23 Alta Place, Yonkers, New York - 07/31/07 07:49 PM
On a private cul-de-sac, high on a hill, sits this Englist Tudor with 4 Bedrooms, 3 Full and 1 Powder Room. Oversized living with high ceilings, moldings, wood burning fire place and french doors leading to a front porch. Master Bedroom and Bath, 2 Bedrooms and One Hall Bath with a au/pair
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Open House, July 29, 1pm-4pm 6 Deerhill Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583 - 07/27/07 05:00 AM
High Ranch on 1/2 Acre, cul-de-sac location. This home is in the Ardsley School District with Town of Greenburgh Recreation and you can park at the Hartsdale Train Station. The home has a Scarsdale (mailing address). There are 4 bedrooms, three bathrooms. One bedroom/bath is on the lower level and this
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Active Rain is now over 40,000!!!! - 07/26/07 06:50 PM
Did everyone notice? Am I the last to the party? At some point today Active Rain membership slid past the 40,000 member mark. Isn't that amazing. The rankings are rising. On several search criteria in my area my Active Rain posts are popping up. Its' way cool. Even with all the
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Housing Market Stats, 2nd Q 2007, Westchester County, New York - 07/25/07 02:45 PM
Just released by the Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service are the housing statistics for Westchester County, New York. The median price for a single family home in Westchester County is now $700,000 which is down 2.1%. The number of homes sold increased to 1363, which is 1.3%. From the Journal News this this
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Something New on Active Rain - 07/24/07 05:38 AM
I have been on Active Rain for a few months now. I find the participation amazing, the quality of the posts, the amount of information that is available and for the most part the wonderful attitude and sense of community. The individuals who started and watch over us do just a
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Historical Market Statistics for Westchester County - 07/22/07 01:23 PM
I am being asked often what the market is like in Westchester County, so I thought I would take a look at some of the reports from Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service, a historical look to see what has happened over time. YEAR SINGLE FAMILY #OF SALES MEDIAN PRICE CONDO #OF SALES
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Making Showing Appointments and Feedback Requests!!!!! - 07/21/07 01:51 PM
Today I had a very nice new Client, first time buyers. We have spent some time on the internet previewing listings. Go over how the taxes and the STAR program in New York State works. We narrowed the list down to 15 houses and as we went from house to house
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Barbara Corcoran and FSBO's - 07/14/07 07:33 PM
This was absolutely great. It is Saturday evening. I am sitting at my computer and something came to me that is really quite amuzing. This morning I was watching some of the morning shows. Clicking around and trying to find something that could hold my interest for more than three minutes.
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Blogging and Lurkers, Beware! - 07/14/07 11:58 AM
Well, I guess this blogging thing is not always as innocent as one would like or think. It seems that the CEO of Whole Foods has been lurking on various web sites around the internet anonymously for the past 8 years. He has made comments about his own company and disparaging
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Lead Generators - 07/14/07 06:46 AM
I was just reading a post by Lynn Pope about realestate.com vs realtor.com. She is now in a bad situation with realestate.com. This leads me to write this post because I have been where she is now and she may have a long battle in front of her to straighten this out.
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Location, Good Schools - Check out Ardsley, New York - 07/14/07 06:11 AM
Ardsley, New York is a small Village in the very southern part of Westchester County, New York. Affordable housing, great schools, parks and a sense of community, proximity to New York City by car with easy access to loads of highways and parkways, 35 minute train commute from Hartsdale, New York.
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Living in Westchester County is Good for Your Health - 07/13/07 07:12 AM
If anyone is considering a relocation to Westchester County, New York the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta has issued a report saying that we in Westchester County are a healthier population than the rest of New York. Less obesity, less diabetes and please read this for yourself. It amazes me that
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Asbestos in Your Home - 07/13/07 05:41 AM
So, a couple of months ago I wanted to post articles about Asbestos, Radon, Lead and other environmental hazards in the home. I went to the Federal Goverment site where they have wonderful and very informative pages about all these issues. I was new to Active Rain. I was aware of
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The Agent Didn't Present The Offer, What? - 07/13/07 05:21 AM
I had lunch with a friend yesterday. She and her soon to be husband have a house on the market out of this area. They are selling because they needed more space and have purchased another home. My friend, let's call her Seller 1, has given the listing to her daughter, let's
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Metro NY Balloon and Music Festival - 07/11/07 05:19 AM
RE/MAX of New York is sponsoring the "Metro NY Ballon and Music Festival", August 10-12, 2007 on Long Island Some of the activites that are planned are listed below and for further information please click the link below. 50 premier special shape, sport and corporate hot air balloons. A Long Island Sound Balloon
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Harts Brook Park Children's Program - 07/11/07 05:11 AM
I am signed up for email updates from the Greenburgh Supervisor, Paul Feiner. Yesterday I got an email about a new program that will held at Harts Brook Park. A Children's Garden. What a neat idea! For more information please go to www.Greenburghgov.com Children will be able to sign up for an
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Sales Statistics Westchester County 6/28/07 - 07/06/07 03:18 PM
While these statistics are 6/28 they represent the numbers for the first six months (two days short). For the first six month of the year there were 2,522 houses sold and if you multiply by two you get 5,044. For the entire year of 2006 6,813 were sold and that is approximately
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Coyotes in Westchester County, New York - 07/06/07 06:27 AM
Until about a year ago I thought of coyotes as being an animal that lives in the wild west or in the mountains of upstate New York. What a surprise to learn that there is coyote community right here in Westchester County and they have even been site in New York's
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Co-op Sales and Step by Step Guidence - 07/06/07 05:29 AM
I now have an accepted offer on the sale of a co-op. The buyer and I went out looking for about three days and finally she found an apartment that is just what she is looking for. In her budget and location she wanted. It is a really nice apartment and
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Operation RE/MAX - for Military Personnel - 07/04/07 12:01 PM
One of the reaons I went to RE/MAX originally was because I love the corporate image they project. Secondly I really like the community involvement of RE/MAX Internationally. They are always coming up with new ways to involve RE/MAX agents and offices in worthy causes and on the RE/MAX site I
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July 4th Celebrations Across Westchester County - 07/04/07 11:32 AM
Wishing you all a safe and healthy July 4th. I am up on Martha's Vineyard for the week enjoying some truly grogeous weather. The Journal News is the largest local Newspaper in Westchester County has published a list of all of the celebrations across the county for this evening. Unfortunately they
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National Association of Realtor position on Mortgage Lenders - 07/04/07 11:21 AM
"NAR supports the general principle that all mortgage originators should act in "good faith and with fair dealings" in a transaction and treat all parties honestly. NAR's Code of Ethics already imposes a similar requirement on REALTORS®, who are required to treat everyone in the transaction honestly. NAR encourages legislators to
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Exclusive Agency vs. Exclusive Right - 07/04/07 11:00 AM
I am currently working on getting a listing. The owner of the property is overseas and is relocating and leaving the United States. About ten days ago I forwarded by email all of the comparables, a copy of the listing agreement and other documents that we need signed in order to
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Coyotes in Westchester County, New York - 07/04/07 10:29 AM
Throughout Westchester County and New York State and even in New York City coyotes can now be found. The Cornell University Co-Operative is doing a study of the behaviours of coyotes. While we are directly north of New York City and from the furthest point in Westchester an hour into New
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