The following property sales were recorded in the St. Lawrence County clerk’s office in the month of April 2013: [Read more...]
Jefferson County Property Sales – March 2013
The following property sales were recorded in the Jefferson County clerk’s office in the month of March 2013: [Read more...]
St. Lawrence County Property Sales – February 2013
The following property sales were recorded in the St. Lawrence County clerk’s office in the month of February 2013: [Read more...]
Lewis County Property Sales – February 2013
The following Lewis County property sales was recorded by the Lewis County Real Property Tax Service in the month of February 2013:
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Enforcing the NAR code of ethics
In January, I wrote about the centennial anniversary of the Realtor code of ethics in 2013. As William D. North, former National Association of Realtors executive vice president and general counsel, noted in the August 1978 edition of “The Executive Officer,” the code is “a great deal more than simply a set of rules for the conduct of real estate transactions.” It is “a guide to measure professional conduct, while at the same time representing the furthest reach of professional aspiration.”
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California developer plans to submit townhouses proposal in LeRay
A development with 150-plus rental townhouses will be built off Route 11 outside Fort Drum if LeRay town officials approve a California developer’s plan.
The Common at Fleming’s Farm may be built on the parcel north of Eagle Ridge Village. Fidelity American Holdings Corp. bought 347 acres of property for development in 2005, but it now has the pieces in place to move forward with its project, said principal Linda W. Luther. [Read more...]
Jefferson County Property Sales – February 2013
The following property sales were recorded in the Jefferson County clerk’s office in the month of February 2013:
Townhouse apartments on County Route 202 to be ready for families in May

A worker attaches vinyl siding to the upper level of a building at the Morgan Management construction site, the Preserve at Autumn Ridge, off County Route 202 in the town of Watertown. Photo by Amanda Morrison/Watertown Daily Times.
Workers are busy finishing a clubhouse and four townhouse apartment buildings off County Route 202 in the town of Watertown, which should be ready in May and June for families to move in.
On Thursday, construction workers from General Interiors of Liverpool were busy finishing framework on three buildings and starting work on the fourth at the subdivision, being developed by Morgan Management of Pittsford. They have worked throughout the winter to make progress at the 68.8-acre site, where 60 buildings with a total of 394 two- and three-bedroom apartments will be built over the next four years. [Read more...]
Experts say entrepreneurs need standout business plans to succeed in commercial real estate market
Compared to a decade ago, experts say, today’s entrepreneurs seeking to scoop up commercial real estate in the greater Watertown area need to jump through many more hoops to be successful. [Read more...]
Military helps home sales continue rise in Jefferson, Lewis counties
Buoyed by military families at Fort Drum, 2012 residential home sales in Jefferson and Lewis counties continued a strong climb since 2008.
As the number of homes sold went up, so did the prices, especially in Lewis County, where the median price last year was 37 percent higher than five years ago. [Read more...]