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🏡 Peekskill House - $229,900
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We cover developments, listings, sales, renovations, debt, architecture, & businesses right here in Hudson Valley.
LISTING OF THE WEEK
đź“Ť918 HUDSON AVE, PEEKSKILL NY 10566
Contractors, flippers, investors… this is IT.
3 Bed - 1 Bath home listed at $229,900.
Foreclosed property - needs heavy renovation.
Check out this listing here.
2023 Google Maps
DEVELOPMENT GOING UP
đź“ŤYONKERS, NY
Extell Development is constructing 6 apartment buildings across 20 acres of Hudson River waterfront.
“Hudson Piers” will be a mixed-use development with ground-floor retail space. A total of 1,395 luxury apartments are being built - a mix of studio, 2 bed, & 3 bed.
The site is located minutes away from a Metro North train station and includes a variety of amenities including pools, fitness centers, and a river-side walking path.
Check out the renderings here.
RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK
đź“ŤSOMERS, NY
🍔 PRIME PUB
Check out their menu here.
SPOTLIGHT
🏡 HOME AFFORDABILITY BY THE NUMBERS
Home prices have increased substantially ⬆️
Interest rates have increased substantially ⬆️
Historically an inverse relationship, a spike in interest rates would decrease home values as buyers in the market command a lower sales price as a result of increased monthly mortgage payments.
Summary of today’s housing environment - Extremely Limited Inventory.
Homes are sold at record-high prices even as mortgage rates approach 8%.
Median Home Price - Westchester County (Zillow Value Index)
August 2020 - $608,707
August 2021 - $681,610
August 2022 - $740,251
August 2023 - $752,235
Average 30-Year Interest Rate (Freddie Mac)
2020 - 3.1%
2021 - 2.96%
2022- 5.34%
2023 ~ 7.50% (Current)
30-YEAR FIXED RATE MORTGAGE AVERAGE - UNITED STATES
Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States [MORTGAGE30US], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MORTGAGE30US, September 24, 2023
Written By: Thomas Cane