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I found out an interesting bit of news yesterday... While my townhouse community of Brighton Green is FHA approved, meaning you can buy a home with 3.5% down, it turns out it is also VA approved. That means veterans and others looking to purchase a home using a VA loan can purchase in Brighton Green with no problem. In fact, it's the only new home condominium community in all of Orange County to offer FHA/VA approval. Learn more about Brighton Green by visiting http://brightongreenny.com. Read Full Post

This weekend, March 20th to the 22nd, Pulte Homes will be hosting a March Madness sales event at their sales office in Brighton Green. There are two new homes ready for occupancy with a three bedroom center home offered at $324,990 and three bedroom end home offered at $359,990! All upgrades are included in the price of the quick delivery homes and Brighton Green is the only new townhouse community in Newburgh to offer FHA approval. This means you can purchase a home with 3.5% down. There are... Read Full Post

Pulte Homes will be holding a national sales event this weekend from Friday, February 20th to Sunday, February 22nd with Brighton Green Newburgh receiving phenomenal incentives for this weekend only. What can you expect? 3 Bedroom Aylesford model - September Move-In - $299,900 + $5,000 in closing cost assistance. 3 Bedroom Newton End Home - Slashed from $410K to $359,900 + all buyer closing costs paid. Move-in in March 2009. and that's just some of the shocking new deals Pulte will be offerin... Read Full Post

Did you know that many new home buyers who look at new homes on their own aren't fully aware of similar, nearby new home communities before they purchase their new home? Imagine putting down $30,000 and paying thousands in closing costs, moving into your new home and then finding out you could have had a larger home in a more convenient location if you knew where to look. That scenario happens a lot more often than I originally believed and there's a reason for it. Take for example my new hom... Read Full Post

After the real estate market hit a steady decline in mid 2006, home builders turned to incentives as a way to attract home buyers to their communities and to help differentiate themselves from the competition. When you start looking for a new home be sure to compare builder incentives as much as the communities themselves. To help you choose, I have created a list of the top 7 new home buying incentives you should look out for: Military or Civil Service Incentive - As a thank you to the indiv... Read Full Post

Part of what makes 13 Case Court so special happens before you even walk in the door. When you first enter the community you can rest easy knowing that it’s gated which helps keep out unwanted or unnecessary visitors from driving through the community. Then you have the clubhouse and other community amenities within easy walking distance of the Belmont model residing at 13 Case Court, once a builder’s model home. For example, the tennis court sits in a grassy hillside near Case Court whil... Read Full Post

When Meadow Glen at Monroe first opened its doors to prospective home buyers, it was in an area of mostly woods and small commercial development but the builder of the community, K. Hovnanian, clearly had the foresight to see what the area would eventually become once the community was complete. Fast forward to 2007 and Meadow Glen homeowners are in the heart of it all with shopping, restaurants, highways, entertainment and schools all within a few minutes of the community. Read on to see the... Read Full Post

Buying a new home is great! You get to choose where your home will be built, add a sunroom here, third garage bay there and before you know it you are moving into your dream home. With all the options to choose from it is very easy to overlook crucial elements to your new home buying experience that could cost you greatly in both time and money. Choosing upgrades with the lowest ROI or too many upgrades, period. – This is truly the most common mistake made by new home buyers who don’t con... Read Full Post

What happened to the good ol' days back in 2004/2005 when real estate was more people friendly? Sure the market crash landed with ferocity similar to the late 1980s (so I've heard) and banks were stirred into a frenzy by the numerous bad loans made to subprime borrowers whose dreams were bigger than their pocket books could afford but I'm seeing the bloodshed coming from familiar, though unexpected, sources. Most recently I had a relocating client whose been through the ringer when it comes t... Read Full Post

Townhouse communities have evolved from what some considered to be "first time" home ownership to resort-like havens with luxurious clubhouses and lifestyle amenities that include full maintenance of the exterior with snow removal from the driveways and walkways, manicured landscaping around the homes in addition to superb convenience to commuter transit, shopping and schools. Two communities that match the modern needs of townhouse buyers are now for sale and set to take Orange County NY Rea... Read Full Post