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2010 

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Late last week, I logged onto the MLS and received quite  a surprise.  No less than 10 new listings at Trump Tower and an additional 3 new listings at the Ritz Carlton.  Some were at very competitive prices. So what gives? Did 10 families living at Trump suddenly say “I’m outta here?”  No. All s...
08/30/2010

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John is saying this so much better than I can - so I'll just pass on the commentary and present the post. While you were sleeping, the dream died.  I don't really care who you are. While you were sleeping, the dream died. It doesn't matter where you live in the United States. You slept. You dream...
08/27/2010

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The Westchester events calendar is once again up for your convenience.  I keep adding on as time goes on.  Although this is a relatively quiet weekend – the weekend before Labor day, there are plenty of Westchester County events to pick from. Why travel to Manhattan when all of this is in your b...
08/26/2010

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One of the bigges fallacies of our time is the idea that buyers have that "finding the house" is all a buyer's agent does. The reasoning continues that "If I find the house myself - I should be able to pocket the buyer's side of the commission."  This is not true in the least and  a buyer like th...
08/25/2010

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Just the other day I was pulling comps for a seller in a specific neighborhood. Normally, this shouldn’t be like pulling teeth, but a trend that I have been noticing has been accelerating. Half of the listings in this neighborhood failed to mention the name neighborhood in either agent remarks o...
08/24/2010

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White Plains New York homes have been following patterns seen throughout  county with Westchester county  homes for sale  continuing to drop in value.  Sales volume was up during the period that the tax credit was in place.  But like much of the county, sales volume has has dropped across the bo...
08/24/2010

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This is a very important post.  In the screaming buyer's market that we have had, all too many buyers have used the inspection and a negotiating tool.  Major structural issues are one thing.  But expecting every single thing to be done is quite another.  If that's what you want, you need to buy n...
08/24/2010

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Have you ever stood in front of a line of lock boxes that seems to go on forever?  Then, after carefully fishing out the correct keys and showing the units to your clients, you have the thrilling and confusing task of returning the keys to their respective boxes.  The labels are either absent, c...
08/23/2010

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The Westchester events calendar is once again up for your convenience.  I’ve added a few new sources. As this list continues to grow – I hope to make this list an even more valuable resource.  Once again, there are plenty of Westchester County events to pick from. Sure, the city is just a train ...
08/19/2010

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This is a great post about a very popular form of flooring I'm seeing more and more of. Everyone has always described bamboo as hard wood - but the variation in hardness was something that I was unaware of.  The horizontal version of the flooring was what I have seen the most and associate with b...
08/19/2010
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