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NYSAR: New York’s housing sales reach 26-month high in August

Here is the latest press release from NYSAR, highlighting the positive statewide news. The statewide data mirrors the latest Capital Region real estate numbers. Albany – September 19, 2012 – The New York State housing market monthly sales reached a 26-month high in August with existing single-family home, condo and co-op transactions increasing by 8 […]

August Real Estate Data Continues Positive Trend

The last several months have sounded a bit like a broken record. The regional real estate market has seen increases in pending home sales, increases in closed sales, and increases in home prices. The Capital Region real estate market continues an eight month trend of positive numbers. The most striking number is the increase in […]

TU: Bethlehem Plans to Increase Property Taxes 8%

This comes from today’s Albany Time Union. The Town of Bethlehem – which encompasses Delmar, Elsmere, Glenmont, Selkirk, Slingerlands, and South and North Bethlehem – is planning to increase property taxes by 8% in 2013. Interestingly enough, the 8% Bethlehem property tax increase in 2013, would amount to an overall lower tax levy than 2012. In […]

Economy Moving Forward? Market Thinks So

Within the next hour, the government will release the jods data for August, 2012. Analysts are expecting a job creation number of around 130,000 jobs without any change in the 8.3% unemployment rate. Some early, but non-reliable, private reports indicate the total jobs created could be higher than expected. From today’s Wall Street Journal: Private-sector […]