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Anthony Carollo in NY Post Real Estate Section

Anthony Carollo contributed to an article found in Today's NYPOST Real Estate Section (6/12/08).  The article Danger Zone discusses forclosures throughout the Five Boroughs.

Here is a piece of the article:

"I have a listing in St. Albans, [Queens]," says Anthony Carollo of Carollo Real Estate. "Their asking price was $399,000 [seven months ago], and they couldn't sell it. We got it in April, and we started at $369,000."

That house was a well maintained, three-bedroom frame Colonial that had not been foreclosed on - but several other houses nearby had been. And the banks were trying to get those properties off their hands as quickly as possible.

"We've been going up against homes that banks were willing to sell for $75,000 less," says Carollo. "The bank doesn't want to own the property. They don't want to spend the money maintaining it or the legal fees."

As for the listing in St. Albans: "We just dropped the price again, to $339,000."

NYPost House of the Week: Flushing Tudor for Sale

One of Carollo Real Estate's Houses were featured in Thursday April 12th NYPost House of the Week Section

Price Points - How Expensive is Living in Manhattan?

Lisa Keys of NYPost.com answers, "'JUST how much does it really cost to live in Manhattan?' It's an answer - and a sum - that goes far beyond a mortgage payment or rent check."

Keys argues that most people forget, "There are also the day-to-day things: the price of a cup of coffee, a movie ticket, a barbershop haircut."

So, "NYP Home scoured the city to find the neighborhoods that offer the most - and the least - bang for your buck."

Read Price Points - How Expensive is Living in Manhattan? on NYPost.com to see if you can afford to live in New York City

The Highs & Lows of Real Estate in 2006

In Today's NYPost the highs and lows of the real estate market in 2006 were discussed as well as the predictions for 2007.  Read The Big Picture by Max Gross to see his take on the market in 2006 and what is to come in 2007

Tax Breaks Seem to Favor Affluent Areas

The NYTimes published an article yesterday about an analysis which showed that homeowners in affluent areas seem to be benefiting from tax breaks.  Read the entire article Tax Breaks Seem to Favor Affluent Areas which can be found on NYTImes.com

NY Post House of the Week

In Today's NYPost one of Carollo Real Estate's Listings is featured as a House of the Week. 

The Listing is in North Flushing and is listed at $599,000

For full property information visit CarolloRealEstate for more details

NY Post House of the Week

This past Thursday one of Carollo Real Estate's homes were featured in the NYPost House of the Week Section.  The home is located in Flushing North and is currently listed at $665,000.

To view the property information on our site visit CarolloRealEstate.com

House of the Week

In today's NYPost Real Estate section one of our listings was as a House of the Week.  The house is in Beechhurst and sits on an 80x100 LOT!  The price has been dropped from the one seen in the paper to $1,098,000!  To see the article for yourself click here. 

NY Post House of the Week

In Today's NY Post Real Estate section, which you can find every Thursday, one of Carollo Real Estate's listings can be found. Visit the NYPost Home section to see which house was featured along with houses from other parts of NY.

Recent Sales in Queens

If you are interested in seeing some recent sales in Queens, a great place to look is the New York Post Real Estate section which comes out every Thursday.  They list the sales from the five boroughs and New Jersey, Westchester County, and Long Island.  Here are the recent sales from Queens.  Look for Carollo Real Estate!  To see all the recent sales visit the NYPost Real Estate Section.

BAYSIDE
$515,000

32-50 Jordan St.
Three-bedroom, one-bath semidetached house on a 221/2-foot-by-160-foot lot, with dining room, eat-in kitchen, finished basement, detached two-car garage and private driveway. Taxes $2,074. Asking price $519,000, on market one week. BROKER: Anthony Carollo, Carollo Real Estate

FOREST HILLS GARDENS
$1,190,000

41 Ingram St.
Prewar four-bedroom, three-bath semidetached three-story brick Tudor townhouse, 1,542 square feet, with sun room, living room with fireplace, dining room, renovated kitchen and private front and back gardens. Asking price $1,195,000, on market one week. BROKER: Terrace Realty Staten Island

WILLOWBROOK
$435,000

50 Dewhurst St.
Three-bedroom, 11/2-bath Colonial, 1,332 square feet, with ceramic-tiled foyer, sunken living room, dining room with new carpeting, updated bath, updated eat-in kitchen with dishwasher, new appliances, full finished basement with laundry room, summer kitchen and rec room, attic, window AC, security system and front and back yards. Taxes $2,107. Asking price $439,000, on market 25 days. BROKER: Sari Kingsley Real Estate

SOUTH BEACH
$255,000

35 Olympia Blvd.
Prewar one-bedroom, one-bath split-level house, 650 square feet, with eat-in kitchen, office, through-the- wall AC, patio and back yard. Asking price $259,000, on market eight months. BROKER: Scott Dobrin, Exit Home Realty