMedia, July 9, 2008.

The key player in any recovery scenario is the first-time buyer. The housing market operates with a pronounced laddering or ripple effect. When entry-level buyers flood the market, they not only stimulate production of new homes, they purchase existing homes. Those purchases, in turn, allaw the sellers to move up to bigger houses.

-- "On the Path to a Housing Rebound," by Shawn Tully, Fortune, June 24, 2008.

Some Markets Showing Price Gain

One bright spot in the (S&P/Case-Shiller) report was that more cities showed a gain in prices in April compared with the previous month. Houses in eight areas rose in value, compared with just two in March. Month-over-month gains were led by Cleveland and Dallas.  There may be "some surprises in the next few months that would indicate we are at or near a bottom in probably one-third to one-half of the country."

-- Karl Case, an economics professor at Wellesley College, "S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Fell 15.3% in April," (video) by Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg News, June 24, 2008.

Great Time to Buy for Retirees

This might be the right time to find a bargain, especially for buyers approaching their retirement years who can afford to take their time. Of course, anyone looking to buy can also find good reasons to take a wait-and-see attitude, like the fact that good deals may not exist in every location, and no one really knows if prices will continue to decline. "It's like missing the top of the market - it's the same thing with the bottom. Generally you know it's happened because you're looking in the rearview mirror and it's passed you by."

-- Maurice Veissi, president of a Miami agency, "Retirees Find the Time May Be Right to Buy," by Susan Stellen, The New York Times (registration required), June 27, 2008.

Falling Housing Starts a Positive Sign for Recovery

The news that housing starts have fallen to their lowest level in 17 years sounds like one more reason to be depressed about the shrinking value of your home. In fact, it's an almost certain sign that the path to a housing recovery is finally in sight. If prices are going to stabilize, let alone rebound, the United States needs to produce far more first-time home buyers than new houses. "For the recovery to begin, builders need to eliminate the standing inventory of finished, unoccupied new homes."

-- Mike Castleman, founder of Metrostudy, "On the Path to a Housing Rebound," by Shawn Tully, Fortune, June 24, 2008.

http://www.longislandrealestatehomesonline.com/003F31

100 Daly Blvd, Oceanside, N.Y 11572

The good life tops your list of priorities.  You belong at the Oceanside Cove.  This Unique cooperative (co-op) on Long Island's fabulous south shore offers the very best quality of living.  Oceanside Cove is your chance to achieve your desired lifestyle with a, pet friendly, 24 hour secure gated community.

For the young, and the young at heart, there is no better location.  You have easy access to all the pleasures of south shore waterfront.  The Reynolds Channel marinas are moments away.  Neighboring Long Beach is renowned for one of the finest beaches of the east coast.

At Oceanside Cove you will enjoy your own beautiful residence.  The setting, open, beautifully landscaped, park-like some units located on the pond (see picture)

 Every aspect of gracious living provided.  Oceanside Cove's superior construction and amenities make this community unique.  And with its appealing recreational facilities and terrific location- affordable prices- it is incomparable.

Oceanside Cove gives you all the pleasures of the season:

In spring and summer, you can play a hard game of tennis, cool off in the pool, and relax on the sundeck.  It's all part of you Oceanside Cove recreational facilities. In the cool of the evening stroll about the spacious grounds.  Wander through the extensive, untouched foliage and wildlife of the Oceanside Nature Study Area, or play golf at the local 9-hole course.

Visit any of the 18-hole golf courses, just a short drive away, including the exclusive Middle Bay Country Club.  But don't forget to visit the Oceanside Park recreation facility, with its playing fields, swimming pools and children's play facilities.

Come autumn and winter and the need for indoor pleasures, exercise and relax with  your friends in the exquisite Oceanside Cove Clubhouse.  If you feel like going out, partake of fresh seafood at any of Oceanside's fine restaurants.  You can enjoy your choice of shopping- The Sands Shopping Mall, Waldbaums Plaza and Lincoln Plaza are moments away.  Not to mention many fine boutiques.

