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Installing Kitchen Cabinets Solo | Bedford Hills Real Estate

Next time you’re hanging around a bunch of carpenters and the conversation starts to lag, ask whether it’s more efficient to hang kitchen wall cabinets with one or two people. I’ve done it both ways, and have found that I can do the job more efficiently alone. This may sound surprising. Without a helper, positioning overhead cabinets can be a real balancing act, with the installer struggling to brace a cabinet with one hand while reaching for a clamp with the other. Dropping the cabinet may mean ordering a costly replacement, and putting the job on hold while you wait. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Solo installation can be easy; all you need are a few simple brackets and clamps, the right kind of fasteners, and a good organization system. If after reading this article you’re still not ready to go it alone, these tools and techniques will still make the job go smoother for two people.

Uppers First

Many cabinet installers put the base cabinets in first, then use them to support the uppers. This sounds good, but I find it’s inefficient. Not only must you reach over the base cabinets to hang the uppers — a position my back loudly complains about — but there’s a real danger that you’ll damage the base cabinets as you work over them. Installing the uppers first also leaves plenty of room to get under them to make adjustments, and lets you stand next to the cabinet when working — a position that my back seldom complains about. The only problem is that you might forget about the uppers when installing the lowers. You would be surprised how easy it is to unthinkingly stand up and whack your head. To temporarily support the upper cabinets, I use a set of easy-to-build wall-support brackets. No high-tech gimmickry here, just some plain old 1×4 pine that can be screwed or nailed together in a few minutes (see Figure 1).

I make my brackets 52 inches long (a few inches shorter than the common 54-inch upper height) and fasten them to the wall with two screws each. I then place the cabinet on the brackets, shim it to the proper height, and clamp it to the adjacent cabinet. That leaves both hands free to screw the face frames together and to fasten the cabinet boxes to the wall.

CoreLogic: Prices to Rise 12.3 Percent in August | Katonah Real Estate

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The housing recovery will keep rolling right along through August as price increases continue to score in the double digit range and rise for the 18^th straight month, according to CoreLogic’s pending sales index.

Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 12.4 percent on a year-over-year basis in July 2013 compared to July 2012. Prices are rising even faster than they did in the first half of the year, when they averaged 10 percent from January through June. On a month-over-month basis, including distressed sales, home prices increased by 1.8 percent in July 2013 compared to June 2013,

Excluding distressed sales, home prices increased on a year-over-year basis by 11.4 percent in July 2013 compared to July 2012. On a month-over-month basis, excluding distressed sales, home prices increased 1.7 percent in July 2013 compared to June 2013. Distressed sales include short sales and real estate owned (REO) transactions.

The CoreLogic Pending HPI indicates that August 2013 home prices, including distressed sales, are expected to rise by 12.3 percent on a year-over-year basis from August 2012 and rise by 0.4 percent on a month-over-month basis from July 2013. Excluding distressed sales, August 2013 home prices are poised to rise 12.2 percent year over year from August 2012 and by 1.2 percent month over month from July 2013. The CoreLogic Pending HPI is a proprietary and exclusive metric that provides the most current indication of trends in home prices. It is based on Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data that measure price changes for the most recent month.

“Home prices continued to surge in July,” said Dr. Mark Fleming, chief economist for CoreLogic. “Looking ahead to the second half of the year, price growth is expected to slow as seasonal demand wanes and higher mortgage rates have a marginal impact on home purchase demand.”

“Home prices continue to climb across the nation in July with markets hit hardest during the downturn leading the way,” said Anand Nallathambi, president and CEO of CoreLogic. “Nationally, home prices are now within 18 percent of their peak levels reached in April of 2006.”

