THIS MONTH’S FEATURED REAL ESTATE ARTICLE
Kitchen dilemma: The impact of a kitchen on real estate value
Above: A complete kitchen renovation was required for this Livingston, NY, house at an estimated cost of $45,000. Photo courtesy of Andrew Gates, Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate
The old real estate saying is that a kitchen and the primary bedroom are the selling features of a house. Of course, that presumes that location, size, price, style, and general condition already have been considered.
“My observation on kitchens is that in showing property, this is one of the first rooms a potential buyer will go to. If it […]
Answered prayers: New life for two Millerton churches
Above: St. Patrick’s Church at the corner of Barton and Church Streets gleams in the sun of early spring. Photo by Anne Day.
Millerton, the smallest village in Dutchess County, NY, with less than 1,000 people, once had four active churches – Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian, and Baptist. Today only the First Baptist church holds regular Sunday morning services. The Methodists meet only occasionally and host the NECC Farmer’s Market on Saturdays. But demographic changes and three visionaries are reimagining the future of St. Patrick’s […]
Why buy agricultural real estate?
Above: The 5,000-square-foot renovated horse barn on Hammertown Road in Salisbury, CT, is on the market for $5,490,000 with 12 acres and additional barns and outbuildings. Photo by Brian Wilcox courtesy of Elyse Harney Real Estate.
In Dutchess County, where large tracts of agricultural land are more available than in neighboring Litchfield County, agricultural “farm” real estate, both agricultural farm land without residences and with farm houses, continues to be both accessible and desirable. In Dutchess County alone 37% of all property is located within […]
Environmental Home Review
Water, air, and soil – The invisible threats
Understanding indoor and outdoor air, water, and soil characteristics has never been more critical. Environmental dangers, often invisible, can affect your health and the value of your real estate and, except for radon and smoke detectors, are not part of typical home inspections. How often have you wondered, or worried, about the quality of the air you breathe inside your home, the contaminants in your glass of water, or the history of your surrounding property?
Check your […]
At The Crossroads in Goshen, CT
Cover photo by Roger Castonguay of Dot Media courtesy of Lenore Mallett and Elvia Gignoux of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty. This dramatic timber house at 17 Hageman Shean Road on 139 acres sold for $2,200,000 after only 10 days on the market.
The Old Town Hall (now the home of the Goshen Players), a congregational church, a bank, and an interior design store mark the corners of the historic center of Goshen at the traffic circle where the Sharon Turnpike, Route 4 intersects Route 63. […]
