Tag Archives: Babylon

MLS Report and Open Discussion

October 23, 2009 – 11:27 am

Things have been hopping,as you might imagine. We saw a bunch of houses last weekend. We went out with our Realtor Tom on Saturday and he showed us a few houses. It was funny because there were a bunch of couples with their respective Realtors, all seeing most of the same houses as we [...]

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Giant Shark!

July 15, 2009 – 4:34 pm

5,000-pound shark washes ashore on Long Island

A 26-foot-long dying shark washed ashore Tuesday on a Long Island beach, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation said.
The male basking shark, which weighed an estimated 5,000 pounds and was measured at 26 feet, 6 inches, died shortly after authorities arrived on the scene, [...]

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To Babylon

April 10, 2009 – 6:29 pm

How many miles is it to Babylon?–
Threescore miles and ten.
Can I get there by candle-light?–
Yes, and back again.
If your heels are nimble and light,
You may get there by candle-light
From Project Gutenberg’s The Real Mother Goose

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Babylon Offers A Hand Up

March 10, 2009 – 8:56 pm

From Newsday – Babylon Will Help Middle Income Families Buy Homes
Trying to jolt a lethargic housing market, the Town of Babylon announced yesterday it will give middle-income families a $15,000 down payment match toward the purchase of their first home.
Those who earn 81 to 120 percent of the area’s median income will qualify for the [...]

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34 Homes in Babylon Pending Foreclosure

December 24, 2008 – 2:23 pm

Tom McGiveron has a new post up on foreclosure statistics in Nassau and Suffolk from RealtyTrac. RealtyTrac doesn’t have the best reputation for accuracy, but even still there’s bad new all around Suffolk county.
The big shock, 34 homes in foreclosure right here in Babylon. That may not seem like a lot. Looking at the numbers, [...]

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Sold Homes In Babylon – October 2008

November 15, 2008 – 8:55 pm

Hi HIB readers. I’m back to posting about Babylon real estate, at least for this one post. Frankly, there’s not much to interest me in the current market, but I’ll keep plugging away as much as I can.
I was able to get the Sold Properties feature working on my PC by disabling the firewall. Sadly, [...]

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