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Have Buyers Given Up on Owning in Smithtown?

by Jon-David Lenard July 14, 2011 Buyers

The numbers for Smithtown over the last few weeks have not brought good news for many home sellers prompting questions about whether people increasingly are turning away from the dream of homeownership.  Inventory is rising while median price continues to slide in each quartile (the full range of prices for all residential homes in Smithtown …

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Can There Be Such a Thing As a Spring Effect?

by Jon-David Lenard July 6, 2011 Featured

A Family Moves Up

I was recently contemplating a situation where a family who had outgrown their home, sold this charming little house and subsequently purchased in a neighborhood of much larger homes. They were trading up from a small three bedroom with a single bath to a gracious four bedroom with one and one half …

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Home Price Hedging Causes Pain for Smithtown Sellers

by Jon-David Lenard June 9, 2011 Featured

Price hedging is when a seller, given enough data to make an informed decision, places their home on the market virtually in equilibrium with the existing competition. They know enough not to overprice their house outright but also choose not to price it with enough value to sell quickly.  Current market conditions seem to punish …

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Meet The Lenard Team

by May 16, 2011 About

Specialties
We are a family team of 4 primary agents with over 70 years of combined experience.  The Lenard Team  has the capability to provide expertise in virtually all circumstances pertaining to real estate sales,  whether it be on the buyer or seller side.
Our success continues year after year with the understanding that what matters …

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Get A Home Value Report

by March 4, 2011 How Much Is My Home Worth?

Are you looking to sell now or in the near future? If so, the first and most important factor to get a grasp of before deciding to put your home on the market is, ‘what will you net from a sale today?’

Where to get a general home value idea…

You can visit a site like Zillow in …

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