Agency disclosure defines the relationship between client and agent in all transactions of residential real property.

Agent’s provide this disclosure to make it clear to whom they owe ‘fiduciary' responsibility. With this disclosure in place, all parties involved in a transaction are aware of who is in charge of representing each client’s interest, and to what capacity they represent those interests. Whether you’re looking for an agent to help you acquire a property or sell, you’ll come across this disclosure form when you are signing all of your documents with your potential agent. As given away in the title, this law just mandates the disclosure of whatever agency agreement is in place and an acknowledgment by the client that they understand that…

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Summer is fading and Fall is approaching.  


The weather outside has hit the point where it is no longer too hot nor is it too cold yet.  Everyone can agree that it is a great time to take advantage of the weather and spend some quality time outdoors.  Time seems to always be an issue for many busy persons and families, so taking a weekend trip to have a fun outdoor adventure is not always convenient. The good news is that there is no need to spend hours in the car because Staten Island, NYC’s “Greenest Borough”, has it all!   Whether you are looking for biking, skating, walking, or jogging, trails; wooded hiking and rock climbing trails; a skateboarding park, an ice-skating rink or bocce courts; basketball courts, soccer fields or baseball diamonds;…

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Many of you know Staten Island Real Estate is a passion of mine, but when I’m not selling homes as a top producer at Casandra Properties, Inc., my other passion is cooking. 

I was born in Monopoli, Italy, which is 40 km south of Bari in the Puglia region on the Adriatic Sea.   As with all family who has moved away, each and every time I return to my birth home, my family always asks what is it that I wish to eat.  I always reply the same! 

Pasta con Fagiolini Salsa di Pomodoro Fresco e Cacio Ricotta Salata

In English, this means pasta with fresh green beans and fresh tomato sauce topped with ricotta salata cheese.

           This is considered a local “peasant dish”, a recipe with just a few ingredients which is very easy to make and easy on…

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Offers are simply proposals for the exchange of real estate. 

 

They are like the buyer and seller’s questions to one another in a legal conversation where the ultimate goal is to get the other person to give you a plain and definitive “yes!” The first offer begins this legal conversation of how the real estate transaction is going to play out. Once an offer is accepted, it becomes a legally binding contract. The process starts with a buyer extending an offer to a buyer. When the seller gets that offer, they have three options: make an offer back (counteroffer), reject the offer (end the conversation altogether), or accept the offer (making it a legally binding agreement). In order for a seller to accept an offer, they must do so unconditionally,…

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For those of you who know me or have read any of my blog posts in the past, you’ll notice my fiancé and I are avid foodies and spend most of our leisure time traveling and experiencing the best chic and well-hidden food concepts. My personal love for the hospitality industry helps to explain the gravitational pull restaurant leasing and sales has had on my business. As a resident of Staten Island’s North Shore, I’ve been especially excited and bullish on the development and culinary boom of the area. Yet, I still believe both Stapleton and Saint George to be the two most undervalued neighborhoods in New York City. Here are some of the restaurants to look forward to coming to the North Shore in the upcoming months. 

Flour + Oak - The newest restaurant…

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The Staten Island Real Estate Market is an extremely competitive one, after all, we are a suburb of New York City. New York City real estate is some of the most sought after real estate in the entire world. 

I am constantly collaborating with my All-Star line up of real estate agents to develop innovative ways to improve the customer experience.  Over the years we have taken great pride in staying ahead of this incredibly competitive market.  Being named one of New York City’s top 10 boutique real estate firms by the Commercial Observer was one of our proudest moments as a company.  

 

IDENTIFYING MISSED SALES OPPORTUNITIES

 

When marketing your property, be it a house for sale, commercial building for sale or retail storefront for lease,…

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Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or you’ve been around the block a few times with purchasing a home, there are some questions that people always ask throughout the process. Before fully diving into a search, one of the first questions to always emerge is...

  1.      How much can I afford?

For first time homebuyers, it’s really easy to pull a number out of the sky thinking that’s what you’ll be able to afford. Either that or you plug your figures into a website that spits the information right out to you. If you’re moving onto your second home or beyond, it is super important to re-evaluate your finances and the market to understand what will work for you this time around. Either way, before indulging in the full house-hunting experience, it…

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Millennials who are absolutely killing it find shoe-box studios on the upper west side in Manhattan, or decide to share a loft in Dumbo or Williamsburg. They enjoy the city life, replete with clubs and live music and a cornucopia of choices for good late night grub.

They’re wise to go after what they want. I imagine they’re also happy to have gotten it. They have a relative proximity to the big city, to Broadway, to the place where Sinatra said “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.” Possibly more relevant, they’re “where concrete jungles are made of,” as Jay Z and Rhinna dubbed it. But, have they really left the dorms? Sharing a tiny, paltry apartment in a hip neighborhood is cool. Maybe? Is it foolish? Definitely.

Believe it or not, the big…

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Casandra Properties is thrilled to announce in the Commercial Observer the latest lease we successfully negotiated at Empire Outlets, Levi Strauss & Company. “We are thrilled Levi’s, a concept new to the Staten Island market, will now have the opportunity to sell its product to masses of tourists and residents as diverse and rich in culture and history as the Levi’s brand”, said James Prendamano.

Levi’s joins retail giants such as H&M, Gap, Banana Republic, Nordstrom Rack and Brooks Brothers among many others. Casandra Properties has served as the exclusive leasing broker for the 340,000-square foot center adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry terminal, the second busiest ferry terminal in the country featuring 24.1 million trips per year via the 2300…

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I am thrilled to announce we went live with a comprehensive website www.casandraproperties.com – the online resource for all Staten Island Real Estate.

Whether you're searching for Staten Island homes for sale, Staten Island commercial real estate for sale or Staten Island retail for lease, www.casandraproperties.com will be your one-stop source for all up-to-date Staten Island listings and information. In addition to the site, we jointly launched a new comprehensive Customer Relationship Management software to serve our clients with cutting-edge technology.

While it would be impossible to list all the new features, I thought it may be helpful to describe how some of these new tools will help buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants make more…

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