Last night we had a dusting of snow, and you might be wondering why that would be of interest. The fact is, I live in the Northeast and today is the last day of January and this is all the snow we have gotten so far. This strange weather has resulted in plants blooming early and even as late
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01/31/2007
Zipcode Town Sales Avg. Price Median Price Totals $ 12501 Amenia 28 $492,036.00 $337,000.00 $13,777,008.00 12508 Beacon 100 $299,619.00 $300,000.00 $29,961,900.00 12570 Beekman 111 $427,404.00 $430,000.00 $47,441,844.00 12603 C/Poughkeepsie 158 $273,547.00 $247,000.00 $43,220,42
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01/25/2007
Today it was announced that in Dutchess County, a County Bill was passed requiring landords to test their well for contaminants; also anyone thinking of selling their house would be required to have this test done. This test is expected to cost around $500 and according to a local testing
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01/23/2007
I have had the opportunity to work with many home inspectors and I have noticed at least three different reporting styles. •1. On the spot and handwritten •2. Exhaustive template style •3. Concise, customized informative style 1. On the spot and handwritten PROS. The buyer wi
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01/20/2007
With the recent ice storm in several states , many including some of my fellow New Yorkers lost electricity. This was on the minds of many; and while listening this morning to the local radio station WAMC the question posed to the public was: How do you cope with a power outage? Here were s
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01/16/2007
Several months ago I was approached by a potential seller who wanted me to take a tour of her house. This was a beautiful 3000 square feet Colonial home, top of the line construction, appliances, flooring, décor and landscaping; a house anyone would be proud to move into. At the end of my v
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01/15/2007
On Friday I woke up to this leading story in the Poughkeepsie Journal , "Dutchess home prices edge higher." I knew then that I would be hearing from some of my sellers; sure enough, before the day ended I received the calls. Since I had the article readily available I reviewed the entire article
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01/13/2007