According to the NY Times, foreclosure filings in New York State for 2009 are up 17 percent from 2008, with just over 48,000 cases. Not all filings automatically become bank repossessions- many will become short sales, loan modifications or get pulled back by the homeowners through other means (like paying the arrearage if at all possible). Even [...]
Archive for December, 2009
New York Foreclosures Up
Posted in Foreclosures, Short sales, The Market, tagged New York foreclosures, New York loan modifications, New York real estate market, New York Realtor, New York short sales on December 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
REBNY and NAR Factoid
Posted in Real Estate Companies, tagged NAR, REBNY on December 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I always sort of suspected it, but I found this today. REBNY, the Real Estate Board of New York, was, up until it withdrew in 1994, part of the National Association of REALTORS (NAR).
Mixed Real Estate News
Posted in Media, tagged Media, Real Estate market on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It can be confusing to understand the health of the economy from the media. As the screen shot from my news feed shows, there are seemingly completely contradictory stories on the U.S. real estate market. Continued
Great Video from a Client
Posted in Humor, tagged Holiday Video, Past Clients on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A guy I sold a condo to not long ago was kind enough to send me a holiday video he set up. My clients are the best. The lengths they go are amazing.
Love Agents, Hate Agents
Posted in Jerks, Media, tagged FSBO, NY Times Story, Using an agent on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This article in the Sunday Times sparked the typical debate between people who use agents, hate agents, and are agents. A few in particular prompted me to write a 2nd comment (my first can be read here). Comments may close before it gets posted, so rather than lose it, here you go. My experience with [...]
NY Times on Croton on Hudson
Posted in Communities, tagged Croton on Hudson, Croton on Hudson Real Estate, Croton Realtor on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Ossining- Indian Village
Posted in Communities, tagged Ossining, Ossining Indian Village, Ossining Realtor, Westchester Realtor on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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