Real Estate in the Beautiful Hudson Valley

  October 2102 Market Activity in New Paltz NY 12561 2012 is turning out to be a great year for www.NewPaltzRealEstate.com and for the Greater Paltz  NY 12561  area including Gardiner NY 12525 and Highland NY and Ulster County in general. The month, of October 2012,  saw 29.8% increase in closed ...

A longtime ActiveRain/ Facebook friend wrote this blog!!! I totally agree, and I have to say I am a exclamation point fanatic too!!! I second this blog wholeheartedly! Thank you to Ken TraceyI post a lot of comments on various social media sites like Facebook and Active Rain.  I try to keep my co...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas all Over the Hudson Valley! Holiday time is a popular time to take your home off the market but may not be the best time. Sellers often think of the bother it will be at such a busy time.  Who really wants to worry about showings amid the hustle and bus...

  My New Interest~ Pinterest   Being a Realtor I find myself the role of Quasi Techie Geek. My first big endeavor was blogging the second my website www.NewPaltzRealEstate.com . I try to keep up with the social media as best I can, so far so good.   Lately, the buzz seems to be Pinterest. So I to...

  Ulster County Board of Realtors hosted an Appraiser Panel Breakfast today. The panel of local appraisers answered questions from the Realtors that attended.  The informational meeting was a pleasant exchange.   Often there is confusion over the appraisal, a Comparative Market Analysis, and the ...

  A heads-up on down payment gifts   Are you ready to buy your first home in New Paltz NY? Do you have a down payment ready to go? Before you apply for that mortgage, here’s something you should know about disclosing the source of your down payment.   Q: Part of my down payment was a gift from my...

Do you want those kids out of trouble?  Keep them busy!       Throughout the Hudson Valley our youth are offer a wide array of activities.   Football and soccer and other outdoor organized sports are winding down for the youth in our area. Basketball and indoor soccer leagues are now starting. H...

  Ulster County New York is prime and ready for growth.   I think we all know what the fact that Warren Buffet is buying up real estate companies means. I have been predicting that we would see a significant turn-around in our real estate market soon. We see glimmers of it this fall.   Right now ...

Mobile Devices- Communication During Sandy's Aftermath With all the devastation of Hurricane Sandy that hit the North East last week, a comment made by one teenager in a TV interview during the after the storm coverage stood out as a positive among so much negative. When asked what they were doi...

“You need a village, if only for the pleasure of leaving it. A village means that you are not alone, knowing that in the people, the trees, the earth, there is something that belongs to you, waiting for you when you are not there.” -Casare Pavese The Highland, New Paltz, Gardiner New York and the...