buyers: Whatever Happened to Mr. Blandings Dream House and Walter Fielding’s Money Pit? - 07/10/08 03:27 AM
Ok - so I've always loved going to the movies. I particularly love seeing old movies. They create a window into the past that is more vivid and in many cases “real” than many books can reveal. After I bought my first home – and EVERYTHING seemed to fall apart at … (8 comments)
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buyers: Advice for Buyers: Alert! Think About Representation Before Walking Into that New Construction Sales Office! - 06/24/08 04:52 AM
It’s very tempting…..You see the new construction complex gleaming in the sunlight. You’ve been eyeing it for sometime waiting for it to open. No dinks, no dents, no need for even a paint job. You are generally dealing top-of-the-line appliances and gorgeous finishes. No muss, no fuss just drop your bags … (22 comments)
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buyers: Listing Lingo…A Friendly Translation For First Time Buyers and the Simply Naïve. - 05/17/08 02:46 AM
I was reading some listings from an area just outside my usual territory – trying to get an idea of pricing and condition before heading out on the road. Generally, I know what the condition of the property so some of the public comments fly over me. But tonight was different … (12 comments)
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buyers: Don't Look Behind that Sleek New Desktop!Curing the Rat's Nest of Wires - 01/25/08 05:13 AM
Right now the apple of my eye – is well – my new Apple. I just bought an iMac desktop with a nice large screen – AND I LOVE IT! So sleek, so modern, so cool….and sooooooo tangled with wires its simply not to be believed.
One of the reasons I’m … (11 comments)
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buyers: Shopping in Westchester: The Container Store - 145 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10601 - 01/25/08 04:42 AM
One of the primary advantages of living in lower Westchester and White Plains NY in particular, is the shopping. Sometimes it seems as if there is a shop for just about anything around here. One all-time-favorite is “The Container Store.” The container store has store loations in 20 states with four … (6 comments)
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buyers: Selling Your Home in a Buyers Market: Tales of a Frustrated Seller….. - 01/05/08 04:45 PM
The year is not 2008 – or even 2007. The year is 1996 and the seller is yours truly. My mother had just died after a prolonged illness and I was listing her house for sale. The house in question was a beautiful 1932 Tudor sitting on prime property with sweeping … (10 comments)
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buyers: A Westchester, NY home buyers favorite question: "When are these prices going come down?" - 11/04/07 03:20 AM
While most of the country appears to be in a real estate recession, Westchester county has a market that is stable. Although houses, condos and coops remain on the market longer, prices have been “sticking” stubbornly and even increasing in certain areas. Meanwhile, a lot of prospective buyers are sitting on … (4 comments)
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buyers: What Would Mr. Blandings say about his Dream House Now? What about Walter Fielding? - 10/24/07 05:49 AM
These days, we are beset by buyers who ask “Is real estate still a good investment?” Over the long-term – YES!
If you are a fan of old movies, "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" is a classic that brings home this fact. If you don’t know the plot, the story … (8 comments)
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buyers: To Buy or Not to Buy...a Bigger Question Now than Ever....Part III: - 10/03/07 10:04 PM
For Buyers Who Need to Ladder-Up:
For this buyer, the situation is a bit murky for the moment. In the Westchester, NY market, any first-time buyer including most young people, find that they really can’t afford much of anything without building equity first. In order to build equity, they find they must … (4 comments)
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buyers: To Buy or Not to Buy...a Bigger Question Now than Ever....Part II: - 10/02/07 03:49 AM
The Tristate Area Is Unique....In general, the buyer needs to remember that over the long haul, demand will exceed supply and prices will rise. Barring a modern day bubonic plague where a third of the population dies or a total collapse of the American economic system, there is little that can … (1 comments)
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buyers: To Buy or Not to Buy...a Bigger Question Now than Ever....Part I: - 10/01/07 04:39 AM
’m hearing the question all the time right now from virtually all of my customers...”Is now a good time to buy?” Let me explain to everyone here that I do not possess a crystal ball. There are so many ways in which this market could play itself out that I can’t … (5 comments)
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