Westchester County Houses

Ardlsey Village Home

Valerie — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:20:34 +0000

Sometimes the pictures look wonderful and really reflect the character of the home.

Beating the Boomerang Bust

Valerie — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:50:04 +0000

The “Boomerang Generation,” is the group of adults 18 to 34 that have chosen to move back in with their parents ” which is estimated as much as 39 percent of young adults.* The decision to move back in with parents is a function of the challenging employment market, high student loan [...]

Undecided about Selling? 5 Things to Consider

Valerie — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:13:32 +0000

We’ve all seen the news. Housing inventory is shrinking and sales prices are rising in markets all over the country. Does this mean you should sell now? This decision is always specific to your circumstances. Do you want to move and why?

Equity Return

With the serious decline in the [...]

Beware the Snake Oil Salesman (or Woman)

Valerie — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:29:40 +0000

A while ago I received an email from a homeowner who had, after several meetings with me, chosen another sales agent, then another and another. Her property was listed with three different agents and failed to sell. In her email she asked, “How strongly do you feel you can sell my house on ‘123 Maple [...]

Nantucket in New York

Valerie — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 21:43:52 +0000

560 Blinn Road Croton on Hudson, artist rendering

On one of Teatown’s highly desirable country lanes sits this New England Style home with its very surprising interior. This house presents a classic front porch exterior facade yet incorporates vaulted ceilings, naturally lighted spaces and authentic materials to create a blend of contemporary sensibilities and [...]

The Allure of an Antique Home

Valerie — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:27:21 +0000

Westchester is a county rich with history. Perhaps no where do we see this more than in our homes. From Dutch estates built in the 1600’s to the pre-revolutionary 17 century colonials and painted Victorians of the 1800’s right on through to craftsman bungalows, every era has been marked by a style of house. [...]

Real Estate Marketing

Valerie — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:14:52 +0000

This ramble/discourse was prompted by a mailing that I received today. Quite glossy and pretty, what caught my attention was the headline. (Like most of you, I discard almost everything sent to me, unread or barely perused – not true, I hope, of my clients who regularly receive information relating to real estate that is [...]

Beware the Snake Oil Salesman (or Woman)

Valerie — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 15:33:21 +0000

Last week I received an email from a homeowner who, after several preliminary meetings with me, chose another sales agent, then another and another. Her property was listed with three different agents and failed to sell. In the email from her, I was asked, “How strongly do you feel you can sell my house on [...]

Credit Scores: Hard Inquiries vs. Soft Inquiries

Valerie — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:41:51 +0000

A hard inquiry is made on your credit report whenever a business checks your credit report because you made an application for a credit card, loan, or other service, i.e. insurance. A soft inquiry is made whenever you check your credit report, a business checks your credit report for promotional purposes, or a business with [...]

Repurposing – Turning Today’s Trash into Tomorrow’s Dwellings

Valerie — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:30:24 +0000

Hopefully, we’ve all become very familiar with recycling. Repurposing is a bit less drastic way of recycling, re-using old things in altogether new things and often in creative ways. Actually we’ve been doing that for longer than “recycling” ― an old vase becomes a lamp; an antique iron turns into a book end. But repurposing [...]