NAR March Housing Minute
The trends continue...Home prices rising, inventory flat or decreasing and mortgage rates on the rise. If you are thinking about selling in the short term, now is the time to start testing the market.
Buyers will continue to flood the market until they become frustrated by lack of inventory, until price increases outpace demand or until interest rates make a purchase intoa negative long term investment. Baby Boomers and millennials are the largest segment buying homes right now, but Generation X is not far behind.
Listings are down 8.1 % from this time last year. If you are seller, especially in the $200,000-$450,000 range, this means a great opportunity. If your home is priced right, you will have the opportunity to see a wave of qualified buyers knocking on your door. Yes, prices will continue to rise in this market. With demand high and prices rising we are seeing an increase in bidding wars. How long will prices continue to rise? Nobody knows for sure and we certainly don't want to be get to a point where we wait too long. Ask the home owners who were close to selling in 2007, but became reluctant to sell, if they regret holding on to their homes.
Take a look at NAR's Housing Minute Video! Let's see where April brings us.
Summer Five - Ice Cream
The Hudson Valley may not have the bountiful Dairy Farms that historically dotted the landscape. But that doesn't mean you can't find delicious ice cream all over our region. The Five Ice Cream shops feature an assortment of iced dairy products for those hot summer days and nights. I have been to each of these locations numerous times and can say, unequivocally, that each has met and exceeded my family's expectations. Joe's Dairy Bar is the place that has the longest tenure on my list. Traditionally, we as many others, head to Joe's after baseball games in the spring and summer. Red Hook's Holy Cow makes the greatest milkshake. Moo Moos is a perfect ending to a walking tour of historic Cold Spring or hit Moo Moos after a hike up Bull Hill. The Village Creamery is our newest choice. Even though the village of Wappingers has had some tough luck recently, I am bullish on the future of the village. It as beautiful village on the verge of great revitalization. The Creamery is a big part of that downtown excitement. Finally, even though Dairy Queen is a major chain, it still ranks high with people in and out of Dutchess County, bringing Blizzards to the Dog Days of Summer.
Ice Cream Five
MOO MOOS - COLD SPRING
JOE'S DAIRY BAR - HOPEWELL JUNCTION
THE VILLAGE CREAMERY - WAPPINGERS FALLS
DAIRY QUEEN - WAPPINGERS FALLS
HOLY COW - RED HOOK
Want to live in Cold Spring? Shakespeare is Here
Check out the Shakespeare Festival at Boscobel. Just one of Cold Spring's gifts.
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
Have you been? What did you see? Tell us what you thought.
Want to live in Carmel? The Wizard of Oz
Join our talented Carmel High School music students as they perform The Wizard of Oz.
Friday April 1st - Sunday April 3
OR Click here to check out the wonderful music department at Carmel!
Want to Live in Cold Spring? Sap to Syrup
Take the kids for a great family day of learning and outdoor fun. A mix of winter and early spring Hudson Valley activities. #TaconicOutdoorEdCenter
Maple Sunday: A Sugar Maple Celebration
Sunday, March 13, 2016 08:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Test your knowledge on Maple Syrup.
Want to Live in Pawling? Come to Daryl's House!
Private Eyes are watching Pawling. Daryl Hall and John Oates became Pop Culture in the 1980s. Hall, who once lived in Dutchess County, opened Daryl's House in 2014 in the location that once housed the famed Towne Crier Cafe. Through an inspiration that saw Hall play for family and friends in a relaxed setting at his home, Hall now wants to take his venture to the next level. The Pawling music venue and restaurant is now ready to expand outdoors, to the Backyard, in a hopes of attracting 1000 of his closest musical friends.
Check out Daryl's House and let us know if you will be heading out this summer to Pawling.
Want to live in Beacon? Oscars in the Valley
Check out this article from USA Today. This year's statue was cast in a Hudson Valley Foundry. #BeaconRoots
Where does this rank in Hudson Valley News for 2016? Tell us what you think.
Video by Dutchess Tourism Inc.
Did you happen to catch Dutchess Tourism's latest appearance on NBC? As part of the Jeep Weekend Getaway, Raina Seitel headed up to the Hudson Valley and explored the beautiful sights of Beacon, New York. Some of her stops included the Dia:Beacon, Hudson Beach Glass and Round House.