Real Estate Guide 01.21.21

HOME, GARDEN&REAL ESTATE
January 21, 2021 • A Special Supplement to Halston Media GUIDE

17 Old Knollwood Road, Elmsford

FOR SALE: $1,295,000 | 8 Bedrooms | 5-1/2 Bathrooms | 4,750 sq. ft.
Sandra Santos-Lacey, Real Estate Salesperson | COLDWELL BANKER Lower Hudson Valley Regional Office | 845-803-4550

Score a hole-in-one with this updated Tudor and Cottage with timeless sophistication! You will immediately connect with this home as you step through the front door greeted by
a large living room with an oversized fireplace adjoined by a picturesque sunroom. The dining room boasts beautiful, coffered ceilings highlighting outstanding
craftsmanship that is obvious throughout the home. The expansive kitchen is every chef’s dream, from the exotic granite island with a warming station, the wet bar,
custom-built cabinetry, a custom copper farm sink with matching oven hood, stainless steel appliances and a pantry! The second floor is defined by its impeccable master
suite and master bath with a clawfoot tub as well as three additional bedrooms all with Jack & Jill style bathroom access. The third floor provides additional bedrooms,
two bathrooms and ample storage. The Cottage can serve as an extended living space or the perfect solution for a home office, family, or guest accommodation.

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HALSTON MEDIA Q4 increases ‘nothing
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The Staff Inventory at all-time low and future predictions are difficult
T he see-saw year, a.k.a. 2020, end-
ADVERTISING TEAM ed on an astonishingly high note was to occur in the fourth quarter. 2020. ere were 2,232 single-family sales
PAUL FORHAN for real estate practitioners in the Every county in the region, with the ex- in the fourth quarter as compared to 1,415
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ception of the Bronx, which falls in the city
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ing strong rst quarter sales, agents looked es in residential home sales. All regions, the gle-family home in Westchester increased
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CORINNE STANTON forward to and anticipated more of the Bronx included, also saw increases in medi- over 12 percent to $735,000, compared to
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same for the second quarter. What oc- an sales prices.While year over year increas- $655,000 for 2019.
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LISA KAIN curred instead was a decimated market es were signi cant, fourth quarter increases Increases were no less impressive in

201-317-1139 as a result of COVID-19, and the virtual were nothing short of dramatic. other counties. Putnam County, one of
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shut down of real estate activity. Creativ- Westchester, which comprises the larg- the smaller markets in the region, had an
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[email protected] city dwellers to escape their close environs, year increase in single-family residential percent, going from 1,050 units in 2019
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CO-FOUNDER resulted in historically high single-family sales of 14 percent, or 6,657 units as com- to 1,261 units in 2020, with a median
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residential sales in the third quarter which, pared to 5,839 for 2019; one third of those SEE HGAR PAGE 3
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HGAR FROM PAGE 2 prices increased in all markets both for the 6-County Total Residential Sales 4th Quarter
fourth quarter and year over year.Westches-
price increase of 6 percent or $380,000, ter County condo sales were down by 6.8 4,000 2017 2018 2019 2020
as compared to $358,000 in 2019. Single- percent for the year, but showed surprising
family sales in Rockland County increased strength in Q4, increasing by 48 percent 3,500
14.7 percent for the year, with 36 percent with an annual price increase of 5 percent
of sales taking place in the fourth quar- to $404,500 from $385,000 in 2019. Condo 3,000
ter. Unit sales for the year were 2,327, as sales were strong in Putnam,up 37.3 percent
compared to 2,028 in 2019. e median to 173 units from 126 units in 2019. Rock- 2,500
sales price of $500,000 was an almost 10 land County condo sales increased year over
percent increase over the 2019 median of year by 7 percent, while prices went from 2,000
$455,000. Year over year, single-family sales $247,250 in 2019 to $265,000 in 2020. Or-
in Orange County increased 8.5 percent to ange County condo sales dropped almost 1,500
3,984 units from 3,673 units in 2019, the 11 percent for the year, but showed some
highest number of single-family sales ever strength in Q4, increasing by 10 percent to 1,000
recorded for one year in Orange. Again, 151 units over Q4/2019. Condo sales were
36 percent of those sales took place in also weak in Bronx County, dropping 14.7 500
Q4. e median sales price in Orange in- percent in 2020 (157 units compared to 184
creased by 19 percent to $330,000 from units in 2019). 0 Rockland Orange Sullivan Bronx
$277,250 in 2019, nally surpassing a high Westchester Putnam
of $322,500 in 2007. Sullivan County, the Westchester and Bronx Counties con-
northernmost in the region, had the high- tinued to see their co-op markets slide change in Sullivan), but prices continued fect a ordability. is is somewhat o set
est percentage increase in sales for the year. with a drop of 16.7 percent in Westchester
Single-family sales of 1,232 units surpassed (1,559 units sold in 2020 as compared to to increase in that category as well. by the low interest rate environment. A
2019’s number of 979 by 25.8 percent, with 1,871 units in 2019) and a drop of 27 per-
a median price increase of 36.8 percent to cent in the Bronx (391 units as compared In general, the days a property stayed on higher than usual unemployment rate for
$195,000 from $142,500 in 2019. to 537 units sold in 2019). Co-op prices
rose in both counties. Multi-family (2-4 the market (DOM) were down in all mar- the area remains a concern, but commer-
Condominium unit sales were mixed, but units) sales were down in all areas (with no
ket areas and properties sold very close to, cial activity in the lower Hudson Valley re-

and in many instances above, list price. All mains strong and should bode well for the

are indicative of a strong market. residential sector. A high level of pending

e real estate market has been an sales is an indication that in the near-term,

anomaly in a di cult economy and future sales will remain strong.

