MIDDLETOWN—The 150-unit Crestwood Apartments multifamily property at 92 Fitzgerald Drive here has been sold for $19 million. The deal was reported by Woodbridge, NJ-based brokerage firm The Kislak Company, Inc. which did not identify the purchaser. The Real Deal reported that the buyer of Crestwood Apartments was Chestnut Ridge-based North Point Management. Last July, North…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Realtors cite a lack of inventory as the leading cause for limiting potential clients from completing a transaction, according to the National Association of Realtors' 2021 Member Profile, an annual report analyzing members' business activity and demographics from the prior year. However, in spite of a global pandemic, its drastic impacts on how business was…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) latest Real Estate Economic Forecast released today predicts that the real estate sector is poised for a rebound, with the single-family housing sector, hotel and industrial returns forecast to strongly increase over the next three years. The report’s conclusions are based on an April-May survey of 42 economists and analysts…
Read MoreGOSHEN—Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus announced on Monday that the county and the Open Space Institute are working to build a new 9.8-mile trail that will span from Camp La Guardia in the Town of Chester to the Moodna trestle in Salisbury Mills. The proposed Schunnemunk Rail Trail would be utilized by commuters, cyclists,…
Read MoreHARTSDALE—Madison, NJ-based real estate franchise Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC reports that it has affiliated with locally-based brokerage firm Westchester Choice Realty Inc. The deal, BHGRE officials state fortifies its New York Metropolitan footprint. The newly named Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Choice Realty has locations in Scarsdale and Hartsdale and serves…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation recently donated $8,300 to five local charities in the Hudson Valley. They include: United Hospice of Rockland in New City; Friends of Karen in North Salem, the Community Center of Northern Westchester in Katonah, Green Chimneys in Brewster and Volunteer New York in Tarrytown. Founded in 1978, Friends of…
Read More3,367 miles is the distance between New York City and Lisbon, Portugal’s capital and biggest city with a population of a little over 500,000 inhabitants. A seven-hour direct flight connects both cities on opposite sides of the Atlantic and is an “open door” to a new way of living. Once known as “Europe’s Best Kept…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Nearly every metro area tracked by the National Association of Realtors —99%— recorded year-over-year price increases in the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest quarterly report released by NAR yesterday. The 11 metro areas with the highest single-family home price increases saw median sales prices ranging from the $100,000s to $600,000s. Those cities…
Read MoreALBANY—New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Tuesday the list of projects in Peekskill that the state will fund as part of its $10-million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award granted to the Northern Westchester County city two years ago. The 12 projects in Peekskill will provide funding that will facilitate mixed-used transit-oriented development, improve pedestrian…
Read MoreGREENWICH, CT—In what the brokerage firm says is the highest waterfront residential sale so far in 2021 in Greenwich, Houlihan Lawrence reports that a more than five-acre complex at 23 Smith Road has sold for $27.75 million. Houlihan Lawrence’s Sally Maloney was the exclusive listing agent for the property on a private road in the…
Read MoreNEW YORK—HGAR’s Bronx Chapter will be holding its annual Golf & Tennis Outing this year on Monday, June 21 at The Village Club of Sands Point in Sands Point. The all-day event will honor David Diamond, owner of the Diamond Property Group, with the “Outstanding Humanitarian Award.” Diamond is the first recipient of this award,…
Read MoreMOUNT PLEASANT—The Town of Mount Pleasant Industrial Development Agency has issued a Request for Expression of Interest for developers for a nearly half-acre longtime vacant site approximately 200 feet from the Hawthorne Metro North station. The IDA has set a deadline for May 17 and plans to review the submissions during May and June with…
Read MoreALBANY—A bill (A07280, S06481) sponsored by State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) and Senator James Skoufis (D-Newburgh, Garnerville) recently passed the Assembly and Senate that if signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will expand access to rental assistance funds for small landlords. The bill will allow property owners whose tenants cannot or will not submit a rental…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Windward School, which recently relocated to a larger campus on Mamaroneck Avenue, announced plans to sell its former campus. The property is being marketed without an asking price. The 5.35-acre development site is located at 5 and13 Windward Ave.—a residential dead-end street that backs up to Saxon Woods Park. The campus is currently…
Read MoreALBANY—On May 4, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed an extension of the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 and the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act. The legislation (S.6362-A/A.7175-A) extends moratoriums prohibiting residential and commercial evictions, foreclosure proceedings, as well as protections against credit discrimination and negative credit reporting…
Read MoreHARRISON—White Plains-based development firm Lighthouse Living has sold the 36-unit Wood Works multifamily property at 550 Halstead Ave. in Harrison for $15.6 million. The sale was reported by commercial brokerage firm CBRE on May 4. The identity of the buyer was not disclosed. The CBRE team of Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Eric Apfel, Jeremy Neuer,…
Read MoreNEW YORK—First quarter office leasing in Lower Manhattan was up from the previous quarter's record low but still more than 60% below the five-year quarterly average, according to the Alliance for Downtown New York's Lower Manhattan Real Estate Market Report, Q1 2021 released today. The report noted that while the commercial real estate market lags,…
Read MoreNEW YORK—New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on an appearance this morning on the MSNBC Program Morning Joe that New York City will “fully reopen” by July 1. The mayor said that at that time there would be no restrictions on restaurants and other businesses. Please check back for further updates on this…
Read MoreALBANY—Hundreds of Realtors from across the state, including approximately 100 Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors members, met virtually with state lawmakers earlier today to discuss key issues facing the real estate industry and consumers. After NYSAR cancelled last year’s Lobby Day program due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program was held virtually via Zoom. NYSAR’s…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Existing-home sales fell in March, marking two consecutive months of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors. The month of March saw record-high home prices and gains. While each of the four major U.S. regions experienced month-over-month drops, all four areas posted year-over-year gains in home sales. The median existing-home sales price in March…
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