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Westchester Market Report 2010

The median price for a single family home in Westchester was $630,000 in 2010, up by 8%. The number of transactions also rose by 16% over 2009. Westchester had seen somewhat of a recovery last year, given the three year consecutive price drop, and six

Is Rent 2 DAMN High?

Jimmy McMillan, candidate for New York State Governor, started his own political party called the Rent 2 DAMN High Party. His whole platform is to fix the state economy by lowering rents for families in the state. It's been reported that he pays zero

Coyotes Sighted in Westchester

Coyotes have been sighted in Westchester County since an alert went out in March 2010. Two people have been attacked. Therefore AskRey.net is issuing these uncommon sense warnings if you see a coyote in your neck of the woods. The Coyote, otherwise known

Westchester's Best Public School District?

Which school districts have the best elementary schools in Westchester? If you ask someone, you might get a good argument for the Scarsdale or Rye districts. Part of reason people from all over the world move to Westchester is to take advantage of the

Westchester Market Report 1st Qtr 2010

Houses Closings were up 77% to 756 closings for single family homes in Westchester County in the first quarter of 2010. Prices were also up 13% respectively for the same period in the county, making the median price for a new house $599,500. These closings

2009 AskRey Westchester Market Report

Houses Closings were down 12% to 3,358 closings for single family homes in Westchester County in 2009. Prices were down 11% respectively for the same period in the county, making the median price for a new house $580,000, just above prices in 2003. Normally

Westchester Market Report 2009 3rd Quarter

Westchester County NY reported a 9.7% decrease from last year’s 3 rd quarter home sales transactions. The median sale price of a single family house in Westchester was $630,000, a decrease of $80,000 or nearly 11% from last year. This would be horrible

Best Schools in Westchester

Pennington Elementary School in Mount Vernon, the Greenvale School in Scarsdale and FE Bellows Elementary in Mamaroneck have been awarded the 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools by the Federal Department of Education. The prestigious Blue Ribbon Schools Program

New York State Offers Mortgage Credit Certificates (MCC)

This guy has been getting a lot of flack lately. Most of it unjustified. However you Empire state home buyers should be giving Gov. Patterson a standing ovation for creating the NYS Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC). It allows first time home buyers to

Home Equity Theft Protection Act

I’m a hustler baby. I just want you to know. It ain’t where I’m from, but where I’m about to go. I wish all hustlers would approach me singing Jay-Z, so I know clearly who I’m dealing with. But they don’t. They don’t

$8000 Homebuyer Tax Credit: Use It or Lose It

Buyers. You can get an $8000 tax credit if you buy your home in 2009. It's called the Homebuyers tax Credit and it is one of 10 key provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama into law on Feb. 17, 2009. The bill

Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) Reports on $24.6 BB to New York

New York is expected to receive $24.6 Billion in funds from the recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law by President Obama. New York Congresswoman Nita Lowey met with the Westchester Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to outline

10 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis

How did the world’s most powerful economy get so bad? TIME Magazine published their list of people their readers think should carry blame for the current financial crisis. The list was voted on by Time magazine readers and contains the top ten vote

2008 Westchester Market Report

“Please stop screaming sir. Yes, I didn’t expect the market to decline this much either. Yes, I have seen the news. Yes, I know the offer is not what you wanted, but I think it’s time to seriously consider selling now. I don’t

VOTE – Obama or McCain

Here are the candidate's plans as they relate to home ownership and housing. I copied them straight from their websites, without editing. Obama’s Plan – Source: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/economy/ Obama and Biden will crack down
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