Westchester County, New York

If I wasn’t a real estate agent I’d probably hang up but...   I usually hang right up from solicitors, especially since I’m every Do Not Call List that you can be on for all of my phones and multiple times, but you know we still get them. Usually automated, sometimes that good old “we are not ask...

Buyer/Renter Beware. You may not get what you expected! I happen to tune into Anderson Cooper’s program this afternoon when they were discussing real estate scams found on Craigs List and similar sites by people who don’t actually own the properties and are renting or selling them. These people ...

    The Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox is especially popular in the summer, due to its proximity to Tanglewood and its 18 hole beautiful golf course.  It has 117 rooms that are spread between the Mansion with 13 rooms, (the original 100 year old Tudor building) and several outlaying buildings. ...

This is great information for consumers who say they want a bank that will provide "the lowest interest rate". I always tell buyers to compare three different mortgage firms and to look at their "total" costs, not just the interest rate. As low as interest rates are today, Borrowers are still foc...

Here are my Thoughts about Valentines Day gifts.  Why do restaurants, events, websites all seem to have “special” menus, or events, or gifts tailored towards Valentines day, usually with “higher” price tags?Isn’t Valentines Day supposed to be more of a “low stress” holiday where you just celebrat...

                                                                             So this was the picture for the storm in October 2011 taken out my back family room sliding door to our deck!As we listen to the weather forecast yesterday where blizzard conditions were forecast with up to 2 feet of sno...

                  There is a house for sale in lower Westchester that says it is represented by a listing agent, BUT, it says to set up all appointments for showings, and all negotiations, offers and questions should be directed to the sellers.  Wondering if that listing agent is getting paid for...

According to HGAR latest newsletter dated January 14th, 2013 real estate sales increased considerably over 2011 in our region, which consists of Putnam, Orange, Rockland and Westchester County.Here are some highlights from the Westchester County latest stats!Westchester County accounts for ⅔ of t...

Are you a real estate agent in New York City, the boroughs or even Westchester County needing to complete the 22 and ½ hours to renew your real estate license in New York State?                  Would you rather take 8 field walking tours of various neighborhoods of New York City one morning or a...

For those of you who do not know about ReBarCamp, it is a yearly event where real estate agents, some vendors and specialists get together in a casual meeting setting to discuss relevant issues that impact the real estate industry. The focus of the New York event, held at The Roger Hotel in midto...