THIS MONTH’S FEATURED REAL ESTATE ARTICLE

The Hudson Valley is orchard land. Ulster County on the west side of the Hudson River is the second largest apple producer in New York and the second biggest apple-growing state in the United States, which is the second biggest producer of apples after China. The Hudson Valley, according to Elizabeth Ryan, owner of Breezy Hill Orchard, offers perfect soil, rolling hills with good drainage, and most importantly, proximity to the Hudson River, which is large enough to moderate temperatures, and to metro New York […]

Some towns are drive throughs or fly overs. You don’t know exactly where they are, where they begin, or where they end. There’s no center, no bank, no traffic light, no school – sometimes there’s not even a post office. 

Milan, NY, is one of those in-between towns on the way to the Taconic Parkway or Millerton. It is bordered by Rhinebeck and Red Hook to the west, Pine Plains to the east, Stanford to the southeast, Clinton to the south, and Gallatin in Columbia […]

A gradual movement away from fertilized, mown green lawn with a band of spirea hiding foundations towards an intentional, sophisticated approach to residential landscaping is happening all around us. At the same time that sellers are “upgrading” bathrooms and kitchens to increase the value of their home and enjoy the improvements themselves, they are paying more attention to their front yard and exterior spaces. 

Since COVID, nursery sales have exploded and interest in gardening has been permanently ignited. When a buyer views a home on […]

The hilly, rocky rural Town of Cornwall and its five Cornwallian hamlets – Cornwall Bridge, Cornwall, West Cornwall, East Cornwall and Cornwall Hollow – are described as quirky, different, bohemian, artistic, intellectual, remote, private, and outdoorsy.  East of Kent and Sharon in Litchfield County, Cornwall is lightly populated with only 1,379* residents spread out over 46 square miles.

In 2016, the Town of Cornwall was proclaimed the greenest town in Connecticut, which itself is among the […]

Summer rentals are beginning to show up on realtors’ websites and Zillow. They stand out from the yearly rentals by their attractive furnishings and monthly price, which is usually upwards of 100% more than an annual rental. No one wants to sleep on the floor for the summer. Seasonal immigrants have already started signing leases and will turn out in droves at the first sign of warmer weather and sunny days.

Changes in the market

Realtors in our second-home markets in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts agree […]