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Business & Marketing HomeLight Achievements   We earned a HomeLight Achievement for 2021! Real estate agents earn this award when they rank in the top 5% of agents in their area based on historical real estate transaction data. Each year, HomeLight awards agents at both the local and national levels for excellence in 3 distinct categories. As a winner of […]
General Real Estate Offices Now Open As you may know many regions of New York have moved on to ‘Phase 2’ of the Governor’s re-opening plan, Ithaca and the Southern Tier included. We’ve seen a great deal of changes to our industry over the last couple of months and as we transition back to a new version of normal we’re here […]
General The Value of a Lake Expert Kate is an experienced realtor who was very attentive to our search for a property on Cayuga Lake. We looked at a dozen or more year-round houses, as well as seasonal cottages. Starting out, we were not sure of what we wanted and Kates knowledge of lake properties gave us a good understanding of what […]
General Listing a home in the winter?   Create a Digital Photo Library! A question I am often asked is, when in the best time to list your home for sale? As with everything in real estate there is no bright, answer b every seller and every property have its own set of strengths and challenges and the timing is just another […]
Events Summer is here!   Happy Summer Solstice, With over 30 open houses this weekend (including four from the Kate Seaman Team)- it’s a great opportunity to start or continue your home search. Follow the link below to see the entire list and if you’re not in the market for a home but still looking for something to-do we’ve […]
General Building vs Buying- what you should know Over the last six months or so I’ve had a few clients who have been debating between buying an existing home and purchasing land in which to build a new home on. It goes without saying that both have their pros and cons. However, with existing home inventory low right now it seemed like an […]
General Buying in the Spring? Follow these financial tips this winter!!             With the holiday buying season almost in full swing I thought it was a great time to discuss some financial guidelines to follow if you’re hoping to buy a home this upcoming spring. I asked my friend Bonnie Osadchey, a mortgage originator at Elmira Savings Bank, to share some […]
General An Active Fall Market An active fall market After the lively and sometimes chaotic spring and summer season of real estate most of us welcome the slower pace that autumn can bring. Kids have returned to school and everyone is back into their respective routines. Although generally the colder weather does signal a slow-down of the market, that’s not […]
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General Joy and The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up     The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don’t. If you’ve been to a bookstore recently or googled de-clutter or organization in the last six months you’ve probably stumbled upon Marie Kondo’s book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Its been on the […]
General HOME STAGING: A NECESSARY STEP IN SELLING YOUR HOME Staging is an important and cost-effective strategy you can use in the selling of your home and one I recommend it to all of my sellers!!! On occasion, I am met with hesitation and a sleuth of questions as to why their home needs to be staged and how they go about doing it. Because […]
General Life on the Lake   Life on the Lake Growing up I was fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with my family at our lake cottage in Interlaken- it always brought me a sense of relaxation and I loved being in the serenity of nature. I’m sure we’ve all had a similar feeling and this time of […]
General Buying in a Seller’s Market: How to stand out and what to watch for In real estate, the terms buyers market and sellers market are tossed around quite often. First-time home buyers or those with experience buying in a buyers market may be caught off guard when trying to navigate the current market trends. In laments terms when inventory is low and demand is high the power swings from […]
General Crazy Busy Spring brings a lot with it, chirping birds, roaring streams, tulips, daffodils. For me- it brings about a time of year when I am CRAZY busy. March, April and May are the 2nd, 1st and 3rd highest months of home sales. I am swamped for three months straight. Add to that the plays, concerts and […]
General Thinkfresh Interiors At the start of the New Year I received a nice letter from Karen Governanti at Thinkfresh Interiors. I have known Karen for several years and have consulted with her on my own home. She was able to come in and take a “fresh” look at some of my design challenges. She offered up some […]
General New Year, New Goals   I’m a huge fan of New Years Day. It’s a fresh start, a day I reflect on I how well I did with achieving my goals and setting new ones for the coming year. I do this every year both professionally and personally. I’m a huge believer in having something to work towards because […]
General Season of Giving What a wonderful time of year. Time to spend with family and friends and to show our appreciation to those we love by opening our hearts and maybe our homes. It’s during this time of year that I struggle with all the giving just to give and I angst over those less fortunate. I encourage […]
General The Chill In the Air If you are like me, I replaced my sandals with boots and my tee-shirts with sweaters this week. I always am a little sad to see my boots because it means summer is really over. BOO HOO! However, fall is so beautiful here in Ithaca that I get excited and embrace the changing of seasons. […]
General The Finished Product: My New Kitchen Kitchen is done! It took 10 weeks, which seemed long at times, but it was totally worth it. To make it all possible we relocated many things, had a make shift-kitchen, moved down to the basement and then moved in with my parents, and finally took a vacation. Doing the remodel during the summer made […]
General Kitchen Renovation Update   My renovations are going really well. Just like many people, we added a few things here and there, the biggest was that once the wall to the dining room opened up, I felt we just had to add hardwood floors. Since this is where my husband had put together what my daughter called, our […]
General My Kitchen Renovation Begins This month I took a deep breath, committed to my wonderful contractor Jack Litzenburger, and signed his contract to renovate my kitchen. Eight years ago we moved into our home and at closing I said, “The only thing we need to do is renovate the kitchen.” Then the garage flooded and we had to excavate […]
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