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What is ENERGY STAR®?

What is ENERGY STAR®?

Whether you are looking to buy or sell a house, you may have seen a listing with amenities listed as ENERGY STAR®. What is ENERGY STAR you may wonder? If you're looking to sell your home, ENERGY STAR products make a great addition to marketing your home to potential buyers. If you're looking to buy, ENERGY STAR products make a great addition to rounding out your future home.

ENERGY STAR is a program founded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 1992 that promotes products with a higher energy efficiency rating. Utilizing the program provides information on the energy consumption of products and devices using different standardized methods. The EPA first introduced the…

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Real Estate Word of the Day: Amenities

Real Estate Word of the Day: Amenities

Amenities are elements of a property or its surroundings that contribute to its attractiveness to potential buyers and to owner satisfaction. A feature is considered an amenity when it provides a benefit to the location or contributes to its enjoyment, therefore increasing the value of the property. Some examples of special extraneous amneities include a swimming pool, parking (garage, driveway, or other), patio/deck, and a BBQ area. ENERGY STAR® approved products are also great amenities to market your home with. If you don't have any of these in your property, don't worry! Basic amenities such as bedrooms, bathrooms, and flooring can also add to the marketing value of a property; for example: hardwood flooring…

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Grasmere, Staten Island

All about the Staten Island Neighborhood Grasmere:

Staten Island is broken down into 14 different zip codes from 10301 to 10314 and into 67 different neighborhoods. Throughout this series of blogs, we will be discussing each and every neighborhood on Staten Island as well as breaking down the history, what stands there today and transportation and what community district it falls into. Staten Island is broken up into three different community districts which are: North Shore, Mid-Island, and South Shore.

Today we will be breaking down all the history about the Staten Island neighborhood, Grasmere. This neighborhood is home to the Mid-Island and to the zip code 10304, 10305 and 10306. Grasmere has kept its calm suburban feel while being…

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Grant City, Staten Island

All about the Staten Island Neighborhood Grant City:

Staten Island is broken down into 14 different zip codes from 10301 to 10314 and into 67 different neighborhoods. Throughout this series of blogs, we will be discussing each and every neighborhood on Staten Island as well as breaking down the history, what stands there today and transportation and what community district it falls into. Staten Island is broken up into three different community districts which are: North Shore, Mid-Island, and South Shore.

Today we will be breaking down all the history about the Staten Island neighborhood, Grant City. This neighborhood is home to the Mid-Island and to the zip code 10306. Midland Beach is located to the east of Grant City, while Todt Hill is…

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Graniteville, Staten Island

All about the Staten Island Neighborhood Graniteville:

Staten Island is broken down into 14 different zip codes from 10301 to 10314 and into 67 different neighborhoods. Throughout this series of blogs, we will be discussing each and every neighborhood on Staten Island as well as breaking down the history, what stands there today and transportation and what community district it falls into. Staten Island is broken up into three different community districts which are: North Shore, Mid-Island, and South Shore.

Today we will be breaking down all the history about the Staten Island neighborhood, Graniteville. This neighborhood is home to the North Shore and to the zip code 10314. Bennett's Corners and Fayetteville were the original names of…

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Real Estate Word of the Day: Agency

Real Estate Word of the Day: Agency

In general terms, agency typically refers to a business relationship wherein an agent is employed by a principal to do certain acts on the principal's behalf. What this translates to in the real estate world, is that agency is used to help determine the legal responsibilities a real estate professional owes to their client. According to the National Association of Realtors, "Agency ... creates a legally binding relationship between the real estate agent and their client during the buying and selling process, [and] is one of the most important aspects of the real estate profession. Because of agency, real estate agents [are required] to act in their client’s best interest." A real estate agent may represent the…

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Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island

All about the Staten Island Neighborhood Fort Wadsworth:

Staten Island is broken down into 14 different zip codes from 10301 to 10314 and into 67 different neighborhoods. Throughout this series of blogs, we will be discussing each and every neighborhood on Staten Island as well as breaking down the history, what stands there today and transportation and what community district it falls into. Staten Island is broken up into three different community districts which are: North Shore, Mid-Island, and South Shore.

Today we will be breaking down all the history about the Staten Island neighborhood, Fort Wadsworth. This neighborhood is home to the North Shore and to the zip code 10305. is a former American military outpost on Staten Island in New…

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821 Clove Road

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Emerson Hill, Staten Island

All about the Staten Island Neighborhood Emerson Hill:

Staten Island is broken down into 14 different zip codes from 10301 to 10314 and into 67 different neighborhoods. Throughout this series of blogs, we will be discussing each and every neighborhood on Staten Island as well as breaking down the history, what stands there today and transportation and what community district it falls into. Staten Island is broken up into three different community districts which are: North Shore, Mid-Island, and South Shore.

Today we will be breaking down all the history about the Staten Island neighborhood, Emerson Hill. This neighborhood is home to the Mid-Island and to the zip code 10301, 10304 and 10314. Near the northern end of the Staten Island…

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Eltingville, Staten Island

All about the Staten Island Neighborhood Eltingville:

Staten Island is broken down into 14 different zip codes from 10301 to 10314 and into 67 different neighborhoods. Throughout this series of blogs, we will be discussing each and every neighborhood on Staten Island as well as breaking down the history, what stands there today and transportation and what community district it falls into. Staten Island is broken up into three different community districts which are: North Shore, Mid-Island, and South Shore.

Today we will be breaking down all the history about the Staten Island neighborhood, Eltingville. This neighborhood is home to the South Shore and to the zip code 10308 and 10312. South of Great Kills and north of Annadale, respectively.…

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