Highlights as of July 2013:

Including distressed sales, the five states with the highest home price appreciation were: Nevada (+27 percent), California (+23.2 percent), Arizona (+17 percent), Wyoming (+16.4 percent) and Oregon (+15 percent).
Including distressed sales, this month only one state posted home price depreciation: Delaware (-1.3 percent).
Excluding distressed sales, the five states with the highest home price appreciation were: Nevada (+24.2 percent), California (+20.2 percent), Arizona (+14.9 percent), Utah (+13.5 percent) and Florida (+13.5 percent).
Excluding distressed sales, no states posted home price depreciation in July.
Including distressed transactions, the peak-to-current change in the national HPI (from April 2006 to July 2013) was -17.6 percent. Excluding distressed transactions, the peak-to-current change in the HPI for the same period was -12.9 percent.
The five states with the largest peak-to-current declines, including distressed transactions, were Nevada (-43 percent), Florida (-37.4 percent), Arizona (-32.5 percent), Rhode Island (-29.7 percent) and Michigan (-27.7 percent).
Of the top 100 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) measured by population, 99 were showing year-over-year increases in July, equaling the measure in June 2013.

*June data was revised. Revisions with public records data are standard, and to ensure accuracy, CoreLogic incorporates the newly released public data to provide updated results.

July HPI for the Country’s Largest CBSAs by Population (Ranked by Single-Family Including Distressed):

CBSA	July 2013 12-Month HPI
	Change by CBSA
	Single-Family Including Distressed	Single-Family Excluding Distressed
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA	22.6%	20.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	22.5%	21.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ	18.1%	15.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	15.6%	13.7%
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	11.1%	11.9%
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX	10.0%	10.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	9.1%	9.0%
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL	8.6%	10.7%
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ	7.8%	8.2%
Philadelphia, PA	4.3%	4.8%

Source: CoreLogic.

http://www.realestateeconomywatch.com/2013/09/corelogic-prices-to-rise-123-percent-in-august/

Homes Appreciate Over 6 Percent for First Time in 7 Years | Pound Ridge Real Estate

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July national home value appreciation rose again in July, up 0.4 percent from June to $161,600, reaching 6 percent year-over-year, the first time year-over-year appreciation rates have reached 6 percent since 2006.

Monthly home values have risen in 20 of the past 21 months, beginning in November 2011 after the U.S. market bottomed in October of that year. The 6 percent national rate of annual appreciation is the highest since August 2006, according to Zillow.

Of the 393 metros covered in July, 289 (73.5 percent) registered month-over-month appreciation, and 303 (77.1 percent) showed annual appreciation. All 30 of the largest metro areas covered by Zillow registered both monthly and annual appreciation in July, and all have hit their bottom and are expected to show appreciation in the next 12 months. Metros with the largest annual gains in July included Sacramento (33.1 percent), Las Vegas (30.8 percent) and San Francisco (27.8 percent).

For the 12-month period from July 2013 to July 2014, U.S. home values are expected to rise another 4.8 percent to approximately $169,308, according to the Zillow Home Value Forecast. Large metro areas expected to show the most appreciation over the next year include Sacramento (19.6 percent), Riverside (19.2 percent) and San Francisco (13.2 percent).

“After three straight months of annual home value appreciation above 5 percent, the U.S. housing market recovery has proven it is on very sound footing. We have entered a new phase in the recovery when we can begin to turn away from ugly recent history and turn toward what the housing market of the future will look like and how it will act. The time to have these discussions is now, and recent efforts by President Obama and both parties in the House and Senate to begin addressing still-lingering structural issues related to housing finance are very encouraging,” said Zillow Chief Economist Dr. Stan Humphries.

“It may be tempting to look at how the market is currently performing and think that tackling GSE reform and other large issues is no longer necessary. But while we can afford to turn away from the recent past, we cannot afford to forget it, and simply ignoring these problems only dooms us to repeat them. How we handle these all-important policy debates will be critical in keeping the housing market on sound footing for years to come,” he said.

National rents also rose in July compared with June, up 0.5 percent to a Zillow Rent Index[iv] of $1,287. Year-over-year, national rents were up 1.7 percent in July.

The number of completed foreclosures in July fell to 4.9 homes foreclosed out of every 10,000 homes nationwide, down from 5.2 homes in June. Foreclosure resales represented 8.7 percent of homes sold in the U.S. in July, down 0.7 percentage points from June and 3.4 percentage points from July 2012.

	Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)			Zillow Rent Index (ZRI)
Metropolitan Areas	July 2013 ZHVI	Month-Month % Change	Year-Year % Change	July 2013 ZRI	Month-Month % Change	Year-Year % Change
United States	$161,600	0.4%	6.0%	$1,287	0.5%	1.7%
New York, NY	$349,700	0.5%	2.2%	—	—	—
Los Angeles, CA	$475,600	2.0%	21.5%	$2,308	0.3%	1.2%
Chicago, IL	$167,400	1.5%	2.9%	$1,535	0.5%	0.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	$136,700	1.1%	7.1%	$1,345	0.2%	3.0%
Philadelphia, PA	$190,300	0.5%	1.8%	$1,500	0.4%	0.4%
Washington, DC	$339,400	1.1%	8.2%	$2,082	0.2%	1.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL	$167,800	1.8%	13.5%	$1,648	0.8%	3.5%
Atlanta, GA	$123,900	2.2%	10.1%	$1,133	0.1%	0.6%
Boston, MA	$338,000	1.4%	8.4%	$1,997	0.3%	4.0%
San Francisco, CA	$628,200	2.6%	27.8%	$2,549	0.0%	2.7%
Detroit, MI	$91,600	1.6%	16.5%	$1,036	1.8%	1.1%
Riverside, CA	$234,300	3.5%	27.3%	$1,584	0.3%	2.6%
Phoenix, AZ	$179,400	2.5%	22.2%	$1,147	-0.3%	0.0%
Seattle, WA	$302,600	2.3%	15.3%	$1,660	0.3%	3.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN	$191,800	1.2%	12.5%	$1,458	0.1%	1.4%
San Diego, CA	$428,900	2.1%	23.1%	$2,143	0.3%	3.0%
St. Louis, MO	$128,900	0.2%	1.4%	$1,080	0.7%	-1.7%
Tampa, FL	$125,000	2.4%	12.8%	$1,205	0.3%	2.8%
Baltimore, MD	$230,300	1.2%	5.7%	$1,677	0.3%	0.3%
Denver, CO	$245,100	1.6%	13.4%	$1,564	0.4%	5.0%
Pittsburgh, PA	$113,400	0.8%	2.8%	$992	-2.1%	-5.2%
Portland, OR	$253,700	1.8%	14.9%	$1,427	0.3%	3.6%
Sacramento, CA	$274,600	2.9%	33.1%	$1,462	0.4%	-0.3%
Orlando, FL	$139,700	1.6%	15.1%	$1,242	0.2%	3.5%
Cincinnati, OH	$126,800	0.9%	2.3%	$1,132	0.2%	10.4%
Cleveland, OH	$116,100	1.0%	4.6%	$1,107	0.2%	2.9%
Las Vegas, NV	$151,600	2.5%	30.8%	$1,155	0.2%	0.3%
San Jose, CA	$735,700	2.2%	25.1%	$2,669	0.6%	3.5%
Columbus, OH	$132,200	0.9%	5.6%	$1,182	0.4%	2.1%
Charlotte, NC	$138,000	0.8%	2.8%	$1,146	-0.1%	1.0

One Fifth of Top Markets Rebound to Peak Prices | Bedford Corners Real Estate

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Some 19 out of the top 100 markets show a complete price recovery in July from the peak-to-trough decline amount attributable to the housing bubble – up from the 16 that showed full recovery in June.

Six of these markets again belong to the state of Texas, and two belong to Oklahoma, according to the Homes.com Rebound Report. Some 41 markets showed more than a 50% rebound – up from the 38 in June.

The Homes.com Rebound Report uses the Homes.com Local Market Index data back to 2000, but it focuses on the period from 2005 forward when identifying peaks and troughs to isolate the impacts of the Great Recession, a recently marked global economic decline that also correlated with the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble.

The Homes.com Local Market Index report tracks repeat sales of properties for both single family and multi-unit/condominium sales in separate indices for the top 100 Local Markets as determined by the U.S Census Bureau Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). The Homes.com Rebound Report tracks how far each market has recovered from its peak-to-trough decline in index value attributable to the Great Recession, a recently marked global economic decline that correlated with the bursting of the housing bubble.

http://www.realestateeconomywatch.com/2013/08/one-fifth-of-top-markets-rebound-to-peak-prices/

How the truly smart home could finally become a reality | Bedford Corners Homes

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The promise of the internet of things (IoT) is currently one of the most-hyped trends in technology circles. Back in 2010, Hans Vestberg, CEO of telecom giant Ericsson, boldly predicted that by 2020, 50 billion devices would be connected to the internet. The growing proliferation of connected consumer electronics, the falling costs of cellular-embedded modules and airtime, shrinking chip prices, and the emergence of wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, ZigBee, and Z-Wave drove this optimism.

