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2008
In 1995 Donald Trump purchased 213 acres of land in the north eastern quadrant of Westchester County. This land spans three different towns, North Castle, New Castle and Bedford, New York. The name of the property is Seven Springs and it cost him $7.5 million at the time. This property belonged...
07/31/2008
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Miriam Bernstein | RE/MAX Prime Properies | 914-907-1922 Bronx River Road, Bronxville, NY Fabulous renovation, wood working fireplace, gourmet kitchen, dogs permitted, 28 minute commute to New York City, Soho in Westchester County. 2BR/1BA Co-Op offered at $259,000 Year Built 1925 Sq Footage 1,0...
07/28/2008
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Last year at this time Jim Kramer was very negative about the economy and the housing market. Yesterday he appeared on the Regis and Kelly show, of all things, and he is completely the opposite. He now thinks this is the best time to buy a house before the bottom is hit and prices rise. So, here ...
07/25/2008
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Randy Pausch was an inspiration to many. For those of you who are not aware of who he is, he is a college professor who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September of 2006. He knew he was dying. He put together a "Last Lecture" for his three children to remember him by and it is heartbrea...
07/25/2008
The 2nd Quarter Residential Housing Report from the Westchester-PutnamMultiple Listing Service was issued today. Some highlights: There were 1770 residential closings during the 2nd quarter of 2008which was 24% fewer than 2007; The median price for a single family house was down $25,100 or 4%fr...
07/22/2008
Real Estate has changed, it has changed a lot. Some Brokers don't want to let go of the old way of doing business and want to keep what they consider out of area agents out of their areas still to this day. A lot of this still has to do with the lack of disclosure to buyers. Some agents want t...
07/18/2008
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The Town Supervisor of Greenburgh, who can be a political lightning rod, is nonetheless very innovative. He has started a collection of You Tube clips about the Town of Greenburgh, there are now about 20 clips. "Feiner and summer intern Andrew D. Laub began the project last week, posting clips t...
07/16/2008
Late last night in Orchard Hill which is in Greenburgh, New York some strange goings on. So now with the increase in foreclosures, with more and more vacant houses there are more and more things to be concerned about. A vacant house seems like a great place for a tryst,right? Vacant houses that...
07/15/2008
Sitting at home after a long day of showing properties. Checking my email, the MLS all the things we do to finish up our work day and I look up at a segment on the local news. I did not think I was hearing right, but I was and here it is: A homeowner in Englewood, New Jersey is trying to sell a...
07/14/2008
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I recently listed a co-op. A really nice apartment. The seller, who is a previous neighbor, called and asked me to list it. I was really happy to hear from her. We met, talked, looked at the current market to determine a price. This particular seller did a lot of research and kept track of w...
07/11/2008
