Rockland County Real Estate Perspective

This week, there was a 13% drop in the average sale price for single family homes in Rockland County -- a pretty significant decline. Taking a look at the numbers behind the average, I see that the justifiably lower priced homes are selling (I say "justifiably lower priced" due to condition and l...

FOR SALE: SPACIOUS TOWNHOUSE IN ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY OPEN HOUSESunday, February 82pm to 4pm93 Treetop Circle, Nanuet, NY 10954 All the comforts of home without all the maintenance! Located in the Treetops section of the Hamlets, this townhouse has a spacious first floor layout, with gorgeous hardw...

The number of single family homes on the market in Rockland County, NY has declined by 9.5% since the end of October, in my mind signaling the beginning of the traditional holiday slow down. This decline in the number of homes for sale also underlines the importance of serious sellers getting on ...

The numbers held steady this week in Rockland County, NY. I've added a new report metric, Price Revisions. I think it's important to watch over time how many homes are undergoing price revisions because it helps anticipate a trend in sales prices over the upcoming three months. My strong sense is...

Open, comfortable deli with great lease and lots of room to grow. Located in West Nyack, NY in Rockland County, the deli is centrally located in a stand alone Victorian era building that adds historical charm to this business. Building owner would consider allowing an outside deck as well as rent...

Organizers bill Nyack's Halloween Parade as the biggest Halloween parade in the northeast outside of New York City's parade in Greenwich Village. Certainly, throngs of people line the street, many in costumes themselves, to watch a collection of ghosties, goblins, witches and other strange charac...

This week's stats are pretty consistent with last week's. Of note for sellers, real estate in Rockland County is selling every day. You may be feeling that having your house on the market during the holiday season is a bit of a waste of time. Not true! Buyers are still out there during the holida...

This week, we see a bit of a decrease in the number of properties on the market in Rockland County, NY. Is this the start of the holiday market, which traditionally shows a slow down? Is the decrease related to the economy? Or maybe the presidential election? Or perhaps post-Halloween exhaustion?...

In past posts, I've written about how now is a great time to buy real estate in Rockland County, despite the negative headlines about the economy and the housing market. Real estate is a local marketplace. To understand the market where you live, you need to analyze local market data. I thought i...

What an absolute pleasure to host an open house at this Nyack Victorian! The solid bones of this lovely Village Victorian have been given a recent facelift. The nips and tucks include completely new clapboard, new copper leaders and gutters, and a rebuilt rocking chair front porch. On the inside...