Your First Home in Dutchess County
Dutchess County Real Estate

Do You Commute to NYC?

January 21, 2010 by Randy Rutan · Leave a Comment 

This home is first-time buyer friendly in terms of price and condition and it is only 3 miles to the New Hamburg train station.
You’ll enjoy the 2005-updated country kitchen featuring ample cabinets with pull outs, lazy susan & corian counters. Kitchen opens to spacious, private trek deck.
Other updates include central air and boiler. Property is [...]

Ideal first home in Poughkeepsie

January 12, 2010 by Randy Rutan · Leave a Comment 

New on market today, this 3 bedroom home has been completely remodeled from top to bottom: new roof, new kitchen, new bath, freshly painted, new carpet, new appliances.  Plus, it has a spacious screened porch that could  be enclosed someday for more space, full basement, shed and fenced backyard and is nicely located in the [...]

How long does it take to buy a home?

January 1, 2010 by Randy Rutan · Leave a Comment 

You can spend a lot of time in the fact-gathering stage.  Some of my buyers take a year or more to get their finances together while searching for homes on the internet.   This actually helps the home buying process go more smoothly.
Once you have found a home and had your offer to purchase accepted by the [...]

New York offers Cash to homebuyers

January 1, 2010 by Randy Rutan · Leave a Comment 

WHAT A GREAT DEAL!  Effective January 1, 2010 New York State will offer buyers cash advances of up to $8,000 to buy a home.  The money for the cash advance is based on the federal government’s first-time buyer tax credit.  The cash advance can be used as part of the down payment or it can be [...]

SHOPPING for your first home

December 30, 2009 by Randy Rutan · Leave a Comment 

You can begin  your home search on the internet.  CLICK HERE to search through all of the properties on the market in Dutchess County. Searching on the internet will allow you to view virtual tours, map the properties, sort through photos and identify the type of home you want.
Next you will meet with your REALTOR [...]

Is this the RIGHT TIME to BUY?!

December 29, 2009 by Randy Rutan · Leave a Comment 

This is a great time to say goodbye to your landlord and buy your first home!  Home prices have dropped.  Mortgage rates are low AND you can take advantage of the Federal Government’s First-Time Buyer Tax Credit!
Look what you can buy!  This is a list of 15 homes on the market in the Town of [...]

Dutchess County Market Update

November 19, 2009 by Randy Rutan · Leave a Comment 

Nov 09 Market Update
Sales of single family homes in Dutchess County continued to outpace those of a year ago.  According to the Mid Hudson Multiple Listing Service, there were 153 closed sales in November.  This was 75.9 percent more than in November 2008.  The rally in sales activity is being driven by first-time homebuyers who are benefiting from the [...]

Your First Home in Dutchess County