Sunday, December 28th, 2008
In the Region: Housing Inventories on the Rise
A new assessment of the New York region presents a generally unlovely picture of residential sales markets in terms of unsold real estate inventory.
Archive for the 'Westchester County (NY)' Category
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Living In | Somers, N.Y.: Wal-Mart Far; Reservoirs Near
Somers, N.Y., has a landscape of trees, hills and reservoirs that is punctuated by buildings, most tucked in discreetly along winding, hilly streets.
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
In the Region | Westchester: Foreclosures Creep Upmarket
These days, no community is immune when it comes to foreclosures.
Friday, September 26th, 2008
In the Region | Westchester: For Buyers Immune to a Downturn
Some builders say that even as Wall Street stumbles and most home buyers wring their hands, their customers have full pockets with lots of money to spend.
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
In the Region | Westchester: Summertime, and Selling Ain’t Easy
Westchester’s decrease in sales in June was 11 percentage points worse than for Connecticut as a whole.
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
In the Region | Westchester: Single-Family, Meet Mixed-Use
For decades, planning board officials discouraged apartments above stores in Hastings-on-Hudson’s small-business district. These days, officials are rethinking that approach.
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Living In | Fleetwood, Mount Vernon, N.Y.: In a City With Challenges, Much to Offer
The Fleetwood area of Mount Vernon, in southern Westchester County, has streets lined with lush gardens and is only a 30-minute rail commute from Grand Central Terminal.
Friday, July 25th, 2008
IN THE REGION | Westchester: Questioning Developers’ Incentives
Three councilmen in New Rochelle are seeking more oversight of the city’s industrial development agency.
Friday, July 18th, 2008
In the Region | Connecticut: Sold Unfinished; Vision Required
The sale of unfinished homes, most of them empty shells, is another sign of distress in a sliding market.
Saturday, June 21st, 2008
In the Region | Westchester: The Lure of Cutting the Middleman
For sellers who have watched the prices on their houses slide in recent months, the idea of eliminating the middleman — a real estate agent and his or her 6 percent commission — can be alluring.
