HAMPTONS REAL ESTATE, SOUTHAMPTON, NY

Zillow Values Got You Feeling Down?

Paula Hathaway, Senior Vice President, LBA (Douglas Elliman Real Estate) — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:50 -0700

For those of you who missed Blair's post and his very subtle yet brilliant marketing technique--here it is again! I just hope there is no infringment of any kind here because it is one of the most inventive ways I have seen yet to overcome the devastatingly incorrect information on this giant, national website!

What better way to overcome the daunting and incorrect Zestimates than to join the movement--and do it with the accuracy of a local expert!

Via Blair Ballin (Hunt Real Estate, ERA):

Double check your Zillow home value here for FREE.

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Paula I. Hathaway, Senior Vice President, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Southamtpon Village Real Estate Specialist since 1995; Also Specializes in North Sea, Noyac, Water Mill and Bridgehampton, New York

Diamond , Gold and Chairman's Circle Awards; Top Producer since 2005

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A MAJOR MARKET SHIFT IS HAPPENING; LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITIES...

Paula Hathaway, Senior Vice President, LBA (Douglas Elliman Real Estate) — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:19:51 -0700

A MAJOR MARKET SHIFT IS HAPPENING; LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITIES...

I actually wrote this post in late March--Since then some major shifts have already begun and I feel like getting this out there again since it did not get seen by many members (or the public for that matter!) in the first go around.

Please read this and comment so that we all get a feeling of what is happening nation-wide.

It is more important than ever to make sure we get the jump on these trends that may alter our profession forever!

Since September 2008 all real estate agents have been struggling with the worst fiscal crisis in history and the longest housing recession as well...

I began to see a change beginning in the middle of last year--June 2012 was a record month in home sales in the Hamptons and we watched (and worked) as a return to normal began, with inventories falling and buyers, long at bay as to what to do about buying, began their rush to get the best buy before prices began to escalate.

2013 will be a record year in house sales--at least that is what all projections indicate. I believe that is possible but. Even though I still remain conservative in my approach, I have made some significant changes in my sales strategies and the way I market my listings.

MY PLAN OF ATTACK...

I have made a real effort to be different in my "Pitch" package to potential sellers. I am taking the position that we are quickly moving into a sellers market and I have made a commitment to focus on the listing side of my business.
I have formulated a new CMA that covers a more personal approach to the Pitch. EXAMPLE A COMPREHENSIVE MARKET ANALYSIS CAN BE VERY PERSONAL....
I get most of my listings from direct calls FROM sellers--they find my blog and they love it!
Since I get so many listings this way, I am looking for ways to maximize my efforts--One way is to do more interesting local postings.
Market reports on my blog are more effective for my business than anything else I do. Here is one EXAMPLE NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION, STILL THE "BULWARK" OF THE HAMPTONS MARKET I take the single topic approach about the market so that I get the point across and I don't dilute the topic. I find this makes for a more interesting blog post than the columns and pie charts.
Another way to get the message out there to the public is to inform them about an area like they have never been informed before. EXAMPLE BEST HOUSES FOR SALE, BEST PLACES TO GO IN SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE, NY
My print ad business is where I am getting some activity so I am increasing my budget for magazine ads. Since this is a resort community, there is a lot of down time when the public is apt to pick up glossy magazines to pour over as they sit in the sun or relax with their weekend breakfast.

THE BIGGEST "GRIEF" IN MY MARKETING EFFORTS....

My personal marketing efforts are constantly thwarted by the new agent who hits the floor running! Right out of the financial markets, these Newbies join the real estate business like they have been in it for 20 years---like they know better than any other well established agent out there! They somehow manage to get the sellers attention better than any of the "Old Guard" ever did! They even pretend to be long Hamptons residents when they just moved in last week! They have BIG $$ signs in their eyes!

These Newbies accomplish this "invasion" by PAYING UP on Trulia and Zillow for a space in an area and then they GIVE AWAY their listings (and sometimes mine!) and they now BLOG on those sights---GIVING AWAY even more of the reason for being a licensed agent!

All this is done without a thought as to what they are doing: They are undermining the entire brokerage business and they are GIVING AWAY priceless listing information so these giant sites can build their data bases!! Those sites now own the content and the listings.

AN OPPORTUNITY, NOT A PROBLEM...

I look at this "invasion" as an opportunity to "up the ante" in my own efforts--I never ignore these agents; I do make mental notes of what they do. Here are the three things I always keep in the front of my mind as I go to work with a client:

EXAMPLE: I never leave a pitch package in the hands of the homeowner. I want them to "need" me again--I always get another call from them. A pitch package like this one has brought me tons of new listings: MY PITCH PACKAGE: This One Was A Home Run For Me!!!

EXAMPLE: I make sure my approach is always on the local side of the business. My focus is always to give the buyer and the seller (I work with both) the awareness that I am not just another "hot shot" agent who comes, hits the big time and then disappears. Here is my last post with my approach for local blogging---I use local information to enhance the property. EXAMPLE GREAT NEW LISTING ON COLD SPRING POND!

