Joshua's Blog

It's no secret that being in the far suburbs of New York City comes with some technological downsides like having to wait for Verizon's FiOS service but that day is finally here! I've seen the banners for Verizon FiOS in the Town of Newburgh for a while now but earlier today Verizon announced tha...

On my way out to dinner with a client tonight I saw an email from Inman News about the DOJ creating a website that offers up a real estate commission increase over time chart explaining how real estate commissions, on average, went up a whopping $2,102 between 1998 and 2007. The DOJ goes on to wr...

Townhouse communities have evolved from what some considered to be "first time" home ownership to resort-like havens with luxurious clubhouses and lifestyle amenities that include full maintenance of the exterior with snow removal from the driveways and walkways, manicured landscaping around the ...

I was reading a blog entry about Woodbury Junction on Morgan Carey's blog and in the comments I found a piece written by Sid Cohen who apparently attended the private viewing event of Woodbury Junction in early September and had a very disappointing experience. See Sid Cohen's original comment be...

It's amazing to me that only about ten years ago the internet was a slow, fuddy duddy 56k gateway to brochure websites and news. The local board of Realtors and Greater Hudson Valley MLS have tried valiantly to keep up with the breakneck pace of internet and technology which I give them much cred...

Now there's a headline that grabs your attention! After viewing an endless number of model homes while touring communities with clients I started to ponder how dreamy it would be to live in a model home. They are so pretty and well kept that it just stuns you every time you step foot in the door....

STOP!*kicking and screaming* * drops to the floor and rolls around* IT'S NOT FAIR! What does that sound like? A child's temper tantrum? Close. Towards the middle of September I received a snarky phone call from the sales manager of Woodbury Junction who was very upset that I had written a communi...