Deeds and Leases

        2009 was dismal, but we have turned the corner. That is the crux of the market report issued this week by the Westchester Putnam MLS. I generally let this document speak for itself because I frankly am not in love with it. Not because anything in it is wrong – not [...]

Can you believe it? With all the recent bad press about how Con Ed has been ripping down trees in WestchesterCounty under the guise of protecting their power lines, you would think that the City of Yonkers would smarten up? Well they have not. At least the powers that be at the Yonkers Fire Department [...]

Today Houlihan Lawrence launched its new state-of-the-art website http://www.houlihanlawrence.com This has been a long time coming, and it is very web 2.0! Sporting a new soothing color scheme, it is chock full of new features, including larger pictures, map searches, YELP! integration, school information, enhanced client access and so much more. Combined with our new in-house [...]

Okay okay, is this the case of a government agency expanding itself? For once, NO! This may be a case of acronyms gone wild, but it is vitally important in the expansion of rights for all people to obtain housing without fear of discrimination. Today the New York Times reported that The Federal Housing Administration [...]

This is an intriguing article that suggests a financially viable way to convert failed/foreclosed condominium projects into cooperatives. At its most conservative it allows the lenders to be made whole. At best, there is some profit, which is better than a warehoused white elephant! I am curious to see what kind of reaction lenders and [...]

Thanks to a visitor to my open house this afternoon, I found this article from the New York Post that was just published. It restates what I have preached for years, that the Bronxville PO/Yonkers neighborhood offers incredible value combined with easy access to Manhattan and shopping. Throw in great prewar buildings and wonderful single family [...]

Located in sought after Bronxville Terrace, this 900 SF home on the third floor awaits a new owner! Please stop by and view this mint apartment, featuring updated eat-in-kitchen, recently renovated bath, great prewar details, hardwood floor, treetop views and more! Can’t make it? Just email me at pharris@houlihanlawrence.com for a private tour. View information [...]

This is a big pet peeve for me. Reviewing and interviewing a prospective purchaser is not rocket science, but some boards act like you have to climb Mount Olympus. It gives coops a bad name and just makes the whole purchase process just that more difficult and stressful. The Times has a great Q&A section, [...]

Bronxville Terrace inaugurated one of it’s brand new laundry rooms, installed today by Service Directions. What a difference from our former run down facility poorly maintained by the prior vendor. I realize that to the casual reader waxing about a laundry room may seem a bit odd. But when you consider the months it took [...]

NAR (National Association of Realtors) has reported some impressive numbers for June that suggest that the market is continuing to stabilize and that the worst is over. While sales are down on a year-to-year comparative basis, from May to June 2009 some impressive gains across the board have been observed. The biggest increase has been [...]