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43 Littlefield Ave | Staten Island, NY | 10312

 This lovely, large, well-kept home is located in the heart of Eltingville.

The first floor consists of a living room/ dining room combination, spacious eat-in kitchen, and a half-bathroom. The second floor consists of a large master bedroom, two large bedrooms, and a full bathroom. You can also access the basement which is full sized, but unfinished, which with a little TLC, can become an excellent family space or entertainment area. The eat-in kitchen comes with slider doors that lead to a large deck and private back yard.

Hardwood floors throughout. Additional features are the newer windows and roof, new front doors, new steps and railings, newer central air, 3 car driveway. All appliances available except microwave.

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195 Cleveland Ave | Staten Island, NY | 10308

This rare find of a Tudor-styled home, located in the heart of Great Kills is perfect and conveniently located near Dent Road, where there is access to different means of transportation, shopping centers, schools, and churches.

The first level consists of a gorgeous formal living room, formal dining room, an eat-in kitchen that features full corian counter-tops and stainless steel appliances, and a family room. The second floor consists of three large bedrooms (master bedroom and two regular bedrooms) and two full updated bathrooms. The bottom level is a full basement. 

From the kitchen and den, there is access to the backyard pool deck and built-in garage which leads to the full-sized basement. 

The house has been redone with both internal…

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10 Joseph Court

Congratulations to the new homeowners of 10 Joseph Court. We here at Tom Crimmins Realty wish the best for you in your new home, and all the memories it will bring. Congratulations as well to Renee Toto and Donna Magarino on another job well done.

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Feeling Squeezed by Higher Rents? It Might Be Time to Consider Buying Your First Home

With the cost of rent going up across the board and becoming even less affordable in metropolitan centers, it's never been a better time to seriously consider home ownership. While the price of a home and all the associated costs can certainly seem like a tight squeeze after years of renting, here are some reasons you may want to consider giving up your rental and springing for a home instead.

It's An Automatic Savings

It's a sure bet that the money you spend on rent isn't going down the drain as soon as the month is over, but investing your money into a home each month means that you're actually putting it into something tangible that you can profit from later on. While there are no certainties that the price of your home will improve, there's a…

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September 2016 Staten Island Real Estate Market Recap

The chart above displays the total amount of sales that were made from September 2015 to September of 2016. This chart shows that 86 more homes were sold in September of this year, at least a 22.8% significant sale increase compared to September of last year. 

The average listing price has increased from $525,794 in September 2015 to $529,981 in September 2016. This was caused by the decrease of Current Inventory numbers from 2015 to 2016.

The average sale price of homes has significantly increased from $509,029 in September 2015 to $549,026 in September 2016. This was also caused by the decrease in Current Inventory.

The Average Days on Market (DoM) has decreased from 93 days in September of 2015 to 80 days in September of 2016.

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August 2016 Staten Island Real Estate Market Recap

The chart above displays the total amount of sales that were made from August 2015 to August of 2016. This chart shows that 97 more homes were sold in August of this year, at least a 23.7% significant sale increase compared to August of last year. 

The average listing price has increased from $490,693 in August 2015 to $555,886 in August 2016. This was caused by the decrease of Current Inventory numbers from 2015 to 2016.

The average Days on Market (DOM) has decreased from 104 days in August 2015 to 88 days in August 2016.

The Current Inventory numbers have decreased from 2,626 houses in August 2015 to 1,976 houses in August 2016. This decrease lead to the increase in Average Listing Prices from 2015 to 2016.

In Conclusion,…

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