The IoT is regularly associated with home automation; however, the market for home energy management systems and smart appliances, which many expected to track the rollout of smart meters and to give rise to truly connected homes, have both failed to take off. Today, many of these products are still involved in small pilot programs. The arrival of a number of glitzy cloud-enabled gadgets like Belkin’s WeMo line and the Nest Learning Thermostat could accelerate things rapidly. These devices, however, aren’t truly IoT; they are connected to the internet but remain isolated from one another.

For the smart home to ignite the IoT, home automation software platform vendors must provide open APIs. SmartThings and future open-API platforms could be the disruptive players that encourage a tidal wave of interconnected things.

Key findings from our analysis include:

Do-it-yourself (DIY) kits and high-end luxury installations are creating competition across previously separated home automation sectors. This, coupled with cloud-based services and general-purpose controllers built on apps, is driving much growth. Meanwhile, service providers like telecommunications companies (telcos) and utilities are raising category awareness with low-cost offerings.
Extensible software platforms from the likes of Alarm.com, iControl, and AlertMe mean that service providers can introduce new services to end customers over time. A home security-focused solution, like Comcast’s XFINITY Home package, easily can be extended to incorporate home energy management or home health capabilities. Open-API platforms would accelerate this extensibility and enable even more competition.
Currently the largest segment, custom-designed smart home systems will grow at only a 7-percent rate, compounded annually, to $2.2 billion in 2017. DIY kits will grow much faster but still only reach $200 million in annual sales by then. In contrast, connected home systems will explode from a $300-million base to $1.5 billion in 2017.

How the truly smart home could finally become a reality — GigaOM Pro.

Down to Earth Markets in Chappaqua | Chappaqua Homes

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Market Update: Trotta Pasta will be in Larchmont tomorrow! Metro North Parking Deck off of Chatsworth Avenue 8:30 am to 1:00 pm

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Ed Trotta of Trotta’s House of Pasta is packing up for Larchmont’s Down to Earth Farmers Market. What will he bring? For starters:

Fresh mozzarella Burrata (an Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream) Fresh Basil Pasta and the LAST BATCH of Summer Squash Ravioli! All this in addition to the varieties of ravioli and pasta that Larchmont has come to love. He’ll join these great vendors:

American Pride Seafood
Calcutta Kitchens
Coach Farm
Dr. Pickle
Gaia’s Breath Farm
Kiernan Farm
Kontoulis Family Olive Oil
Lani’s Farm
Migliorelli Farm
Newgate Farms
Orchards of Concklin
Orwarshers Bakery
Pie Lady & Son
Robinson & Co. Catering Services
Stone & Thistle Farm
Sugar & Spice
Tierra Farm
Wavehill Breads

Stay tuned to market events, day vendor listings, and more on the Larchmont market webpage.

Thank you for supporting local farms and food businesses.

Down to Earth Farmers Markets is a mission-driven company that curates and manages approximately twenty farmers markets in and around New York City. In the fall of 2012, after two decades as Community Markets, we rebranded as Down to Earth Farmers Markets. The name change affirmed our commitment to the true source of our food: the earth. We believe that seasonal, local food is a vital part of our heritage that ensures the health of our communities and environment.

End of an era: NAR’s legal champion to retire | Bedford Corners Real Estate

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Laurie Janik, the National Association of Realtors’ chief legal champion, is generally considered a straight shooter: Ask her a question and you get the kind of clear, informed answer that has endeared her to many Realtors.

But inquire how many hours she works a week and she’s not so forthcoming.“I’m not giving you that figure,” Janik said. “Ralph will quit before he starts.

It’s an all-consuming job.” “Ralph” would be Ralph Holmen, NAR’s assistant general counsel, who will take over as the trade group’s general counsel when Janik retires Nov. 30. At age 59, Janik has spent nearly two-thirds of her life — and nearly all of her career — working for NAR.

She joined the association as a law clerk in 1977 and became its general counsel in 1987. For many Realtors, she is the only NAR general counsel they have ever known.

