I’ve got Croton on Hudson on the mind lately. It isn’t because my older brother has lived there for 30 years or because I camped at Croton Point Park as a young scout dozens of times. It could be because the only Bed and Breakfast in all of Westchester County is here, or maybe the numerous excellent restaurants. The real reason Croton is on my mind is because I’ll be leasing office space there in the near future, and I intend to do more business in the area in 2010.
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One of the great neighborhoods in Ossining is known as the Indian Village. All of the streets have tribal names, such as Mohawk and Seneca Roads. I happened to grow up on Osage Drive. Although most of the streets are pre war, the majority of the homes are baby-boom era housing. In that respect the place is a bit like Levittown on Long Island; the original homes are slowly giving way to larger, expanded structures.
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Own or rent the most affordable Briarcliff Condo on the market! 1st level unit in sought after Kemeys Cove with stunning view of Hudson River from either the living room or master bedroom patio. Both master bedroom and living room have sliders to outdoor covered patio with river view and close proximity to pool. Extremely large living room. Low maintenance includes heat & water. Walk/jitney to Scarborough train – minutes to NYC! Pool, clubhouse, assigned parking spot. Bring your imagination! Original family still owns this unit and price reflects updating you may desire. Also available for rent, call for details.
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I was interviewed by Betsy Starks for ABC World News Tonight recently. Here is the segment where I appear, once in the start of the report and again at the end.
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The show is CNBC’s “On the Money” with Carmen Wong Ulrich. The house comes up at 1:30 of the video.
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The NY Times is reporting that Sacramento, one of the earliest places to decline, is now showings signs of recovery. This is hopeful news. How long before we can expect ecouraging news in White Plains, Briarcliff Manor, and Pleasantville? Well, it depends on what you view as good news. It will be the better part of a decade before we see prices approach their 2005 zenith. Sales are certainly up, but the bulk of that volume is bank -owned foreclosures, short sales, and other underpriced assets. We still need to liquidate billions in bad loans before we can say we are “healthy.” Perhaps we are out of the emergency room, but we aren’t out of intensive care.
Westchester County buyers are still lowballing, cautious, and demanding. I think it will remian a buyer’s market until other sectors of the economy rebound. I am still listing a high number of short sales all over the Hudson Valley. They have become part of the vernacular. Moreover, New York City is in the early stages of it’s own decline. Hopefully, NYC’s problems will be far more short lived than the rest of the country.
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Driving a zillion miles per year with a digital camera yields some pretty cool things. I’ll be posting those photos on a new photo blog, http://nyphotoblog.net. The link will aslo be added to my links bar.
- De Soto
While I’m at it, my active rain blog has changed to a new url as well: http://WestchesterRealEstateBlog.net.
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Three terrible shoes dropped in 24 hours, and if you are 40 or older you’ll recognize the three obituaries personally, albeit for different reasons.
- Last night, the world found out that Mark “the Bird” Fydrich had died tragically at his farm in Massachusetts. Fydrich, the 1976 AL Rookie of the Year with the Detroit Tigers, won 19 games and made the country smile with his unusual on-field habits. He’d talk to the ball, shake infielder’s hands after a good play, and get on his knees and smooth out the dirt on the mound when he wasn’t getting opposing hitters out. I remember reading his autobiography as a kid in the St. Ann School library. Injuries cut short his career, but by all accounts he remained the same happy go lucky, down to earth civilian that he was in his all too brief major league career. He was only 54.
- Harry Kalas, the long-time voice of the Philadelphia Phillies, died at age 73. Kalas was known for his unique, distinctive voice that made me consider him the John Facenda of baseball (he did decades of work for NFL films too). I thought he’d make a great replacement for Bob Sheperd as the PA announcer at Yankee Stadium. If you want to hear a great Harry Kalas call, go to YouTube and search for Mike Schmidt’s 500th home run call. It is an iconic moment, visually thanks to Schmidt and audibly thanks to Mr. Kalas. His last broadcast of last season was the Phillies winning the 2008 World Series. He was far too young.
- Marilyn Chambers, iconic 70’s adult film star, was found dead at her home. Her popularity crested before I ever knew who she was, but I have three older brothers. Fraternal osmosis, I guess. She was also the original baby on the Ivory Snow box, which didn’t last very long after her adult film career began. She was only 56 and had been through many highs and lows, from addiction to marriage and motherhood. The Times story tells how she thought in the 70’s that her porn notoriety would help her cross over into legitimate cinema. Again, she was too young to die.
Not a banner day in the life of any male baseball fan, expecially if you are in Detroit or Philladelphia. My symapthies go out to all three families.
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10 Husky Hill, Poughkeepsie, Accepted Offer
44 Morehouse, Red Hook, Accepted Offer
62 Baldwin, Patterson, Under Contract
204 Tomahawk, Yorktown, Under Contract
15 Orchard, Putnam Valley, Under Contract
5 Bayden, Ossining- Pending Sale
177 Avondale, Yonkers, Pending Sale
97 Robertson Rd, White Plains, Pending Sale (2 offers)
2 Overlook, White Plains, Pending Sale
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The Listingbook Program allows consumers to search for a home online for free on a platform that is far more in depth and comprehensive than Realtor.com or a broker’s typical website. Registration is free, your information is confidential, and the results are fantastic.
Listing Book
Some features of the program include:
- Customizable search, including bookmarking and rejecting specific properties
- Morning updates delivered via email daily as new listings become available, putting you on top of the market
- Personal notes on properties and the ability to send messages to your agent on each home
- Change criteria quickly and easily
- Database is updated twice an hour, not once daily!
- Price change alert on bookmarked properties
- Much more
Nothing can replace a good agent, but having this kind of technology at your fingertips will make the process far more efficient. Fewer homes will be “missed out on,” more homes will fit your search, and you’ll be able to be far more specific in your criteria. Not only that, you can instant message and email your agent from the site in real time.
All your information is confidential and safe. You’ll never be spammed or solicited from 3rd parties for registering your search on the site. This is truly real estate 2.0.
Right now the database is for the Westchester-Putnam MLS system only, which includes Westchester and Putnam Counties, as well as the Bronx and Dutchess County.
If you want to search Long Island (Queens, Nassau & Suffolk Counties), click here.
If you want to search Connecticut, email me and I can get you the link.
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