EXAMPLE: Buyers and sellers who want to use my services do so because they know I know what is great and good about the Hamptons ; and not just from a night club or party point of view. They read my informative local posts and that is why they choose me. EXAMPLE TELL ME A STORY....A Story About Real Estate and Local Information..

HOW WILL THIS BUSINESS LOOK if the day comes when all agents who amount to a hill of beans are found by what they say and how they inform the public about what they know and do?

It becomes a whole new way of doing business and in that case you have to put up or shut up. To my way of thinking, that is a very refreshing way for real estate to evolve and for it to overcome the attempts on the part of the Trulia and Zillow types to unseat RE agents at every turn.

"All Real Estate Is Local" is a good motto to have in today's market place! Transparency is also a trending way of doing things and what could be more transparent than a profession that blogs about itself???

SO BRING IT ON.....

...and let all who can sell real estate and talk with knowledge about a location at the same time come to the front of the line and be the area specialists that are needed so desperately in this business---it may even up-level our reputations in the process!

WOULD THAT NOT BE A GREAT THING???

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**ALL INFORMATION AND CONTENT IN THIS BLOG IS ORIGINAL TO PAULA I. HATHAWAY

Paula I. Hathaway, Senior Vice President, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Southamtpon Village Real Estate Specialist since 1995; Also Specializes in North Sea, Noyac, Water Mill and Bridgehampton, New York

Diamond , Gold and Chairman's Circle Awards; Top Producer since 2005

http://www.hathawayhamptonhomes.com

MY REAL ESTATE SHOWS:

http://www.realestateshows.com/671362

http://www.realestateshows.com/671345

http://www.realestateshows.com/651587

http://www.realestateshows.com/flyer.php?id=654265

BEST HOUSES FOR SALE, BEST PLACES TO GO IN SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE, NY

Paula Hathaway, Senior Vice President, LBA (Douglas Elliman Real Estate) — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:14:34 -0700

BEST HOUSES FOR SALE, BEST PLACES TO GO IN SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE, NEW YORK.....Your Place In The Sun!!!

Never has the sun shown so brightly; never so intensely! It is almost summer in Southampton Village and we all know what that means....we will see the crowds of summer revelers arrive in another few weeks and the world will never be the same!

Why is that, you say? Because for all the years of world travelers coming here to these beaches and Villages here in the Hamptons, no one has ever had a miserable time! In fact the best times are had right here in this treasured resort. Now world travelers come here to live, more and more for a year round lifestyle---away from the city and the rest of this mad, mad world!

The sea is at it's deepest hue in the summer and all the life around Southampton Village is ready for the best of times and you can feel it in the sunny air. Summer 2013 will be just like that, of that you can be sure!

When a beach looks like the one on the right, you can bet it is a Southampton beach; in fact you will know that it is a beach right here in Southampton Village...because we have the whitest sand and the bluest water anywhere on the planet!

For the best beach in the world, come to Coopers Beach on Meadow Lane, in Southampton Village....THE place to be seen and to see the people who appreciate the sandy beaches and who fill The Hamptons every summer. Take the time to relax and enjoy the pleasures of this beautiful summer resort!

There are places galore where you can take your family and go for the day; maybe even a hike for those who treasure the scenic walk ways and trails that are here and have been trod by generations of the adventurous Eastern Long Island population!

Just to give you an idea of houses available for sale here in the Southampton Village real estate market this one has everything you could want or need to live here and to enjoy your life here. summer, winter or all year round! This house is under construction with a late summer completion. All the benefits of "proximity" apply here; you can walk to the center of town, to the ocean which is just .60 of a mile away and take your favorite hike on a trail right nearby.

The house is a Federal Style traditional. Emulating the early summer houses here in the Hamptons, this stunning classic has 7 bedrooms with 8 baths and 2 powder rooms, an open kitchen, family room and all the other desirable features of a resort get-away...all just seconds to the Atlantic Ocean!

The Varity of homes is vast; classic styles stilll dominate and yet you can find the rare Modern home in this very special early American settlement. Even though it was founded in the 1640's this end of Long Island is crowned by the Hamptons---a place for world travelers to come to relax and to seek solace from the busy and complicated lives of today!

This is the place to be, the place to live at least in the sunny summer months! What could be better than to have your own place in the sun?

There many older homes that are waiting for renovation or tear down; one of the best is shown here on the left and it is on 1/2 acre with a garage. The building itself is in relatively good condition and can be brought up to date with several simple upgrades, new wall board on some walls, a fresh coat of paint and refinished hard wood oak floors through-out. I would add great landscaping too and that would increase the value for the new homeowner--to live in or to "flip"...

Any way you look at it--there are options here in Southampton, NY and there are many ways to own your place in the sun!

