THIS MONTH’S FEATURED REAL ESTATE ARTICLE

Buying a multi-unit property can be like sharing an entrée at a restaurant, buying a two-for-one special at the grocery store, or eating leftovers. You can pay about the same price, and often less, for a multi-dwelling property as you might for a single-family residence with the benefit of added income to help pay the mortgage or have extra space for guests or relatives. These additional dwelling spaces can be an accessory apartment attached to a primary residence or over a garage, a classic two-family […]

Our readers responded so enthusiastically to the first Mystery Buildings article in 2019 and to More Mystery Houses in 2022 that Main Street plans to return every October to check up on the status of previous mysteries and identify new ones, including commercial buildings. We appreciate the help of real-estate agents, town officials, local residents with long memories, and owners who have shared their perspective. Our definition of “mystery” building remains the same: a building that anyone can walk or drive by and wonder what […]

In 2018, the last time Main Street looked at real estate in the Town of  Pine Plains on the northern border of Dutchess County, we predicted that real estate activity and prices were poised to move upward. COVID, low interest rates, and a national housing shortage fueled the town’s real estate market from total sales of $9 million in 2017 to $16 million in 2021. Despite record activity in the last four years, prices in Pine Plains remain affordable, and the town retains its […]

Founded in 1824, the Town of Copake, the Mohican word for snake pond, is busy planning its bicentennial celebrations for next year. Located on the eastern edge of Columbia County, Copake is an all-season sporting playground, which still retains its agricultural feel. The Harlem Valley Rail Trail winds through Taconic State Park. There’s skiing and zip lining at the Catamount Ski area in the northeast corner, and dazzling Copake Lake with water-skiers, marinas, and summer campers. The public 18-hole Copake Country Club, “quality since 1921,” […]

Exactly ten years ago Main Street Magazine looked at the real estate market in the “consistently quiet” town of Sharon, CT. Not very much has changed except for real estate prices, super-charged by COVID. The construction fence around Hotchkiss Library on the Sharon Green has been removed and the multi-year renovation is almost complete, with hopes to move back in July. The library is only one of Sharon’s established institutions along with the Sharon Historical Society, the Sharon Playhouse, the Audubon Society, the Sharon Land […]