In one house milieu, they’re treated with deference. In another house milieu, they get the treatment.
First, RealLI heard from Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica Estates) that he had been waiting for buyers for his English Tudor home after finding a condo he likes. In this slower housing market, he had to lower his price from $1.3 million to $1.25 million. But still nothing.
Then last week, in discussing President George W. Bush’s economic stimulus proposal, Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) mentioned he had his house for sale too. He had found a home he wanted to buy and his offer was accepted last September.
Right away, he put his own place on the market, then waited and waited for buyers too. But zilch.
“I was going into contract and decided at the last minute to pull the plug, because I didn’t want to have that headache,” Israel said.
Like a lot of other homeowners, the congressman de-listed his property.
In a housing market that takes no prisoners, Israel and Ackerman compare notes once in a while.
“We both commiserate on the floor of the House that we couldn’t sell our houses,” Israel said.