Monthly Archives: June 2009

Sold Homes In Babylon Village – April 2009

June 30, 2009 – 8:08 pm

Hi everyone. It’s Case-Shiller day! The day when S&P release their housing index numbers for April. So…how are we doing? Prices Stabilize, But Housing Trouble Still Looms [Forbes] Home prices in 20 major cities tumbled an average of 18.1% in the last 12 months, off 33% from their 2006 peak, according to the Standard & [...]

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Open House – 31 Greenway S

June 29, 2009 – 6:53 pm

OK, still getting caught up here. This is a house we saw two weeks ago. Apropos of nothing in particular, every wall was covered in nautical-themed items; anchors, oars, ropes, ships, sea scapes, you name it. I know that Babylon is a shore town, but you need to show a little restraint. 31 Greenway S. [...]

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Open House Report – 78 Wampum and 78 Livingston

June 27, 2009 – 12:47 pm

We saw these houses almost a month ago, way back on My 31st. This just goes to show you what a damn slacker I’ve been. I’ve got another old open house — 31 Greenway — to write up and we’re going to see some houses this weekend, so I hope to have more content for [...]

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This One Is For Anon E Moose

June 26, 2009 – 10:41 am
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Back From Hiatus

June 21, 2009 – 8:17 pm

Hi everyone.  I know that things have been a little quite here at HIB recently.  I’m sorry about that. I’ve been a little busy of late, but I  also lost a bit of my enthusiasm for the housing game.  I’m sure that a lot of you out there have experience some similar type of “house [...]

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Sold Homes In Babylon Village – March 2009

June 7, 2009 – 12:51 pm

Two houses sold in March 2009, not a good month for the Village or for home sales in general. New York-area home prices fall by record 11.8 percent [NJ.COM] The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller National Home Price index reported home prices tumbled by 19.1 percent in the first quarter, the most in its 21-year history. Home [...]

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Site Updates

June 7, 2009 – 10:11 am

Hi there HIB fans.  I know it’s been a little while since my last post but never fear, I have two new ones in the queue right now. Just a quick note here to let you know of some small changes to the site.  First, as you may have noticed, I’ve added avatars to the [...]

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