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2011 

  Over the past few months I have written several times about the now infamous  Gedney Farms  vs. FASNY issue.    For those not in the know – the private French American School  (FASNY) is seeking a special permit to build a 1200 student K-12 campus in the Gedney neighborhood.  I have been on rec...
09/30/2011
  Anyone living in the northeast has been having a week of what can only be called “miserable” weather.  We haven’t really seen the sun shine for about a week.  Each day this week has been served up as humid, hot, soggy and foggy mess. The air has been so thick you could cut it with a knife.  I t...
09/29/2011
  Mamaroneck NY has been growing in leaps and bounds when it comes to boutiques, fine dining and specialty shops.  Among some of the newcomers to the area is Chocolations – located on East Boston Post Rd in Mamaroneck.  In fact they just had their first birthday this week! Congratulations Chocola...
09/28/2011
There is a lot of hype circulating in the real estate industry about local experts.   A recent post about the topic was posted by an agent on Long Island…Paula Hathaway “Chaff….Schmaff!  A bad attitude or just a better way of doing business.”  With all due respect to the author – I felt that the ...
09/27/2011
This will be a short post because Lenn Harley covered the topic so well in her post... WHAT??? 7% INTEREST RATES??? HAS ANYONE NOTICED THAT THE HOUSING MARKET HAS LOST 30% OF THE HOME BUYERS? Her post was inspired by a post by John Souerbry who concluded that 7% mortgage rates would fuel home buy...
09/26/2011
Ok – I like taking photos – I admit it…Any excuse to photograph towns and villages in the area will do. One of the most picturesque towns in Westchester is Tarrytown NY.  Many people fall in love with this town because of its central location and unique character.   With respect to location, it d...
09/25/2011
  Gotta admit – Fall is my favorite time of year.  It is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts.  I look at the fourth quarter of the calendar year as the first quarter of the next year…and I think others feel the same way.  About a week ago I was at Carlson’s Floral and Gift on route 100B on ...
09/24/2011
  Westchester Homes have always been expensive.  They are expensive to buy and expensive to maintain.   Taxes are high here and any home that is less than an hour to midtown Manhattan by Metro-North is going to be expensive.   As I say to buyers, who think the housing recession means that they ca...
09/23/2011
Not so fast!  One of the biggest lessons newly minted agents need to learn is that what is in their broker's best interest is not necessarily in THEIR best interest.  This is something I WISH someone had told me before I parked my license at my first brokerage.   It is something that I now accept...
09/22/2011
When I first poked my head into the Voracious Reader, it made me wish I was a child again.  Being a book maven, this is a place I would have called my home away from home!   Today when I look at thoughtfully laid out store like this with all its nooks and crannies  – I can only smile and say ther...
09/21/2011
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