One way is to buy a townhouse; this is a great way to live here in the Village if you don't want the costs and required care of a house and it's grounds. The winter scene on the right is the front of a new listing here in the Village--This one is like a clean slate--ready for someone to come and make their own statement. You can't beat the location: Out your front door, go 2 blocks to all the best shops and World Class restaurants! The Library, theater and the Southampton Historical museum are all right there!

Here, a list of places to visit while you are here in Southampton Village:

Coopers Beach on Meadow Lane, on the Atlantic Ocean
Little Plains Beach at the very end of Little Plains Road and Gin Lane, on the Atlantic Ocean
Agawam Park on Lake Agawam, in the heart of the village on Jobs Lane
Southampton Historical Museum, The Rogers Mansion, on Meeting House Lane in the heart of the Village
Shinnecock Bay, access on Meadow Lane in the Village
World Class restaurants, i.e.: Red Bar, San Ambroise,Delmonicos, Tutto Il Giorno, Silvers, Plaza Cafe, Little Red
World Class Shops

These will keep you busy for a few weeks--the rest of the time you will want to venture out to the see the rest of the public beaches in Southampton Village. Here they ALL are from West (the furthest away) to East (the nearest):

Road G on Meadow Lane
Dune Beach " "
Road D " "
Halsey Neck Lane beach on Meadow Lane
Coopers Beach
Little Plains Beach on Gin Lane
Wyandanch Beach on Gin Lane
Old Town beach on Gin Lane
Fowler Beach on Fowler Lane

...And if that is not enough, go to Mecox bay and Flying Point Road for all kinds of water sports such as kayaking and windsurfing.

Season beach stickers can be purchased at Coopers Beach and at Village Hall and Town Hall, both located in Southampton Village.

HAVE A BALL!..AND ENJOY THIS WORLD CLASS RESORT ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN--SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE, NEW YORK!

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**ALL INFORMATION AND CONTENT IN THIS BLOG IS ORIGINAL TO PAULA I. HATHAWAY

Paula I. Hathaway, Senior Vice President, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Southamtpon Village Real Estate Specialist since 1995; Also Specializes in North Sea, Noyac, Water Mill and Bridgehampton, New York

Diamond , Gold and Chairman's Circle Awards; Top Producer since 2005

http://www.hathawayhamptonhomes.com

MY REAL ESTATE SHOWS:

http://www.realestateshows.com/671362

http://www.realestateshows.com/671345

http://www.realestateshows.com/651587

http://www.realestateshows.com/flyer.php?id=654265

SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE, NEW YORK....Your Place In The Sun!!!

Paula Hathaway, Senior Vice President, LBA (Douglas Elliman Real Estate) — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:14:00 -0700

SUMMER 2013 IN SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE, NEW YORK.....Your Place In The Sun!!!

Never has the sun shown so brightly; never so intensely upon the land. The snowy white surf and the powder puff color of the sand combine to offer the powerful and intense beauty that gives one the feeling that it is all there just for YOU!

The sea is at it's deepest hue in the summer and all the life around this wonderful place called Southampton Village is ready for the best of times and you can feel it in the sunny air. Summer 2013 will be just like that, of that you can be sure!

When a beach looks like the one on the right, you can bet it is a Southampton beach; in fact you will know that it is a beach right here in Southampton Village....."Let the clouds unfurl their beauty bright; I will wait for you my only love, to alight, here on these white and sugary sands of time......"

Just to give you an idea of houses available for sale here in the Southampton Village real estate market this one has everything you could want or need to live here and to enjoy your life here. summer, winter or all year round! This house is under construcion with a late summer completion. All the benefits of "proximity" apply here; you can walk to the center of town, to the ocean which is just .60 of a mile away and take your favorite hike on a trail right nearby.

This house is currently under construction with an expected late summer completion; perfect for the most selective of home buyers, this home is a 7 BR, 8 Full Bath and 2 1/2 baths is the most desirable location with the all the right amenities. Patterned after the earliest summer cottages found here in Southampton Village, this home is in the best part of Southampton Village: half way between the ocean and the heart of the Village.

Just .6 of a mile to the ocean at Little Plains Beach, you can actually see the Atlantic Ocean from your front gate!

Here, a list of places to visit while you are here in Southamtpon Village:

Coopers Beach on Meadow Lane, on the Atlantic Ocean
Little Plains Beach at the very end of Little Plains Road and Gin Lane, on the Atlantic Ocean
Agawam Park on Lake Agawam, in the heart of the village on Jobs Lane
Southampton Historical Museum, The Rogers Mansion, on Meeting House Lane in the heart of the Village
Shinnecock Bay, access on Meadow Lane in the Village
World Class restaurants, i.e.: Red Bar, San Ambroise, Savanahs, Tutto Il Giorno, Silvers, Plaza Cafe, Little Red
World Class Shops

Road G on Meadow Lane
Dune Beach " "
Road D " "
Halsey Neck Lane beach on Meadow Lane
Coopers Beach
Little Plains Beach on Gin Lane
Wyandanch Beach on Gin Lane
Old Town beach on Gin Lane
Fowler Beach on Fowler Lane