It takes twice as long to sell a house in Ardsley New York in 2008 as it did in 2005. Prices are reduced and it is a great time to buy.
'08 524,750 DOM 182
'07 791,000 DOM 162
'06 704,667 DOM 138
'05 707,900 DOM 99
During April, 2008 four houses sold in the Ardsley School District:
15 Abington $478,000 3BR,2Bath 1041 Sq ft. 10,594 taxes
17 Euclid $505,000 3BR,2Bath 1384 Sq ft 11,982 taxes
4 Capt Honeywell $519,000 3BR,1.1Bath 1280 Sq ft 13,754 taxes
25 Abington $597,000 3BR,2Bath 1800 Sq ft 16,996 taxes
There are currently 56 Single Family Homes on the market.
April 1-30,2008
Average Sale Price $524,750
Median Sale Price $512,000
Days on Market 182
April 1-30, 2007 Median Home Price 761,000 - Days on Market 162
April 1-30,2006 Median Home Price 685,000 - Days on Market 138
Several businesses in the Village of Ardsley challenged their Village taxes in the past year and have won a reduction in their taxes. As prices decline I believe we will see homeowners challenge their assessments as well and have their taxes reduced as well.
Voting will take place from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 20 at Ardsley High School, 300 Farm Road.
For more information, School Budget
According to the following numbers it is taking less time to sell a house in the Ardsley School District than it took in 2005 but prices are down. This is in keeping with statistics from National Assocation of Realtors. So,...
March 1-31, 2008
Average Price $908,333
Median Price $585,000
Average Days on Market 182
March 1-31, 2007
Average Price $773,500
Median Price $647,500
Average Days on Market 212
March 1-31, 2006
Average Price $826,750
Median Price $695,000
Average Days on Market 196
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Yesterday I got a call from a homeowner in Ardsley, New York. This gentlemen is upset. His home where he has lived for many years has decreased in value and he is looking for someone to blame. Since I am easy to find he called me. Apparently it is my fault that the market has declined. I am responsible for the sub-prime mess, for all the homesowners who now owe more on their properties than the property is worth, I am responsible for Bear Sterns, I am responsible. What can I say?
This gentlemen is VERY upset and frustrated. But it is not my fault. Nor is it the fault of the real estate community. Please call me back and let's talk, perhaps I can help.
914-907-1922
Some statistics for the Ardsley School District. As of today, April 1, 2008 there are 70 active and available properties in the Ardsley School District. 4 are pending and ready to close. 5 properties closed during the month of March.
Of the 70 properties available 49 are single family, 7 condominium's and 4 multi family.
These numbers are always best when viewed over time. So on January 1st there were 34 single family houses available, on March 4th there were 45 and now there are 49.
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The following houses sold in the Ardsley School District between January 1 and March 8, 2008. This doesn’t include houses that went to contract or are pending status, just houses that passed title.
The average days on the market was 137. The median price was $715,000. Where you see 4:3 that means 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
These houses were all sold by members of the Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service.
About half of the families whose children attend the Ardsley School District do not live in the Village of Ardsley but in the Town of Greenburgh. Some of these families are permited to park at the Hartsdale Train Station. This link is everything you need to know about parking in Hartsdale and whether it applies to you.
Some residents of Ardsley have started an online NewsLetter about the Village of Ardsley. There is really good information about schools, they have posted the Agenda for the Zoning Board of Appeals, local news, what’s going on with famous residents who live in the Village of have graduated from the schools. They are inviting the community to email them with news.
They join several of the communities around Westchester County where homeowners want information readily available for the community.
I have included this site in the left panel of this blog with a list of these sites around Westchester County, under Local Newspapers.
When I look at the statistics below I don’t see the doom and gloom that is being reported in various areas throughout the United States. I see a little softening in prices but overall it is a good time to sell as well as buy in Ardsley. I see that between last year and this year at the same time it takes slighter less time to sell a single family house. These numbers are for the Ardsley School District and are just single family home sales:
January 1 – February 29, 2008
January 1 – February 28, 2007
January 1 – February 28, 2006
Disclaimer: these statistics were prepared by me and not the Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service.
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Incorporated in 1896, Ardsley would continue to grow at a steady pace, until a fire destroyed the village center in 1914. This led to the reconstruction of several buildings, and the establishment of a fire department in the former schoolhouse.
Two more population booms would follow, the first spanning the time between the end of the first World War and the beginning of the Depression, and the second following World War II. This second boom led to the eventual construction of several village schools, including Concord Road Elementary School (1952), Ardsley High School (1958), and Ardsley Middle School (1967).
The village was also greatly changed by the construction of the New York State Thruway in the late 1950s, which resulted in both the loss of the Ardsley station on the Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad and the loss of much of the downtown business district.
Last week President Bush signed into law a stimulus package that will lower the monthly payments for borrowers on more expensive homes.
The limit on conforming loans will be raised from $417,000 to $729,750 temporarily, beginning of March through the end of the year. Individuals with existing JUMBO loans will be able to refinance and lower their monthly expense.
“For years, rates on jumbo loans, those for more than $417,000, were only slightly higher than rates on conforming loans at or below that limit. But now, with the interest rate on conforming loans at around 6 percent, sometimes less, jumbo loans are at least a percentage point higher.
“The difference is as big as it’s ever been,” said Bart Welles, a mortgage broker in Larkspur, Calif.
For a high-priced home, 1 percent can make a big difference. A monthly payment on a jumbo 30-year loan of $729,000 at 7 percent would be $4,850. Monthly payments on a conforming loan of the same amount, at 6 percent, would be $4,371, a $479 difference”
To read more about this, from the New York Times, click here.
Currently there are 39 single family homes on the market in the Ardsley School District. The least expensive is $469,900 for a 4bedroom, 2bath house that is 1886 square feet. Taxes without the STAR deducted is $6,682.
During January of 2008 three homes sold (passed title):
Currently there are three homes pending.
The average price of a the sold homes is $693,667, the median price is $715,000 and the average days on the market is 108.
From th
e New York Archives and an Ardsley resident who has the curiousity to search some of the history of the Village out an article from 1946 announcing the development of the Beacon Hill area. 22 homes built by Diol Bilt Homes, designed by Max Wechsler each 2 stories high with an expansion attic. $10,000 each.
4 Capt Honeywell in Beacon Hill, Ardsley, New York, one of the homes.
Compliments of Gary S. Rappaport's personal collection.