predictions for the market are di cult at

best. Inventory is at an all-time low, which is press release was distributed by Mary

may negatively impact sales and put up- Prenon, Director of Communications for the

ward pressure on prices which, in turn, af- Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS.

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It all ‘Boyles’ down to this
An unfortunate side of human nature could derail your sale

R ecently, I was up late, channel- pressions and looks GUEST photos don’t inspire, no 90 percent of sellers will—consider employ-
sur ng when I came across a docu- count—probably more COLUMNIST visits will be made. ing the services of a professional home stager
mentary on singer Susan Boyle’s than we like to admit. for an impartial opinion from someone who
Susan Atwell It’s a shame, because knows what buyers are looking for in a home.
2009 meteoric rise to fame. We are super cial. there could be some-
thing quite wonderful Susan Boyle’s hair, makeup, clothing, all
You may remember her as the frumpy, We believe that what

48-year-old that blew everyone away on we see is what we get. hiding below the surface. make her appear much older than she really

Britain’s Got Talent. e phrase “Don’t But most potential home is. Does your home’s décor leave the same

It all begins when the nervous but judge a book by its buyers just can’t see it, impression? Does your home look old, ne-

“cheeky” Susan walks onstage and declares cover” would never have made it into the and perhaps worse, they won’t see many of glected and leave buyers thinking that it is

her intention to become the next British public consciousness if it were not human the positives that are right under their noses not being well maintained? How do you

singing superstar. e audience and judges nature to do just that. We have trouble see- if the negatives jump out at them rst. No unleash the inner beauty in your home?

react as if they’ve caught a live one. You can ing past the surface, seeing the potential matter if it’s a sellers’ or a buyers’ market, Staging, of course. A professional stager

see it on their faces. e audience smells and the possibilities, and this is why we these home buyers will not waste their time is your home’s personal stylist. Relying on

blood in the water and expects her per- must impress our audience of home buy- and will simply go on to the next home. luck to sell your home is not a marketing

formance to be a train wreck. How could ers as soon as they see the home on the In- Selling a home is a competition, a tough technique, staging is.

someone who looks like this possibly think ternet or open the front door. If those rst competition, where your home is up against In 2009, the Internet, the media, the

she has anything to o er? Looking back, impressions are not good, few buyers will be other homes similar in size, price and loca- world went wild for a singer, but many were

even Simon Cowell, every singer’s toughest inclined to take a deeper look. tion. e hardest part about preparing your as focused on her image as on her voice and

critic, admits his rush to judgment. All Susan Boyle wants is a chance to be home to sell is stepping into your buyers’ doubted that she could overcome the odds

So what does all of this have to do with seen, to be heard, but with her facade, those shoes and trying to see your home through against her, proving yet again that looks

real estate and selling a home? Everything. chances are greatly diminished. e same the fresh and objective eyes of the buyer. If SEE ATWELL PAGE 11
Singer Susan Boyle proves that rst im- is true for selling a home. If those online you are having trouble with this—and 80 to

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SOLD: $770,000

199 Grove Street, Mount Kisco 101 Upper North Highland Place,
Croton-on-Hudson

Gracious and newly renovated two family 1880s grand Victorian home with wrap-around Charming country home features patio surrounded by lush gardens and mature plantings.
Cool o in the in-ground pool,relax on the screened porch and enjoy the warmth of one of four
porch. Freshly painted inside and out. Updates include renovated kitchens, bathrooms,
re nished hardwood oors, updated electrical and plumbing, to name a few. e rst replaces! is home o ers three bedrooms,
three full bathrooms and a French
unit boasts two- oor living. First oor has a replace with blue stone hearth in vestibule,
country kitchen, two-car detached and Re
master, study, den, formal family room, and two full one-car attached garage. Set on 1.3 oyl ou
acres and only minutes to Croton
bathrooms. e second oor includes two bedrooms, RANDY FAUST, Metro North station.
full bath, and steps up to un nished attic from study. COLDWELL BANKER
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IN CONTRACT: $995,000 SOLD: $820,000

680 Titicus Road, North Salem 86 Bedford Center Road, Bedford Hills

Federal-style Colonial with two-car garage Up a sweep from one of Bedford’s most beautiful roads, in a prime estate area, sits this private tra
and apartment located above. Separate a
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ground pool with pool house KAREN BENVIN RANSOM,
914-424-5545 encompassing a large living COLDWELL BANKER Katonah-Bedford
area, kitchen, den, full bath
and large bedroom. 914-953-4011