There's plenty of community activity, including on-going programs for both adults and children.  Oceanside boasts one of the most highly regarded school districts on Long Island.

Going to Manhattan?  Its only forty scheduled minutes to Penn Station by Long Island Rail Road, or an easy drive by convenient parkway.  Oceanside Cove, just forty minutes to Manhattan with the bright lights, glitter, music, theater, and fun of the world's greatest cultural center.  

However, for your enjoyment, Oceanside Cove by itself, provides you with a healthy, pleasurable lifestyle.  It's your chance for the secure good life.  It's your Oceanside Cove.  "A well run ship"

Managed by Alexander Wolf & Co. Inc 
 

Features:

Building:

•  Custom designed contemporary fascades
•  Individual front entrances
•  Private rear patios
•  Professionally landscaped and sodded with sprinkler systems
•  Sanitary and storm sewers
•  Decorator designed color coordinated bathrooms
•  Ceramic tile floors and walls over the shower and tub
•  Kitchens with furniture crafted cabinetry, fully equipped with oven, range, dishwasher,
•  Unusually spacious rooms with an abundance of closets
•  Thermostatically controlled central air conditioning and heating

Energy Features:

•  Double glazed Thermo break insulated glass windows
•  Insulated weather stripped steel front doors
•  Insulated Thermo-Break sliding doors to rear patio
•  Fiberglass insulation in roof and ceilings
•  Full thick fiberglass insulation in exterior walls
•  Energy efficient glass-lined hot water heaters
•  Perimeter insulation on all exterior foundation walls
•  "Green" Energy effecient electric CAC/Heat system (no gas or oil carbon emmissions)

Recreation Features:

 Exquisitely furnished community clubhouse/recreation center with fully equipped exercise rooms, men's and women's saunas, locker rooms, showers and lavatories, magnificent lounge with cathedral ceilings, equipped paerty kitchen, 3 pools 1 for babies, 1 for adults only, 1 for everyone

(see picture)

 

Just listed 2 Bedroom duplex w 1.5 baths on the pond waterfront/waterview located walking distance to the clubhouse and mailboxes, with attached garage $449,000.00 US Dollars

Call Listing agent Erik Reilly for more information and appointments 516-764-6200 or email reillyerik@aol.com

http://www.longislandrealestatehomesonline.com/003F14

The sister hamlets of Baldwin, Baldwin Harbor, & N. Baldwin are close-knit communities where residents share the same zip code, school district, retail stores, services and parks.

Revitalization efforts include neu street lights, brick pavers and store facades along Grand Avenue. The Baldwin Public Library was recently expanded to 45,650 square feet.

Many different neighborhoods with wonderful tree-lined streets make up the town. Some earlier developments feature either Capes, Colonials, Split Levels, or Tudors, while other sections share a mix of architectural styles and some waterfront homes. Baldwin Harbor has some original cottages that have been renovated.

Baldwin Harbor Park, a town facility bordering Middle Bay, offers athletic fields, a playground, bike paths, a roller rink and skate park.

Sales volume is way down between 2007 and 2008 (almost 50%)  average selling prices for the 2^nd Quarter of 2008 are only down a little less than 9%.

Baldwin,BaldwinHarbor, & N. Baldwin Real estate sales stats are in

 

Statistics for June 2007 sales

Field	Count	Mean (Average)	Median	Mode	Low	High
Listing Price	30	$438,477	$434,000	$399,000	$249,900	$634,000
Original Price	30	$450,843	$439,500	$399,000	$290,000	$634,000
Sold Price	30	$423,615	$417,500	$425,000	$226,600	$623,000
% Difference	30	3.56	3.2	-1	-2.3	13.2
Taxes	30	$8,549	$8,824	$1,039	$1,039	$11,463
Bedrooms	30	3.4	3	3	2	6
Baths	30	1.8	2	2	1	3
Days On Market	30	104	93.5	148	11	266

