Rand Country Blog Fourth Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report: Westchester & Hudson Valley Market Overview The housing market in Westchester and the Hudson Valley finished the year strong in the fourth quarter of 2017, with meaningful price appreciation throughout the region driven by low inventory and high demand. Although sales have slumped a bit due to the lack of available homes for sale, rising prices might tempt new sellers to […]
Rand Country Blog Homes in Northern New Jersey Are STILL Cheaper Than They’ve Been in a Generation Right now is a really great time to be buying a home in Northern New Jersey Man, do I hate saying that. As I’ve explained before, I hate the phrase “great time to buy,” for a couple of reasons. First, people have different needs, and a market that’s great for one person might be terrible […]
Rand Country Blog Homes in Westchester and the Hudson Valley are STILL Cheaper Than They Have Been in a Generation Right now is a really great time to be buying a home in Westchester or the Hudson Valley. Man, do I hate saying that. As I’ve explained before, I hate the phrase “great time to buy” for a couple of reasons. First, people have different needs, and a market that’s great for one person might […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report: Sussex County Market Overview Activity in the Sussex County housing market surged yet again in the third quarter of 2017, with sales up sharply even while prices continued to struggle. Sales. Sussex sales were up yet again in the third quarter, rising over 17% from last year and now up over 22% for the year. The 2749 closings represented […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter Real Estate Market Report: Essex County Market Overview The Essex County housing market slowed a touch in the third quarter of 2017, with sales up a bit but prices mixed. Sales. Essex sales activity was up again, rising almost 4% from the third quarter of last year. This continues a trend that’s been developing for a while, with the rolling year sales up […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report: Morris County Market Overview Prices in the Morris County housing market showed more signs of life in the third quarter of 2017, even while low levels of inventory continued to stifle sales growth. Sales. Morris County sales were up just a tick, continuing a streak in which year‑on‑year sales have now gone up for 12 straight quarters, three full […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report: Passaic County Market Overview The Passaic County housing market surged in the third quarter of 2017, with both sales and prices showing signs of a strong seller’s market. Sales. Passaic sales were up again in the third quarter, rising over 8% and now up over 13% for the rolling year. We’ve now seen sustained increases in buyer demand for […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter Real Estate Market Report: Bergen County Market Overview Prices in the Bergen County housing market rose again in the third quarter of 2017, even while declining inventory stifled sales growth. Sales. With inventory continuing to decline, Bergen lacks “fuel for the fire” to satisfy the existing buyer demand. As a result, home sales were relatively flat again, up only about 1% from last […]
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Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report: Northern New Jersey Market Overview The Northern New Jersey housing market surged again in the third quarter of 2017, with another increase in sales and modest-but-meaningful price appreciation. With inventory levels continuing to fall throughout the region, we expect that sustained buyer demand will drive a robust seller’s market through rest of the year and into 2018. Sales surged throughout […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter 2017 Market Report: Dutchess County Market Overview The Dutchess County housing market showed clear signs of an emerging seller’s market in the third quarter of 2017, with a lack of inventory constricting growth but driving prices up. Sales. Dutchess sales were down again in the third quarter, more a reflection of falling inventory in the market than a decline in buyer demand. […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter 2017 Market Report: Putnam County Market Overview The Putnam County housing market slowed a bit in the third quarter of 2017, with sales falling and prices mixed. Sales. Putnam single‑family home sales were down almost 10% for the quarter, the third straight quarter of a significant decline in transactions. After over five years of steadily increasing sales, Putnam is now seeing the […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report: Orange County Market Overview The Orange County housing market surged again in the third quarter of 2017, with both sales and prices up while inventory continued to fall. Sales. Orange sales were up yet again, rising over 6% from last year’s third quarter. Quarterly transactions have now gone up in 12 straight quarters and 21 out of the last […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report: Rockland County Market Overview Prices in the Rockland County housing market soared in the third quarter of 2017, even while a lack of inventory stifled sales growth. Sales. After spiking at the beginning of the year, sales gave some of that growth back, dropping over 8% from the third quarter of last year. This was only the second time […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report: Westchester County Market Overview Prices in the Westchester housing market rose again in the third quarter of 2017, even while a lack of inventory suppressed sales growth. Sales. Home sales were down in the third quarter, falling about 5% from the third quarter of last year and marking the second straight quarter of declining sales in a row. This […]
Rand Country Blog Third-Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report: Westchester & Hudson Valley Market Overview The housing market in Westchester and the Hudson Valley surged again in the third quarter of 2017, with strong buyer demand driving meaningful price appreciation even while declining inventory stifled sales growth. With inventory rates continuing to fall, we expect this trend to continue through the rest of the year. Inventory throughout the region continues […]
Rand Country Blog Managing Multiple Offer Situations: Should You Go with a Highest, Best, and NOT Final Bidding Process? As the market is heating up, we’re seeing the return of multiple offer situations and “bidding wars.”  So I thought it might be helpful to write up an explanation of how multiple offer situations work, with some recommendations as to how sellers and agents should handle them. What is a Multiple Offer Situation? A “multiple offer […]
Rand Country Blog Why Every Home Seller Should Get Staging (and Detailing) Services from their Agent I don’t know why so many home sellers still don’t property stage their homes. Maybe it’s because “staging” as a real estate concept started in the very high end, and people still think that it’s only appropriate for select luxury properties. Maybe it’s because the first professionals who offered staging did it as outside consultants, […]
Press Room Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty Opens Office in Morristown, NJ NANUET, NY – Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is pleased to announce that they have opened a new office in Morristown, New Jersey, at 163 Madison Avenue, Suite 110. “It’s a modern-day workplace in an office building, which is a perfect meeting spot for agents and clients,” said Jeffrey Halpern, business development manager for […]
Press Room Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty Welcomes New Manager for Suffern, NY and Ramsey, NJ Branches NANUET, NY – Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is pleased to announce they have named Daniel Brozyna as the new manager for their offices in Suffern, New York and Ramsey, New Jersey. “I’m excited to have the opportunity to work with this productive team of associates and the Rand family,” said Brozyna.  “I hope […]
Press Room Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty Acquires Riverside Realty in Hoboken, NJ NANUET, NY – Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is pleased to announce that it has acquired Riverside Realty, which is located at 209 Washington Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. “We received a high demand of requests from agents in Hoboken to find out when we were going to be entering that market, and we’re […]