December, 2011 // Posts published in December, 2011
A Wish For 2012 From SIBOR
THE STATEN ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® WISHES OUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS A 2012 FILLED WITH HEALTH & HAPPINESS!
Even the Naysayers Say Now Is the Time to Buy
Business School professors Eli Beracha of East Carolina University and Ken H. Johnson of Florida International University have done extensive research on which makes more sense financially: to rent or own a home. They published, Lessons from Over 30 Years of Buy versus Rent Decisions: Is the American Dream Always Wise? In their paper, the professors ...
Weak Link In Many Home Security Systems On Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The recent rash of burglaries on Staten Island should have some homeowners reevaluating the reliability of their security systems, according to a local expert. “Unfortunately, even the most seemingly secure home may be vulnerable to burglars, and even violent intruders if the latest safeguards are not in place,” Steve Coppola, ...
Staten Island Realtors Annual ‘Adopt a Senior’ Program Brings Joy To 500 Nursing Home Residents
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island Board of Realtors’ (SIBOR) headquarters in Graniteville doubled as a staging area in December for members and office staff’s final community initiative of 2011: The annual “Adopt a Senior” program. Chaired by Annmarie Izzo of SIBOR, with the teamwork of her office colleagues, the program attracted scores of Realtors ...
The Truth About Staten Island: 9/11 Nativity Scene Arrives in Time for Christmas
Most of the attention on the 9/11 memorial has been focused on Lower Manhattan for this, the 10th anniversary of the attacks. There was the grand opening on Sept. 11, of course, but also budget woes at the museum and wrangling over the fate of a Greek Orthodox Church. For a more festive memorial, however, ...
Existing-Home Sales in U.S. Continue to Climb in November
(Dec. 21, 2011) — Existing-home sales rose again in the United States during November and remain above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Also released today were periodic benchmark revisions with downward adjustments to sales and inventory data since 2007, led by a decline in for-sale-by-owners. Although rebenchmarking resulted in ...
Real Estate: Today’s Golden Opportunity
(Dec. 20, 2011) — Everyone wants to comment on the current real estate market. They want to talk about how now is not the time to buy a home. Some even argue owning a house has never been a great investment. Most say it will be a long time before real estate again begins to ...
The Truth About Staten Island: Regardless of Your Birthplace, Our Borough Can Warm Up Memories and The Heart
The following column from Staten Island Advance/SILive writer and editor Margorie Hack celebrates both memories and the present day spirit of the holiday season: It happened last Thursday. I pushed open the back door of the Advance, headed for home, and I was met by a strong smell of wood smoke. Aah, I thought, someone ...
The Truth About Staten Island: Year-long celebration of Island’s 350th birthday comes to close on Sunday
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island was first inhabited by the Lenape Nation in the 1500s, but it really came to be on an August day in 1661 when Peter Stuyvesant authorized land grants to Dutch, French and Belgian settlers at Oude Dorp. That 350 years of history — and so much more — has ...
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