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Many people like owning a brand new home or having one custom built for them. When buying a new home or building you have the chance to pick colors, materials, appliances and more from the start. Sometimes to customize an existing home to meet your needs and tastes can end up costing more then bu...
03/18/2009
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Waterfront property has always been desirable in the Putnam County real estate market. There are a number of quite lakes where only a rowboat, canoe or kayak will be seen. Others, like Lake Mahopac or Oscawana Lake allow motorboats and jet skis. If you would like to see waterfront property curren...
03/18/2009
It's interesting to see how some real estate markets are really in poor shape. This mornings news had a story about the Pheonix market and it looks in pretty bad shape. It's unfortunate that whenever there is a story about real estate and housing the news shows always dwell on those markets that ...
02/15/2009
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Is now the time to buy? This is a question many are asking at the moment. I believe the answer is yes. The reasons. Interest rates are at historic lows and that makes buying more home possible. You can afford it due to the interest rates. Prices are down. Yes, this is a fact in almost every area ...
01/25/2009
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What a great time to be a buyer! Prices have come down over the past year and now rate are unbelievable. Last Friday Wells Fargo was posting a rate of 5.50%. Monday it went to 5.375%. Yesterday it went to 5% and this morning it was showing 4.875% for a 30 year fixed! This is great news. In our ar...
01/06/2009
Quiet country retreat orĀ full time residence. Enjoy privacy w/o seclusion. Large multi level deck & screened porch w/views overlooking the water. Heated gunite pool w/plenty of room for pool house/cabana. Livingroom w/fireplace, cathedral ceiling & loft. Updated kitchen w/custom cherry cabinets. ...
01/03/2009
What a great time to buy a home in the Northeast. The air is cool, the foliage is beautiful and it is just nice to be out and about. Interest rates are very low and you can still get the tax advantages of home ownership. Photo below was taken across the street from my home. This is the Middlebran...
10/12/2008
For those agents in NY, Paterson has signed the Commission Protection Act into law. As any agent who has ever lost a commission knows, this was an important bill strongly supported by NYSAR. It gives an agent a right to file a certificate of entitlement at their county offices detailing that they...
08/16/2008
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In spite of all the bad press, the market seems to be picking up here north of NYC. There seems be two different buyer groups out there. First time home buyers are very active as well as those in the upper tier looking for the $1m+ properties. A resurgence of first time home buyers buying the sta...
08/16/2008
Did anyone pick up on the Russian billionaires purchase of Villa Leopolda for $750m? It's the most expensive residential purchase in the world. It was built by King Leopold midway between Monaco and Nice in 1902. It's a good reason to consider international real estate. The buyer of Trump's place...
08/15/2008
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My blog contains a little about Westchester & Putnam County real estate, a little about weekend homes, new construction in Brewster, Carmel, Patterson and Pawling, a little about International Real Estate and general comments on today's market.