¡°Prices have skyrocketed,¡± she observes. ¡°We need more of these sites for the older buyer,¡± she concludes.Īmy Levine sees a growing demand for townhouses. Despite the demand for such communities, she says, there aren¡¯t many around, and those that do exist rarely have vacancies.
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Some of her clients are looking for developments with age limitations, so they can relax in quiet (i.e., child-free) surroundings. ¡°They just want to enjoy their home and not have to deal with all the outside work,¡± she declares. Many older buyers, says Conti, are looking for houses or condos in communities with services such as snow removal and lawn care. The happy result was a multi-age neighborhood, with each age group having its own area. While most of the ranches were purchased by older people, the majority of the Colonials were snapped up by families with children. ¡Â☊ lot of older people are selling their large homes and buying smaller, one-floor ranch-style houses.¡± One Capital District developer, she notes, built a development that had ranch houses on one side, and Colonials on the other. ¡°I¡¯ve noticed that most older people, 55 and above, are opting to stay in the area, to be around their children and grandchildren,¡± says Deborah Conti, a realtor with Prudential Manor Homes in Latham (Albany). What¡¯s changing in the Valley today, in terms of housing and living styles? In an effort to find out, we asked a number of real estate agents and new homeowners throughout the region.Īnother trend, it seems, is that older people aren¡¯t necessarily packing their bags and heading to Florida for their golden years. In addition to barns, these new residences include everything from converted chicken coops and railroad stations to decommissioned churches and schoolhouses.ĭespite the Hudson Valley¡¯s timeless beauty, it has always been a region of change. ¡°There is a continuing trend for unique houses,¡± says Amy Levine, a broker with Westwood Metes & Bounds Realty in Stone Ridge, Ulster County. Midgley may not know it, but he¡¯s part of a new breed of Hudson Valley homeowners.
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The location, steps away from the community¡¯s handful of shops and restaurants, was just what he was looking for. The circa-1856 structure sits on two and a half acres, within view of a 150-foot-long pond and a beautiful meadow.
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Jamie Adam Midgley bought a converted barn in the Ulster County hamlet of High Falls last fall.