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HousesClosings 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 reflect activity that occurred the Fall of 2009. Realtors remain optimistic that a ...

Who is the greatest Hustler of All Time? Be careful. There are a lot of hustlers in real estate. I see it time and time again. The faces change, but the game stays the same. So if you are buying a house, be careful that you don’t have the Greatest Hustler of All time. Do you know any of these people? The PoliticianThey promise you ...

Westchester County NY reported a 31% decrease from last quarter’s home sales transactions. The median sale price of a single family house in Westchester was $532,000, a decrease of $90,500 or nearly 15% from last year. The decrease was attributed to rising unemployment, plunging equity markets, weak corporate earnings and the general ...

First Time Home Buyer Seminar   April 4th, 2009 Saturday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM   Where: YMCA 220 South 2nd Ave, Mount Vernon , NY Cost: Complimentary It's time for you to own your own home this year. Come to this buyer seminar and get the secrets that successful home owners used to buy their homes. Learn the best sources for ...

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 provides for a $8,000 tax credit that would be available to first-time home buyers ...

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 opportunities for local initiatives in many areas, including housing. Below is a summary of ...

You want to buy a co-op? Below are ten steps to ownership. A co-op is an asset like any other piece of real estate except you are not really buying the property. A co-op is not condo. When you buy a condo you are buying the actual site (like a house). In a co-op, or cooperative, you are buying shares of a corporation (which is leasing you back the ...

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 getters. Here are the worst offenders. Did these people make your list? I bet you ...

Are you looking for a coop that will love your dog or cat as much as you do? Well...maybe not as much as you do, but well enough. I have been getting many requests from buyers looking for pet friendly coops in Westchester. So I did a little homework in the Westchester MLS and came up with this list. The information provided is only for coops ...

It's time to winterproof your home before the cold weather sets in. Old man winter will be blowing hard this year, and you don't want him to blow the heat out of your house, or the money out of your pocket. There are a few simple things you could do now, to save yourself headaches and money. Here is a list of indoor and outdoor to-dos. The ...