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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 rent in New York City for the past ten years. So how are rents in Westchester? Are 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 as "Carnivorous vulgaris", "Famishius fantasticus" or even ...

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 areas top schools, which are competitive with any district in the nation.  However did you ...

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 ...

Westchester County NY reported a 9.7% decrease from last year’s 3rd 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 news if it weren’t for the abysmal performance of the market in the first two ...

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 wear do-rags, or throw up finger signs. They definitely are not sittin on 20’s. ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 know if you will get a better offer.” This is a conversation I actually had with a home ...