It was challenging, impossible, and difficult for buyers and renters. Mortgage rates being as high as they were with 11 increases over 18 months have caused a lot of pain and disruptions to so many looking for their first place to call home.Its severity affected a good portion of purchasers who
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12/29/2023
Right now for some everything looks rosy. Home prices, although not increasing at the same excessive pace, are still going up on Long Island. But in other locations around the U.S., prices have moderated, especially where much of the new construction has occurred.But for a majority of others, t
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12/09/2023
I have been sitting back, and not doing a huge amount of business lately. However, I have been enjoying my kids and grandchildren. Having a 9 1/2, 7 1/2, 2 1/2, and finally a grandson via my daughter-in-law and my son in March 2024, our name will continue for hopefully another 80+ years into t
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12/01/2023
I have been practicing and performing real estate for over 42 years. My first purchase was in 1977, a small home of about 1200 sq. ft that we resided in on North Road in the north section of Great Neck.The second property we purchased was a 2-family on Steamboat Road in 1981.Although we sold both
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12/01/2023
I may be 2 days early, but I want to wish all our Active Rain members and their families and friends a wonderfully Healthy, Happy, and enjoyable Thanksgiving.We don't know what we have to be thankful for until one sees and realizes what chaos is occuring here and around the globe, The Ukraine, Is
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11/21/2023
I just returned from last week’s NAR Convention and my Global Business and Alliance Committee meetings in Anaheim, CA. It doesn’t matter how many years you may be involved in the industry, there is always something to learn and absorb as well as refreshing one’s knowledge to clear out the cobweb
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11/21/2023
As we grow older, challenges await us that some will prepare for but so many will not. Staying healthy and active should be tantamount in everyone’s mind to be able to stay in place.But as studies and statistics have shown the U.S. is the most unhealthy, obese, and overweight country on the face
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11/10/2023
We still have the largest economy on the globe and are still the Promised Land for the immigrants who desire to come here legally, whether for education, jobs or just to relocate permanently. However, we also have a very serious illegal immigration problem and it is not being addressed in the pr
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11/10/2023
There are a multitude of reasons for moving. From what my clients tell me and what I have read, it is to downsize and lower the overall cost of living. Some want to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Some don’t want to deal with the regular interior and exterior maintenance of owni
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11/10/2023
Over the years I have experienced various situations where major and minor problems in which the lack of COs (certificate of occupancy) delayed or even lost deals. The problem is every time you perform an upgrade or improvement, you need to determine do you need a permit.Some will have done thin
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10/20/2023
