Well, it's Halloween, so why not a report on Sleepy Hollow? Yes, there is a Sleepy Hollow, and yes, Washington Irving is buried here. There is an Old Dutch Church, a Sleepy Hollow Bridge, and the high school's mascot is the Headless Horsemen. Old Sleepy Hollow road is VERY spooky at night, windin
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10/31/2010
Ossining has always had its share of problems through the years, and among them, since I was young, was always the blighted downtown area. The story goes that Ossining always had a vibrant, prosperous downtown until the early 1960's, when Arcadian Gardens shopping center was opened on the south s
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10/30/2010
Apparently I have missed the latest celebrity news about Charlie Sheen's recent drug-induced binge where he was found in his hotel room with a porn actress and cocaine, but not his clothes. While the guy on the radio wondered aloud about Sheen's crazed excesses, it was brought up that he paid th
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10/30/2010
Contrary to what some may think, an owner is not obligated to submit every offer to the lender for approval in order to do a short sale. As a matter of fact, there are offers that an owner should never submit to the lender. That is the owner’s right, as they still hold title and ownership of the
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10/29/2010
Rather than post a REALLY long comment on Broker Bryant's post on the subject, I thought I'd write my own post on Flat Fee MLS listings. Ann and I ran a flat fee MLS company for 4 years in tandem with our company, and I know a ton about the Flat Fee niche. Essentially, for a flat initial fee of $
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10/27/2010
I posted this on Facebook a day or two ago: Let's review: Link to me on Linked In, solicit me, then count backwards from 20 while I de-link us. I got a few comments and "likes." There are two recent examples of annoying behavior which are the cyber equivelant of stuffing your business card into
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10/27/2010
I read two quotes that resonated with me on the danger of banks if given too much deference and power. I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,
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10/26/2010
What does $168,000 buy in White Plains these days? That will get a very nice 900 square foot unit at the Gaylord cooperative in White Plains, such as the one we just closed this past week. This apartment is a very spacious Junior 4 with brand new kitchen, granite breakfast area & windows. The Ga
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10/24/2010