Westchester’s Bee-Line Buses Begin Fall Schedule Monday | Armonk Real Estate

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — There are still a few more weeks in summer, but Bee- Line Buses will change to their fall schedules on Sept. 2.

Here is a list of changes to area schedules:

Route 1

A weekday northbound 7:19 a.m. trip from the 242nd St. subway station in the Bronx to the Yonkers-Hastings border will be added.

Route 1X

A weekday northbound 7:45 a.m. trip from the 242nd St. subway station in the Bronx to the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla will be added.

Route 8

The weekday northbound 7:38 a.m. trip from Getty Square will be discontinued.

The weekday northbound 2:40 p.m. trip from Central Park Avenue and Tuckahoe Road to Valentine Lane and Riverdale Avenue in Yonkers will be discontinued.

There will be a minor weekday afternoon schedule adjustment.

Route 13

The Sunday eastbound 6:55 p.m. trip will depart 5 minutes earlier at 6:50 p.m. from Ossining.

Route 45

The weekday 3:20 p.m. trips will leave 10 minutes earlier at 3:10 p.m. from New Rochelle High School.

The weekday southbound 3:18 p.m. trip will leave 3 minutes earlier at 3:15 p.m. from Mill Road and White Plains Road in Eastchester.

A weekday southbound 3:10 p.m. trip from New Rochelle High School to Pelham Road and Pelhamdale Avenue will be added.

Route 55

A weekday southbound 7:03 a.m. trip from N. 3rd Avenue will be added at the Dyer Avenue subway station in the Bronx will be added.

NOTE: On Sept. 2 ( Labor Day), buses and ParaTransit will operate on a Sunday schedule.

On Tuesday, Sept. 3, seasonal service to Playland will be discontinued on Routes 13, 75 and 91.

For further details, visit the Bee-Line System website at www.westchestergov.com/beelinebus. Or call the Bee-Line Hotline at 914-813-7777, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m

Bedford Fire Department Will Entertain With ‘Fire On The Green’ | Bedford Real Estate

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The Bedford Fire Department is getting ready for its “Fire On the Green 2013” event.

The celebration will be from 3-8 p.m., Sept. 7 on the Village Green.

This year’s event will have music from The School of Rock Music, Mighty Joe Band and The Three Track Mind Band. There also will be food/beverages, carnival games, live fire/safety demonstrations, a caricature artist and much more.

Admission is $10 per person; children younger than 5 are free.

Mortgages will remain hard to get until common sense returns | Katonah Real Estate

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Long-term rates stayed about the same this week, mortgages just above 4.5 percent for most products. There are many things to write about this week, but the most important news for most Americans is the first retreat from Dodd-Frank toward common sense.

Economic data stayed in pattern — reasonable growth without acceleration. Overall orders for durable goods fell 7 percent in July, but excluding volatile orders for airplanes and such gained 0.6 percent. Pending home sales fell 1.3 percent in July, but from an improved level.

Second-quarter GDP was revised up from 1.7 percent to 2.5 percent annualized, but net of accounting gyrations still two-ish — way under the Fed’s forecast, as is inflation, barely 1 percent annualized. Consumer spending and incomes in July rose 0.1 percent versus forecast gains of 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively.

The threat of action against Syria is still suppressing rates, but that won’t last long. A brief hail of Tomahawks won’t change anything, serious regional upset unlikely.

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Installing Kitchen Cabinets Solo | Bedford Hills Real Estate

Uppers First

CoreLogic: Prices to Rise 12.3 Percent in August | Katonah Real Estate

Homes Appreciate Over 6 Percent for First Time in 7 Years | Pound Ridge Real Estate

One Fifth of Top Markets Rebound to Peak Prices | Bedford Corners Real Estate

How the truly smart home could finally become a reality | Bedford Corners Homes

Down to Earth Markets in Chappaqua | Chappaqua Homes

End of an era: NAR’s legal champion to retire | Bedford Corners Real Estate

Westchester’s Bee-Line Buses Begin Fall Schedule Monday | Armonk Real Estate

Bedford Fire Department Will Entertain With ‘Fire On The Green’ | Bedford Real Estate

Mortgages will remain hard to get until common sense returns | Katonah Real Estate