Newsday.com - Real Estate

Houses for $300,000 or less: Bargains, but beware

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

If you want a good house on Long Island for $300,000 or less, the word is you will probably have to give up on size or something else for these "get-in prices" to homeownership.

New construction: A 6-home Southold subdivision

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A 6,600-square-foot house, part of an upscale six-home subdivision near some of the North Fork wineries, is for sale in Southold.

If you want a house with radiant heat

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

75 Oxford St.

Relocation experts help newcomers find LI homes

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Kelly Lund, 33, had been longing to return to Long Island ever since her husband Robert's last job offer took them from their Centerport home to Tatamy, Pa., nearly four years ago. Earlier this year, Lund says, her prayers were answered when Robert, 38, was offered a job at a pharmaceutical company in New York City.

New construction: Colonial promises seclusion

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A secluded home, on a private road behind a security gate, is for sale at 41 Cove Rd. in Huntington.

Home sweet affordable home

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Mobile homes, just a sliver of LI's market, offer a housing alternative at bargain prices

What if for only about $85,000, you could buy a 6-year-old, five-room home with two bedrooms, an eat-in-kitchen, carpeting, a full bath, a stove, a refrigerator, a washer and a dryer? Even a skylight?

New construction: A mix of styles in a rural setting

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

A quiet, rural area in Baiting Hollow that used to be a farm is now the site of 22 new houses. One has been sold but the rest are for sale.

Hiring inspectors growing as homesellers' protection

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

In the slow market, more owners are hiring inspectors to find problems before homes are put on the market

In this buyer's market, a small but growing number of sellers is hiring inspectors, hoping to avoid any last-minute surprises that could derail closing the sale.

New condos offer buyers room to spread out

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

New condos offer buyers room to spread out

Just because Judi and Kenneth Burnstein wanted to downsize a bit and simplify their lives didn't mean the empty nesters wanted to give up the kind of space they had at their 2,600-square-foot Roslyn Estates home. In addition to all the amenities a condominium complex would offer - they particularly liked the clubhouse, pool and gym - they wanted plenty of room for their possessions and for hosting family dinners and gatherings for their two grown children and two grandchildren.

If you want a house on the North Fork

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

LAUREL, 1995 Aldrich Lane, $739,000. On 2 1/3 acres, this 1991 custom-built two-story house with a front porch has oak floors and plenty of windows. The layout includes a living room with baseboard molding, a fireplace and sliders that open to a rear deck. The kitchen has a walk-in pantry, and the dining room has a wainscot finish. There's also an office and a mudroom-laundry room. There are 2 1/2 bathrooms and four bedrooms, including the master suite, which has a walk-in closet and one of the bathrooms. The house also has a basement and attached two-car garage. And there's a greenhouse. Charles and Judith Mogul, Andrew Stype Realty, Mattituck, 631-298-8760.