The Housing Market Split in 2. Which Side Is Your House On?
Ask a couple people how the housing market is doing and you’ll probably get a couple different answers. That’s because right now, the market runs on 2 very different tracks, split by price point.Knowing which track your house is on changes everything about your sale, from your asking price to how lo
Think New Homes Cost More? Not Right Now.
Most people think a newly built home costs more than an existing one. But right now, that’s actually backwards. Newly built homes are more affordable than existing ones in a lot of markets. And that’s because builders are cutting prices and stacking on incentives to try to keep their inventory movin
Where to live on Long Island: a South Shore buyer's read
Nassau County, NY · Buyer guide Where to live on Long Island: a South Shore buyer's read Ranking lists sort towns by somebody else's weighting. This is a working read of the Nassau South Shore, town by town, and how to turn it into a shortlist you can search. On this page The method The towns
Should you sell your house before buying your next one in Nassau County?
Nassau County, NY · Move-up decision Should you sell your house before buying your next one in Nassau County? Every move-up buyer in Nassau meets the same fork: sell first and carry the certainty, or buy first and carry the risk. Here is what each sequence costs you and how to choose one. On t
Sea Cliff vs. Long Beach: which is better for you?
Nassau County · community comparison Sea Cliff vs. Long Beach: which is better for you? Two Nassau County waterfront communities, two very different lives. Sea Cliff is a hilly North Shore harbor village; Long Beach is a flat South Shore beach city. This comparison walks the trade-offs (charac
Pros and Cons of Moving to Rockville Centre
Buying on the South Shore · Rockville Centre Pros and Cons of Moving to Rockville Centre An honest look at what you trade for and against when you buy in this Nassau County village: the walkable downtown and the rail commute on one side, the cost of living and the co-op learning curve on the o
Reading the tax line on a Nassau listing before you make an offer
Nassau County, NY · Buyer decision Reading the tax line on a Nassau listing before you make an offer The tax figure printed on a Nassau listing sheet describes the seller's bill. Here is how to read it, what shifts once the house is yours, and where to check the real number before you write an
Homes along the Port Washington branch: Great Neck, Manhasset, Plandome, and Port Washington
Port Washington, NY · Corridor guide Homes along the Port Washington branch: Great Neck, Manhasset, Plandome, and Port Washington Four stations, one branch, and a housing market that reads more like a corridor than four separate towns. What each name signals, and how to search them together in
Plainview and Bethpage under $750K: where the central corridor opens up
Plainview and Bethpage, NY · Buyer guide Plainview and Bethpage under $750K: where the central corridor opens up Two central Nassau hamlets that buyers almost always end up searching together. Here is what the under-$750,000 band holds, what separates the two names, and how the corridor reads