westchester county: Do You Know Where Your Listing Is? - 11/17/09 05:04 AM
In this market there are several reasons that a house might not have sold. Overpricing is the one you hear about overwhelmingly. Seller's complain about their agents rather than lower their price, buyers are really fussy and have lot's of choices, main street, not the right school district, corner property,
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westchester county: Continuing Education Certification - Keeping Up - 11/15/09 05:42 AM
This past week I took a course sponsored by the National Association of Realtors(r) on "Short Sales and Foreclosures" which is the first step toward the Certification SFR Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource. This course was one day and was loaded with all kinds of helpful information so
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westchester county: Are Real Estate Teams a Good Thing for the Consumer? - 10/31/09 04:39 AM
This article about Real Estate Teams appeared in the New York Times this morning. The article says that real estate teams takes a cue from medical practices which is a bit of a stretch. In a medical practice if you go to your internist (the broker) and he refers you
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westchester county: Consumer Centric vs. Agent Centric - 10/23/09 05:10 AM
I have had several buyers who have relocated to the Westchester County area over the past few months from other areas of the country. The practice of real estate is local, there are differences from area to area. These buyers come from areas where real estate is consumer centric, the consumer is
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westchester county: Spooktoberfest - 10/15/09 05:08 AM
Spooktoberfest for Kids
October 24th, 2009
1pm-4pm (rain or shine)
Hart's Brook Park, Hartsdale, New York
Children's Activities (12 and under)
-1:45pm Halloween Trail Ride, Face Painting, Magic Show
2-2:50pm Mask and
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westchester county: Apple Picking in Westchester County, New York - 10/09/09 08:56 AM
It's fall and it's apple pickin time. There are several apple orchards throughout Northern Westchester County and here are a few of the better known. One has the best cider, the absolute best! They bake fresh pies, you can pick your apples or pumpkins, fresh cider.
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westchester county: Westchester County, New York Housing Statistics, July 09 - 09/03/09 06:22 AM
Just published by the New York State Association ofREALTORS are the housing statistics for the month of JulyAs expected the number of sales is down. The good news is the June 09-July 09 number of sales is up by 23.1%.
Now we need to see if this is because of the
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westchester county: It Means this in New York... - 08/19/09 05:36 AM
If you are a first time buyer or moving to Westchester County from another part of the country you may receive listings from a Realtor© Real Estate terms mean different things all across the country so you can't assume that if you bought real estate in let's say Florida or Arizona
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westchester county: Westchester County Real Estate Blog - the original! - 06/18/09 05:35 AM
I started blogging way back, four years ago. At the time there were only one or perhaps two of us on the internet blogging in Westchester County. Even today a small handful of agents are blogging. Back then I named my blog "Westchester County Real Estate Blog" I choose the name
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westchester county: Westchester County MLS 1st Quarter 2009 - 04/28/09 10:01 AM
The first quarter report of the Westchester Putnam MLS for 2009 was pubished this morning. As anticipated there is continuing weakness in the housing market with the number of sales significantly lower than last year at this time. To read the report please visit my main blog at:
Westchester Real
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westchester county: Abolish County Government, Westchester County, NY Rally - 04/04/09 07:24 AM
All over Westchester County signs are appearing on front lawns about a tax rally scheduled at the County Office Building in White Plains. The date is April 25, 2009 and the time is 12 noon. Homeowners in Westchester County pay high taxes and the problem as I see it
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westchester county: Foreclosures in Westchester County, New York - 11/27/08 04:58 AM
A press release issued yesterday by the County Executive of Westchester County addresses foreclosures in Wetchester County. Mr. Spano has send letters out to 23 financial institutions throughout the County asking for a voluntary 90 day freeze of foreclosures. This is to give individuals time to talk to their financial institutions. The
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westchester county: Hartsdale, New York (10530) Market Stats, October, 2008 - 11/15/08 07:31 AM
Hartsdale, New York is a Hamlet in the Town of Greenburgh located mid-Westchester County. Hartsdale is a 35 minute train ride on Metro-North to New York City or you can take an Express Bus. Because of its' central location it is 5 minutes to White Plains with world class shopping
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westchester county: White Plains, New York October 2008 Market Reports - 11/10/08 06:09 AM
Having just sold a terrific arts and crafts colonial in Gedney Farms in White Plains I thought it would be interesting to see what the market is doing in that community.
129 single family homes on the market in White Plains with prices that range $384,000 to $2,497,285;Average price for homes
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westchester county: Virtual Offices and Scarsdale, Scarsdale - 11/04/08 09:22 PM
Westchester is a bit odd. When I moved here it was quite difficult to understand. I was working in an office in Scarsdale, New York that would be Scarsdale, Scarsdale at the time. Scarsdale, Scarsdale means the Town/Village of Scarsdale. There is Scarsdale, New York which is a mailing address and is referred
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westchester county: Careful on the Roads, Westchester County, New York - 11/03/08 04:28 AM
Breeding season for the hoofed mammals runs roughly from October through December, and with their minds on mating, apparently they get a little loopy and careless about cars"
Throughout Westchester County you can see deer on the roadsides. Even as far south as Ardsley and Yonkers. Driving at night
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westchester county: They Are Eating Less Fillet in Chappaqua, New York - 11/01/08 06:33 AM
Everyone is feeling the pain. The sub-prime mess and the Wall Street meltdown is affecting people across all income levels. Home expansions put on hold effect everyone in the building industry, architects, contractors, plumbers, electricians, suppliers, appliance manufacturers.
In Chappaqua, New York which is known for a lot of things but
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westchester county: Something New In Google Maps - 10/30/08 08:12 AM
What's new is that now you can get the driving directions you have always been able to get but in addition now you can get public transporation times and routes when you enter in an address, either train or bus, and you can get walking routes as well. Very cool to
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westchester county: Westchester County Real Estate Market - 10/28/08 06:36 AM
Below is a link to the article that appeared in the local newspaper in Westchester County, The Journal News. According to the Westchester Putman MLS 3rd Quarter Report:
1. Home owners in Westchester County it would seem that a greater ability to hold their properties off the market and wait
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westchester county: Need or Want Some Help Buying? - 10/22/08 05:52 AM
While the internet provides a load of information I am hearing more and more that it is difficult to pull of this information together and know what to do. That is what Real Estate Agents bring to the table. We are the guides through the buying and selling process. We have
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