Deeds and Leases

What a great story, and regrettably very true. There is nothing that raises more ugly passions than the holiday season. This is a time of year when we should all come together regardless of our religious persuasion, but instead we start to measure the “amount” or “adequacy” of a particular object to see if it [...]

If you have been following the first time home buyer tax credit you know by now that in order to get it you have to be in contract by April 30 and close by the end of June. The good news is that there is still plenty of time! The even BETTER news is that [...]

I have always loved the snow: loved to look at it, loved to play in it – and like most, hated to shovel it! One of the advantages of living in a Coop is that we have a great building staff to take care of that chore. Now that I am not a spring chicken [...]

Walk to All! Metro North, Starbucks, CVS, Dunkin Donuts, 7-11, Cleaners, Bank, Salon, Pizza, Liquors, Doctors, Bronxville Village, Cross County Shopping, Public Park, etc! Only $112,500!!

On offer is this private top floor bright and sunny apartment in the most sought after complex in Mount Vernon. Historic Park Lane, where Dick Clark grew up and Arthur Murray danced, features this wonderful top floor home filled with wonderful space and light just waiting for a new owner.  I will be happy to [...]

Wow, the market is getting busy! The spring has arrived! True to form new listings are pouring onto the market, which I think can be viewed as a good thing. Give buyers a choice. As long as they are properly priced, buyers will purchase them, especially with the $8,000 tax credit until April 30th. The [...]

        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 [...]

After much debate and wrangling in Washington, President Obama has signed the $8,000 Tax Credit extension into law. While this is welcome news to buyers (and Realtors as well!), it is much more than an extension. Some of the highlights include: * Extension of the program through April 30, 2010. You must be in contract [...]

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 [...]