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Westchester Putnam Multiple Listing Service Year End 2009 Market Report

 
 
 
 
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 at all. it just is [...]

Want A Free Trip Around The World? The Amazing Race Is Coming To Yonkers February 4!

That’s right! A free trip! Eat bugs! Sleep in airports! See beautiful scenery! Drink water of dubious quality! What is a shower! Make a total fool of yourself on national TV! Have the time of your life! This is your chance to participate in an epic adventure and possibly win a lot of money. On [...]

Houlihan Lawrence Launches New Website!

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 [...]

REMINDER! KIDVILLE SCARSDALE OPENS TOMORROW JANUARY 3! OPEN HOUSE STARTS AT 10 AM!

Start the new year off right and give your child the advantages he or she needs in a fun and educational atmosphere at Kidville! There are a wide range of classes for children of all ages to sign up for!
The grand opening kickoff is tomorrow! The Little Maestros will be paying a visit and there [...]

No Booze At The New Fairway in Pelham Manor? They Need Your Help!!

The following was posted on Facebook this evening by the owners of Fairway. If you think have having a better selection of fine wines in Westchester is important, please help them out!
Mika Sneddon December 28 at 6:14pm Reply
Fairway Fans of Westchester County and the Bronx -
Fairway needs your help!
Due to some legal mumbo-jumbo, the [...]

KIDVILLE In Scarsdale Opening January 3, 2010! Exciting Events Planned!

Kidville is a really fantastic company that offers high quality classes for young children to develop their motor and cognitive skills. Please join Maria and Tony Bonet in the Grand Opening of their new Kidville Store, located at 777 White Plains Rd, just up the block from Lord & Taylors in Scarsdale. They can be [...]

Wykagyl’s Famous Poultry Time Is BACK IN BUSINESS!!

Yessssssss!
After a brief hiatus after Poultry Time was cast into the wilderness after losing its lease in the Quaker Ridge Shopping Center in New Rochelle, they are back for the holidays for home deliveries! I believe that in the future they will be reopening a retail store, but for now only phone orders.
I like so [...]

Pick Up A Letter From The Sleigh At The UPS Store In Bronxville & Give Christmas To A Child

This afternoon the agents in the Houlihan Lawrence Bronxville office received an email about Santa letters in a sleigh at the UPS Store in Bronxville Village. Children have written Santa for toys and clothes that their parents cannot provide this year due to the tough economic times.
I know how difficult it is to open your  [...]

The Army’s Century on Davids Island New Rochelle

Westchester County has a new website on the history of Fort Slocum, AKA Davids Island that is utterly fascinating. Ft Slocum, located off the coast of New Rochelle in Long Island Sound, was an army base from the 1860’s through 1965. It was a place where tens of thousands, including my Grandfather, shipped off to [...]

The Daily Ramble: Fannie Mae Loan Limits Extended To December 31, 2010!

The impending reversion of the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA loan limits back to the old $417,000 conforming loan limit at the end of the year has been postponed to December 2010!
In January 2009 the loan limit had been increased in Westchester (considered a ‘high cost’ area) to $729,750. Above this level are ‘jumbo [...]