 

Statistics  for June 2008

Field	Count	Mean (Average)	Median	Mode	Low	High
Listing Price	11	$433,818	$439,000	$368,000	$299,000	$599,000
Original Price	11	$473,091	$439,000	$368,000	$368,000	$679,000
Sold Price	11	$418,455	$425,000	$363,000	$240,000	$595,000
% Difference	11	4.09	2.1	1.4	0.7	19.7
Taxes	11	$9,833	$10,125	7995.68	7987.6	12017.82
Bedrooms	11	3.4	3	3	3	4
Baths	11	1.9	2	1.5	1	2.5
Days On Market	11	180	150	21	21	521

Statistics for 2Q 2007

Field	Count	Mean (Average)	Median	Mode	Low	High
Listing Price	79	$456,324	$439,000	$399,000	$249,900	$679,000
Original Price	79	$469,521	$459,000	$399,000	$259,000	$699,000
Sold Price	79	$440,598	$427,000	$360,000	$226,600	$650,000
% Difference	79	3.59	3.4	0	-5	13.6
Taxes	79	$8,713	$8,759	$8,500	$740	13475.12
Bedrooms	79	3.5	3	3	2	6
Baths	79	1.9	2	2	1	3.5
Days On Market	79	116	108	15	7	493

Statistics for 2Q 2008

Field	Count	Mean (Average)	Median	Mode	Low	High
Listing Price	40	$422,990	$447,000	$449,000	$204,900	$599,000
Original Price	40	$449,267	$444,000	$339,000	$204,900	$699,000
Sold Price	40	$400,560	$413,500	$330,000	$192,500	$595,000
% Difference	40	5.47	5	5.4	0	22.2
Taxes	39	$9,696	$9,515	7995.68	$7,700	$13,698
Bedrooms	40	3.5	3	3	2	7
Baths	40	2	2	2	1	3
Days On Market	40	149	122	98	15	521

(Calculations are done excluding zero-values except for %Difference)

http://www.longislandrealestatehomesonline.com/003EE2

Oceanside is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead with a population of app. 32,733 residents.  There are currently 277 homes on the market in Oceanside.

The Wedgewood section of Oceanside NY 11572is a quiet neighborhood, which is bordered on the north by the Waukena Avenue, on the east by Middle Bay Golf Course and Country Club, on the south by a Nature Preserve and the on the west by canals leading out to Middle Bay.  Most of the homes in this area are Split levels or Hi Ranches. There are a few ranches as well. Some homes have basements and two car garages.  All the homes are three to five bedrooms, 1.5 to 3.5 baths.  The lot sizes range from app. 60x100 to 80x220. Some of these homes have lovely backyards and bulkheads on Bedell Creek offering easy access to Jones Inlet and the ocean.  Others homes border and have lovely views of the golf course, the Nature Preserve or the bay. Children attend Boardman elementary school #9, Oceanside Middle School and Oceanside High School.  There are currently five homes on the market. They range in price from $549,000 for a three bedroom, two bath split level with taxes of approximately $10,000 to a diamond condition 4 bedroom 3.5 bath split asking $849,000with taxes of $15,700. One of the homes currently on the market is a splitlevel with waterfront property at the end of one of the canals with an asking price of $679,000. It has been on the market for almost six months.  In the last six months there have been two sales- a large waterfront split level with 4 bedrooms, 3.5baths and an in ground pool which sold for $850,000 after 62 days on the market.  Taxes were approximately 15,000 per year.  The other home was also a large Split on 82x114 property with taxes of $12,599.  The house asked $675,000 sold for $635,000 and was on the market for 79 days until full contract. 

 

Source Debbie Rabinovici  Licensed RE Broker Associate

http://www.longislandrealestatehomesonline.com/003748