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2009 

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Why do listing agents continually try to put lipstick on pigs? We are forever trying to put our listings in their best possible light. That’s our job. But what would happen if we were brutally honest about a property? Here is some brutally honest copy that will never see the light of day on a rea...
03/29/2009

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Larchmont NY (town of Mamaroneck) is one of those wonderfully cozy villages that reminds me of more of the “old world” then the east coast of the United States. One snowy day in late January, I was running around with leases in Larchmont and New Rochelle. My client was stuck in traffic (due to t...
03/15/2009

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Let’s face it, one segment of the population has fared very well during this financial crisis….comedians have been given plenty of fodder for skits and there is no end in sight. When Barack Obama won the election , I was foolishly concerned for the welfare of the comics. I figured that many comed...
03/12/2009

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Although we are in the middle of a major housing market correction, many buyers are still in despair over housing prices in Westchester. They hear tales of prices dropping 40-50% in parts of Florida, California and several other former housing hot spots. Earlier, I wrote a blog about the “angry ...
03/10/2009

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Many buyers, particularly first time buyers seem to have the “I want to go it alone” mind set. As an agent who works a great deal with first-time homeowners, I have to ask why? Since the seller pays the buyer’s agent, the service is essentially free to buyers. Going it alone creates more risk fo...
03/05/2009

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Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow have been in the midst of a buyer’s market for some time. This has been particularly true of the single-family home market in the area. The higher tax rates that some of the river towns deal with put this particular market into bearish mode rather early in the correct...
03/04/2009

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Larchmont is one of the few areas that has, in some sectors, escaped the worst of the bear housing market - at least for the time being. Single family homes in Larchmont have been particularly resilient. Cooperatives have undergone a mild price correction, but compared to other parts of Westches...
02/28/2009
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