During the first week of May, the race for prospective tenants to find a rental transitioned from a jog to an all-out sprint, bringing an average of eight new rental customers per day. Over the past week, my office transacted approximately ten leases, most of them hard-fought but thankfully successful. Two hurdles have been explaining to customers the concept of security and utility deposits. In Continue Reading

As several other areas of the United States have begun relaxing stay-at-home protocols, the beautiful weather this past weekend lured people who are sheltering-in-place to Shelter Island. The parking lot at Mashomack was filled to capacity and runners and strollers along sides of roads slowed traffic in each direction. The Shelter Island rental circuit was also on overload with inquiries Continue Reading

This week, the Shelter Island real estate market continued to revolve around rentals for portions of May, June and July. In a continuation of what has been experienced over the past month and a half, when asked preference of move in and move out dates and any special requests, customers generally reply with very basic criteria. Following an exhaustive search to find homes that best fit the Continue Reading

The activity during the week after Easter has been a continuation of phone calls with customers seeking rentals, many consisting of unusual dates and some in a category of Champagne tastes and beer budget, with no particular preference for Shelter Island. The flood of inquiries for the time frame through mid May has slowed to a trickle, with current inquiries for June and July. Many Landlords who, Continue Reading

Practicing Stay-At-Home Real Estate April 1, 2020 This past Valentine's Day, seemingly an eternity ago, the rental market was picking up, and sales activity was steadily progressing. Customers who had taken time off of their home search during the winter were coming back to buy a house to be in residence for the summer. This changed in the first week of March, when customers began calling Continue Reading

Rentals on Shelter Island: During the beginning of the first week of March, inquiries for rentals with immediate availability through the end of April began trickling in from customers wanting to leave New York City to come to Shelter Island. A few days later activity on the island was palpably different, with more walk-in visitors to the office, people strolling with baby carriages and suitcases Continue Reading