Diane's Blog

Property tax relief is on the way for strapped homeowners in Nassau County. In addition to a proposed 4% statewide cap on increases by Gov. Paterson, Thomas R. Suozzi, County Executive, has announced a new assessor and ordered a top to bottom review of the assessment system. Assessments have been...

According to the Listingbook database, 12 homes sold in Port during December at an average price of $752,00 (compared to 5 homes at an average price of $719,500 in November). (In Nassau County, the December 2008 average sale price is not yet available on the MLSLI website; the average sale price ...

To help get an idea of trends in single-family home sales in Port, I will be looking at sales, days the houses were on the market, price reductions of houses on the market, as well as original asking price compared to sold price, and other relevant information. According to the Listingbook databa...

The Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society held its annual Holiday Fair Saturday, December 6, at Port Washington's Sands-Willets House. Gifts, crafts, costume jewelry, antiques, collectibles, books, holiday decorations, as well as freshly baked cakes and brownies were available. The house was bui...

"Let us manage your technology so you can better manage your business" is the slogan for Millenium Software, a company run by Port resident, Mitch Schwartz. He graduated from Cornell University in 1980 with a Bachelor's Degree in Science, and has been into computers ever since. As VP of Technical...

On Saturday, January 31, 2009, the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce (with Daniel Gale Sothebys) is presenting the 2nd Annual SOUPer Bowl event at the Fellowship Hall, United Methodist Church on Middle Neck Road. Local restaurants will vie for the chance to win the People's Choice and Judge's ...

Last Night at Harbor Links , Krystyna Chiger, a resident of Port Washington, gave a talk about her book The Girl in the Green Sweater . It is the incredible story of her experiences during the Nazi occupation of Lvov, Poland in 1943. After 150,000 Jews in Lvov had been forced into the ghettos an...

The Port Washington Library main gallery is exhibiting original paintings by Burt Young until November 30. He is probably best known for his role as Paulie in the Rocky series, for which he received an Oscar nomination. His prolific acting career has included such diverse films as Carlito's Way ...

On September 16th of this year, the IRS announced a new tax credit included in the recently enacted Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 . I've read very little about this, and I wish it were more generally known. It might help buyers with their reluctance to take the step and purchase a hom...