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It's a hard knock life for home builders these days. According to the National Association of Home Builders about 71 percent of home builders used incentives to draw in prospective buyers to their communities in June. Orange County, NY real estate hasn't been immune to this trend and incentives are spread far and wide on certain communities but the area is still prime for new development with new communities like Woodbury Junction and Encore Palisades opening their doors this Fall.

After learning of the two new communities coming to the surrounding area, Woodbury Junction and Encore Palisades, I added a profile of each community to the long list of community profiles already on my website; both resale and new construction. Recently Woodbury Junction…

It's amazing to me that only about ten years ago the internet was a slow, fuddy duddy 56k gateway to brochure websites and news. The local board of Realtors and Greater Hudson Valley MLS have tried valiantly to keep up with the breakneck pace of internet and technology which I give them much credit for but their efforts just aren't adequate anymore. My local Orange County NY real estate peers might disagree with what I'm about to say since our MLS recently upgraded to MLXChange 3.0 which afforded us many new features so where did they go wrong?

The MLXChange 3.0 software only works with Internet Explorer. Mac users, including myself, make up about 5% - 6% of the entire computer using population, but we are not to be underestimated. In fact, a recent…

The real estate market may be going through turbulent times but that hasn't stopped many builders, local and national alike, from forging ahead and creating a dynamic new home market in Orange County, NY. From the high $200s to the $1 million mark, Orange County real estate now offers a new home selection unmatched by many other NYC metro markets.

The list below will go in order of lowest starting price for Orange County, NY new homes in active adult communities and continue by price range until we reach the most luxurious homes offered for sale in the area.
 
Wildflowers at Wallkill is an active adult community located in the Town of Wallkill, NY. The absolute first thing you will notice as you drive into Wildflowers at Wallkill is the gate in front of…

Brighton Green is a community of 154 townhouses set among 25 beautiful acres in the Town of Newburgh and offers a low maintenance lifestyle for residents of the community including maintenance of all common areas, sidewalks, garbage removal and resident exclusive clubhouse. The community clubhouse is 3,100 sq.ft., sits near the center of the community and features an outdoor swimming pool, billiards room, fitness center, lounge with kitchen and outdoor tot lot. All of the homes in Brighton Green come with a generous appointment of luxury amenities like central air conditioning, Corian countertops and GE Profile appliances in the kitchen, and master suite conveniences including a walk-in closet and soaking tub. Learn more about the community in general with… Read Full Post

Brighton Green is a community of 154 townhouses set among 25 beautiful acres in the Town of Newburgh and offers a low maintenance lifestyle for residents of the community including maintenance of all common areas, sidewalks, garbage removal and resident exclusive clubhouse. The community clubhouse is 3,100 sq.ft., sits near the center of the community and features an outdoor swimming pool, billiards room, fitness center, lounge with kitchen and outdoor tot lot. All of the homes in Brighton Green come with a generous appointment of luxury amenities like central air conditioning, Corian countertops and GE Profile appliances in the kitchen, and master suite conveniences including a walk-in closet and soaking tub. Learn more about the community in general with… Read Full Post

Once you start house hunting there is no doubt one of your first stops will be at a new homes website or community to see what they have to offer in the area you would like to live in. In fact, new homes have stepped up to win the hearts and minds of homebuyers for the better part of the past decade where we’ve seen an unprecedented explosion in new home construction and buying. What was once considered a luxury reserved for the rich and famous, new construction has opened the door to all price ranges and styles including luxury high-rise condominiums, townhouses, active adult communities and single-family homes.

There are a tremendous number of benefits to owning a new home including the ability to customize the home to your liking, meeting all the new… Read Full Post