Archive for October, 2009

Weekly Mortgage Rates

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Mortgage Rates N.Y. Product Interest Rates Annual Percentage Rate 15 YR Fixed Conforming 4.375% 4.520% 15 YR Fixed Jumbo 5.125% 5.374% 30 YR Fixed Conforming 4.875% 5.027% 30 YR Fixed Jumbo 5.500% 5.654% 30 YR Fixed Super Jumbo 5.750% 5.903% 5/1 YR ARM Conforming 3.625% 3.640% 5/1 YR ARM Jumbo 4.375% 3.592% 5/1 YR Portfolio [...]

Rye & Harrison Recent Sales

Monday, October 26th, 2009

    William Raveis Real Estate September 2009   Rye Address Bedrooms      List Price        Sale Price    Market Time (Days)   225 Highland Rd 6 5,800,000 4,550,000 274   61 Park Dr 4 3,800,000 3,100,000 141   8 Philips Ln 5 7,050,000 6,500,000 142   8 Island Dr 4 3,995,000 3,200,000 526   40 Sonn [...]

The impending expiration of the First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Nationally, home resales are up nearly 24% from the bottom in January, after jumping 9.4% in September, according to NAR (the National Association of Realtors).* There have been reports of buyers hurrying to make a deal as it is “now or never” to take advantage of this incentive. But can this program really take the credit? The [...]

This Week’s Mortgage Rates

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

  Mortgage Rates for NY Product Interest Rates Annual Percentage Rate 15 YR Fixed Conforming 4.375% 4.520% 15 YR Fixed Jumbo 5.000% 5.247% 30 YR Fixed Conforming 4.875% 5.027% 30 YR Fixed Jumbo 5.375% 5.527% 30 YR Fixed Super Jumbo 5.625% 5.781% 5/1 YR ARM Conforming 3.625% 3.640% 5/1 YR ARM Jumbo 4.375% 3.592% 5/1 [...]

Rye Harrison Rotary Sportmanship Luncheon

Friday, October 16th, 2009

I was flattered to have been invited to the Rye Harrison Rotary Sportsmanship luncheon this past Wednesday as the guest of the Honorable John L. Alfano, a longtime Rye City resident and City Judge and past Rye City Council Member. This annual luncheon is a joint meeting sponsored by the two Rotary Clubs prior to [...]

Rye Home Sales and Graphs

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Watching the market? You can always check my site to get the latest real estate information including home sales, inventory charts, and graphs to clearly show you what is going on in the community. Since 9-1-09 in Rye City, there have been: 15 Sales 10 Pending (signed contracts) 7 Homes in Conditional Contract (awaiting mortgage [...]

Weekly Mortgage Rates: Oct 9, 2009

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Mortgage Rates for NY Product Interest Rates Annual Percentage Rate 15 YR Fixed Conforming 4.375% 4.520% 15 YR Fixed Jumbo 5.000% 5.247% 30 YR Fixed Conforming 4.875% 5.027% 30 YR Fixed Jumbo 5.375% 5.527% 30 YR Fixed Super Jumbo 5.625% 5.781% 5/1 YR ARM Conforming 3.625% 3.618% 5/1 YR ARM Jumbo 4.375% 3.592% 5/1 YR [...]

Fall is a great time to explore Rye and Harrison

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Are you renting in Manhattan and watching the real estate trends in Westchester, thinking about where you may want to relocate “once the market settles”? Autumn is a great time to get out and explore Westchester’s communities to get a sense of each area. Here is a brief recap of some upcoming events for October [...]

RHS Crew Rows to raise Funds

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Please consider stopping by Rye Middle School from 10-2 this Saturday morning October 3rd to cheer on the RHS Crew team in their first ever Ergathon to raise funds for their Fall Season.  This co-ed team races representing RHS against public and private schools thoughout NY and CT.  RHS Crew receives no financial support from the Rye School [...]