Rockland Real Estate Homes For Sale

When you apply for a loan, the interest rate that the lender charges you on that loan is determined by something known as a fico score. Per Suze Orman: Every single person alive (once they have a credit card or apply for any type of credit) has a credit report AND a FICO score. You should be awar...

This property Sold and Closed yesterday (June 13, 2008)It took 33 days.   It sold for $320,000.00   This unit was Listed March 13, 2008. It took 33 days for an acceptable offer to come in.It was shown an average of 1 time a day during that time. There was considerable interestin this unit. The se...

Pre-qualify or Pre-approval What is the difference between pre-qualifying and pre-approval?   A pre-qualification is normally issued by a loan officer, who, after interviewing you, determines the dollar value of a loan you can be approved for. No credit checks are done, no employment history take...

Charted Below are all the closed sales in Clarkstown New Yorkas reported by the Greater Hudson Valley MLS.  I have sorted these by the date the offer came in.  Look in the last column to the right under PD.  This charting shows near term trends in our market place.  Notice too the sold date colum...

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SOAPBOX MOMENTS ! Last week I met with a local resident who wanted to sell his Rockland home.  As usual, I did a very thorough "Market Trend" Market Analysis.  These compeititive market analyses take 4-6 hours to prepare and leave absolutely no doubt in the mind of the analyst (that would be me) ...

 When will the shine shine?  Trends and The Forecast Comments: From some trusted financial experts:  TRENDS: According to Ken Fears in his recent article "Overcoming Uncertainty" lower mortgage rates should have improved affordability by reducing rates.  Lower rates would draw down monthly paymen...

Don't Cry About it! Market Update: Friday ~ May 23, 2008 Here are the latest figures from the Greater Hudson Valley Multiple Listing Service. These figures are not for the faint of heart, and I will have plenty more to say after the memorial day holiday. Yep, I'm still taking a holiday. You can q...

  The Latest Figures for Nanuet Condos are gathered below: Criteria used: I requested information from my local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for all properties currently under contract orclosed since January 1 of this year. This is hot off the press folks!  SORTED BY THE DATE THE PROPERTY RECEI...

1)  Are Broker Open Houses still a good means of effective exposure of your listings? 2)  Have you held an open house recently?  3)  Did you see much traffic?4)  Do you have anything innovative that seems to be working for you?I've spoken with not a few agents and the feedback I'm getting is that...