ACTIVE: 4184 Sir Andrew Cir - 3 Bdms, 2 1/2 Baths. Extra bdrm in finished basement. Another Gutner Team Listing.
New Kitchen, Corian , tile flr, Patio, brick fireplace, hardwoods, 2 car garage, asking $389,700.
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4203 Sir Andrew Cir - 4 Bdms, 2 1/2 baths, in-ground pool, hardwoods, tile flr. New windows. Asking $435,000 for 16 days.
4185 Miladies Ln - 4 Bdms, 2 1/2 baths. Backs to woods. 2 car garage, hardwoods , finished basement Asking $400,000. A Keller Williams Listing . For more info go to www.gutner.com.
4226 Milords - 3 bdrms, 2 1/2 bath, deck., 1 car garage. Asking $399,900 for 274days.
PENDING: 4214 Miladies Lane - Another Keller Williams Listing. 4 Bdrms, 2 full 2 half baths, Nottingham model hardwoods, 2 car garage, fireplace, finished basement. Asking $429,900. Sold by Keller Williams in 19 days.
Settled : No settlements in 2010.
Where is Buckingham Square Competition?
Competition is defined as similar sized houses on similar sized lots in a similar area. Buckingham Square has always been a destination neighborhood for those who wanted to be in Buckingham in a beautiful, newer home at a more reasonable price than other neighborhoods. Cold Spring Elementary helps to drive the sales. Your competition is really coming from a few particular neighborhoods: Summer Hill and Summer Meadow, up Burnt House Hill Road, where homes are a little newer; Cabin Run, up off of 611 and Stump Road where buyers can get more house and more land for less money; Fireside and Summer Hill/Meadow townhomes, if buyers don’t care that it is a townhome but are at your price point or just a little lower, and some other “Cold Spring Elementary” neighborhoods where the condition is bad or the house backs up to Route 413 as these prices compare to higher prices in Buck Square. When looking at your neighborhood it’s important to look outside and see what else is moving in your price points. Need to know what your home is worth? Call us!
Come Be Our Neighbors in Cold Spring Hunt!
ACTIVE: 4965 Grundy Way - a Glenfield, 4 Bdrms, 2 1/2 baths. A Gutner Team Listing, see the virtual tour at www.gutner.com . Hardwoods, granite , back staircase, fireplace, screened sun room, in-ground pool asking $582,500.
5020 Mead Dr. - an Eaton in perfect condition! 2full, 2 half Baths, finished basement, granite, greenhouse. A Gutner Team Listing $519,900.
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4814 Mead Dr. - a Belmont with finished walk-out basement and large, flat yard with lots of privacy, stainless kitchen, corian, shadow box mouldings. A Gutner Team Listing, $534,900.
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4010 Hunt Dr. -.a Columbia w/upgraded culinary kitchen, hardwoods through first and second floor, 2 story family room and Jack-n-Jill bath. Asking $579,900.
For More information on these and other Cold Spring Corridor Listings go to
www.gutner.com
BUILDER Magazine’s Top 10 Elements of Style for 2010
Let’s not call them “trends” because trends come and go. Builders try to design homes that will last for generations. Builders are paying attention to Consumers who now desire less maintenance and more free time. Here’s the top ten design areas that builders agree on this year.
1. Standard height of 9 feet on first floor and a shift away from the two story great room to more effective use of second-floor space.
2. Low-maintenance/no-maintenance materials, especially on exteriors. Ceramic tile and stone floors, brick exteriors, and metal trim instead of wood on the outside are just a few examples.
3. Larger laundry rooms and mud rooms.
4. Natural materials are important on the interior—hardwoods, granite. Classic is here to stay.
5. “Me” spaces. Quiet corners and cubby holes to escape everyone, a computer niche, a junk room, a chair with a bookshelf.
6. Decline of the living room and increase in “special” rooms, such as home offices and media rooms. As houses get smaller there just isn’t room for a place you only visit to dust. It will still exist in many builders homes but it will not be a “formal” room.
7. Technology advances. Builders agree that they need to offer pre-wiring for an abundance of amenities, like Ethernet, surround sound, stereo equipment. Keyless entries, computerized security systems, advanced lighting controls, etc.
8. Outdoors for entertaining. Builders are paying attention to the back yards. Covered areas with full kitchens, home theaters, sleeping porches and dining rooms are popular. Decks and patios are still strong, but a screened porch is more popular.
9. Mixed products on the same street. Smart-growth initiatives are promoting design plans for master neighborhoods that mix singles, townhouses and condo’s.
10. Rear-loaded homes. As lots get smaller, garages are going out back or across an alley, saving the front of the home for porches. Remember your parents home, drive up the driveway and the garage is hidden back there. It’s back!
Need Help With “Stuff” around the House?
People I can’t live without:
My Painter, HVAC guy,
My Second Husband (our handyman)
My Decorator
My Tree Guy
My Plumber and My Roofer
Need a referral? Call Us!
If you are planning to put your home on the market in the next 6 to 8 months,
it’s not too early to start talking to us!
Attic Ventilation
Attic areas can hold substantial amounts of moist air. In the summer it is very hot and humid in the attic, however, in the winter it can be more humid causing a fair amount of problems.
1. The roof is roughly 1/2” away from blistering shingles.
2. As heat in the house rises, it gets trapped in the attic acting as a hat for the entire home.
By having good ventilation the hot air would be removed drawing in relatively cooler air. Insufficient air movement in the attic doesn’t allow the heat from the second floor to go anywhere. Hi temps and humidity will delaminate the roof sheathing, excessively dry out the roof framing and cause an earlier need to replace.
There are many ways to vent an attic; fans, ridge vents, gable end vents. The important thing is that it IS ventilated which will save you repairs and heating/cooling bills.
How to Save on Homeowners Insurance
1. Don’t shop on the internet. It is impossible to compare apples to apples.
2. Raise your deductible. A $1,000 deductible can save you as much as 25%.
3. Ask whomever is quoting how they figure the cost of the land into house coverage. Land doesn’t burn or blow away.
4. Buy your home and auto policies from the same company.
5. Ask what you can do to lower your costs by reducing risk.
6. Improve your home security w/alarms w/monitoring station.
7. If you’re at least 55 years old and retired or work from home, insurance companies love homebodies. They maintain their homes and are quick to spot problems.
8. Maintain good credit. It’s the first thing they look at.
9. Stay with the same insurer and if you ASK your loyalty will be rewarded with a discount.
10. Review your coverage and policy and coverage every year.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY -
BE SURE YOU HAVE SUMP PUMP COVERAGE!!!
Remember!!! We work with ALL national Relocation Companies and while they may tell you that you have to work with their selections, that is NOT the case!
