Monthly Archives: January 2009

Guest Post: Anon E. Moose

January 21, 2009 – 7:45 pm

HIB commenter submitted this guest post about his recent visit to an open house in Plainview. Spouse dragged me to an Open House on a Plainview split-level over the weekend.  Listed at $425,000, low for the area, I guess.  Nonetheless, my strongest thought was that the slimy used-house salesman should be sued for malpractice for [...]

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Open House: 50 Paumanake Ave

January 8, 2009 – 9:15 pm

I’m trying to get this one up as quickly as possible while the impressions are fresh in my mind.  The open house was this past Sunday and even though this house was a bit out of our price range, we were happy for the excuse to get out of the apartment a bit. 50 Paumanake [...]

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Looking For Stories

January 3, 2009 – 2:16 pm

In an effort to get some more content for this site and to expand its perspective a bit,  I’d like to get stories or guest posts from some of my readers. Come on people. I know you’re out there. I have the Google Analytics data to prove it. I’m interested in talking with people who [...]

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A Good Time To Buy?

January 3, 2009 – 2:02 pm

James Bednar weighs in: Yes, there are opportunities in the current market, but they are still pretty rare and require a buyer to be very flexible. If I had to put a figure on it, I’d say that roughly 1 out of every 50 listed homes represented a better value than what we’ve seen in [...]

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MLS Report – Goodbye 2008!

January 1, 2009 – 1:33 am

Oh the weather outside is frightful, and the real estate market isn’t any better. Homes in Babylon Total: 72 Babylon School District: 45 BSD and Under 600K: 26 Condos/Coops:10 The new year is upon us and sometimes it feels like the Red Queen’s race in the real estate market. The faster we go, the further [...]

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