I have blogged about the Ossining reservoir before. I grew up a block away and rode my bike around it when it was an overgrown mess. It was rededicated as a park about 10 years ago. It was mentioned in the TV series Mad Men, as the Drapers live in Ossining in that program. I actually got a fair b
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06/30/2010
I suppose I could title this "for spouses," but having never been a wife I felt it best to come from my perspective as a husband. It is not easy being married to a real estate licensee. We aren't just on straight commission; what we go through for that commission typically takes months and often
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06/29/2010
The Edgemont is a co op apartment complex located at 370 and 372 Central Park Avenue in Scarsdale, NY. It is served by the Edgemont School District and receives municipal services from the Town of Greenburgh. Amenities in the complex include a beautiful inground swimming pool, a children's playg
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06/29/2010
I appreciated Michael Thornton's thoughts on featured blogs and the many great blogs out there that seldom or never have shown up on the dashboard. Sadly, some people who write great stuff have stopped their efforts on Active Rain, and it could be that they were discouraged by a lack of recogniti
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06/26/2010
Parts of the Bronx and Queens have been deemed by NY Secretary of State to be "cease and desist" zones where it is unlawful for real estate licensees to make phone calls, mail flyers or engage in any other activity soliciting business. This is far more wide a prohibition than a Do Not Call list.
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06/24/2010
With so much being written on Facebook, Twitter and other social media's real estate applications, many people are choosing different camps. You have those who embrace social media, many of whom are deriving business from it, and then there are those who are either skeptical or prefer in their wo
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06/24/2010
The Westchester Putnam Multiple Listing Service has voted to change its name this morning to the Empire Access Multiple Listing Service. The name change from WPMLS to the EAMLS will be formalized later this year. For years the WPMLS served areas outside Westchester and Putnam Counties, as it has
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06/23/2010