There was a recent uproar about a recent housing survey that ranked Rye as the 3rd costliest housing market in the nation by zip code, ahead of several exclusive Manhattan zip codes. While that makes for sensational press, how can that be possible? Granted, we know that Westchester County, along with the entire metropolitan N.Y. [...]
Archive for the ‘Rye Home Sales’ Category
Why Rye is really NOT the third most expensive housing market in the U.S…but still on the list.
Monday, October 11th, 2010Listing of the Month
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010This comfortable 3 bedroom Rye City home is located in a friendly, residential neighborhood within walking distance to Osborn Elementary School and the Harrison train station. This house has been renovated to reflect an open floor plan for today’s family living while retaining the old world character. Peaceful and serene, this “feel good” home is [...]
6 Month Real Estate Market Update- first 6 months of 2010 compared to first 6 months of 2009
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Click to take a look at this 6 month Market Update for the Northeast- the first 6 months of 2010 compared to the first 6 months of 2009- as a follow up to the quarterly housing numbers that I posted to my Rye Real Estate Facebook page earlier in the month. Although as a whole [...]
Rye and Harrison Recent Sales
Saturday, July 17th, 2010The spring of 2010 was a busy time for real estate here in Rye….just take a look here at the Raveis Housing Matrix for Rye to see that sales were up 114% in June 2010 over last year… Instead of typing the sales as I usually do, I decided to insert links for you to click on here [...]
Rye Listing of the Month- Greenhaven Tudor with Beach Rights
Thursday, July 8th, 2010I thought it might be fun to start featuring a listing of the month on the site, and so for this month, I chose this French Normandy Tudor in the Greenhaven section of Rye. This stately home built in 1926 on nearly half an acre has 3358 square feet, 5 bedrooms, a renovated kitchen with [...]
Rye City Home Sales more than double last year’s numbers by May 2010
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010I was running some numbers last night for a client who is relocating to this area from Washington D.C. suburbs and has been frustrated by the lack of inventory, especially when he reads that the housing market is still slow in many areas. Well, not here, not now…since the beginning of the year, 42 single family [...]
Rye and Harrison Recent Sales
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010March, 2010 Rye Address Bedrms List Price Sale Price Market Time (Days) 92 Mendota Ave 5 1,995,000 2,030,000 77 287 Rye Beach Ave 3 1,475,000 1,625,000 15 172 Highland Rd 7 1,390,000 999,000 282 35 Maple Ave 4 995,000 985,000 161 7 Chester Dr 4 1,150,000 950,000 [...]
By the Numbers: A Look at the Local Housing Market*
Monday, April 26th, 2010Westchester County’s local newspaper, the Journal News, featured a print exclusive Sunday chronicling the rebound of the Million Dollar homes in the region. As in my last post on the Rye Market, we are seeing more activity for “hot” properties than we have in a while, and Rye had the second highest million dollar homes sales in [...]
Quick Sales in Rye City
Sunday, April 18th, 2010WOW!!! There has been a major shift from a focus on renting to buying on the single family home front and many homes in the past 2 months have gone into contract quickly and often with multiple bidders. I was personally involved in such a situation with one of my buyers last weekend and even after raising [...]