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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, […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Sussex County, New Jersey Activity in the Sussex County housing market surged yet again in the second quarter of 2017, with sales up sharply even while prices continued to soften. Sales. Sussex sales were up yet again in the second quarter, rising over 25% from last year. And for the year, sales increased over 20%, with over 2,600 home […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Essex County, New Jersey The Essex County housing market surged again in the second quarter of 2017, with increases in both sales and prices coupled with another drop in available inventory. Sales. Essex sales activity was up again, rising over 13% from the second quarter of last year. For the rolling year, sales are now up over 7%. Indeed, […]
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Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Morris County, New Jersey Prices in the Morris County housing market showed meaningful signs of appreciation in the second quarter of 2017, even while low levels of inventory stifled sales growth. Sales. Morris County sales were up slightly, rising over 3% from the second quarter of last year. This continued a streak in which year-on-year sales have now gone […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Passaic County, New Jersey The Passaic County housing market rose again in the second quarter of 2017, with sales up and prices continuing to show some signs of meaningful appreciation. Sales. After a dramatic start to the year, Passaic pulled back just a little, but sales were still up over 8% for the quarter and are now up almost […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Bergen County, New Jersey Prices in the Bergen County housing market surged again in the second quarter of 2017, even while low levels of inventory suppressed 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% […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Northern New Jersey Market Overview The Northern New Jersey housing market surged again in the second quarter of 2017, with another sharp increase in sales coupled with some more meaningful signs of 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 the Summer and the […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Dutchess County, New York The Dutchess County housing market showed clear signs of an emerging seller’s market in the second quarter of 2017, with the first meaningful signs of price appreciation in years. Sales. Dutchess sales were down a tick for the quarter, probably a reflection of falling inventory in the market. For the rolling year, sales are still […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Putnam County, New York The Putnam County housing market showed the clear signs of constricted inventory levels, with a slowdown in sales coupled with a spike in pricing. Sales. Putnam single-family home sales were down over 12% for the quarter, the second straight quarter of a significant decline in transactions. After over five years of steadily increasing sales, Putnam […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Orange County, New York The Orange County housing market surged again in the second quarter of 2017, with both sales and prices up sharply while inventory continued to fall. Sales. Orange sales were up yet again, rising over 6% from last year’s second quarter. Quarterly transactions have now gone up in 11 straight quarters and 20 out of the […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Rockland County, New York The Rockland County housing market cooled down a little in the second quarter, with transactions and prices up only slightly after a sizzling start to the year, as the lack of inventory continues to stifle sales growth. Sales. After spiking almost 24% in the first quarter, sales cooled down in the second, rising a little […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Westchester County, New York Prices in the Westchester housing market surged forward in the second quarter of 2017, even while a lack of inventory stifled potential sales growth. Sales. Home sales were basically flat through the second quarter, falling just about 1% from the second quarter of last year. This marked the first quarter in almost three years where […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report: Westchester & Hudson Valley – Market Overview The housing market in Westchester and the Hudson Valley continued to show signs of meaningful price appreciation in the second quarter of 2017, with prices up in every county in the region. With inventory rates dropping, and demand strong, we expect this trend to continue through a robust Summer market and through the rest of […]
Rand Country Blog Managing Stress During House Hunting There aren’t two ways around it, you’re going to encounter stress when you’re searching for a home. But it’s not just you; everyone experiences it. And why wouldn’t you? This is one of the most significant investments you’ll make in life. I know acknowledging this will make you nervous, but there isn’t any use in […]
Rand Country Blog First Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Report – Sussex County, New Jersey Activity in the Sussex County housing market surged yet again in the first quarter of 2017, with sales up sharply even while prices retreated slightly after a strong showing last year. Sales. Sussex sales were up yet again in the first quarter, rising over 32% from last year. And for the year, sales increased over […]