Lower Westchester County NY reflects Climate Change with record snowfall and flooding rains in Eastchester, NY 10709   Yeesh, will it never end!  First our record snowfall and now, we have flooding rain coming Friday.  Wrote this as more snow arrived yesterday morning, then we had to go dig out our office and get the crews out to frozen pipe flood victims.  Sorry for delay folks...just so tired of shoveling I could spit...think I did (icky for a chick, I know)     Meantime, our flooding rains this Friday are ominous -- that could melt our foot+ of snow all over the Tri-state area.  This could cause water damages in basements or finished lower levels over the weekend.  Keep an eye on your sump pumps everyone (If they fail, call my friend Debbie at Aquaduct for repair -- we're in Women of... 02/19/2014

The Day I Decided My Future Something magical has happened this month. I have been blogging daily here on ActiveRain because of a 30 in 30 Challenge. I admit that I missed my post on Thanksgiving Day, which I posted today in the hopes that it will still count. I have become hooked on blogging again. The best things about this platform: I am required to write original content. This forces me to think, to plan and to write from my experience. In previous posts I have mentioned my struggle with real estate in today’s market. And here is where the magic begins! I have evaluated my strengths and my passions. I asked myself where do they fit as Principal Broker of Catherine Cornelia Real Estate? I have the answer and the direction my career will take in 2013! Like this picture of Rusty Cat, I... 11/22/2012

‘The Street Where You Live’ is a favorite song of mine from the musical My Fair Lady. I decided now will be a great time to write a blog series with ‘The Street Where You Live’ as the central theme.    To give you a flavor of what is to come, the streets are all located in Eastchester, NY with homes, town houses and cooperative apartments built around Lake Innisfree; also known as Lake Isle. The detached homes are in Lake Isle Estates and many are located directly on Lake Innisfree or the golf course at Lake Isle Country Club. The town houses were built in the 1980’s and feature a guarded/gated community with a private pool situated on Lake Innisfree. There are two garden cooperative apartment complexes that share a private beach on the lake; Interlaken Gardens and Channing Place.    Ea... 11/09/2012

It's the end of the car show season and one of the last shows in the area happens on the rain date for the show (Hurricane Sandy changed a lot of plans). On Sunday, November 4, cars and motorcycles converge at Lake Isle Country Club. Come out and spend some time among the muscle cars of yesterday. Plan your garage redo or, think about getting a new home with a bigger garage.  Weather looks great for a perfect fall day! 11/03/2012

In the aftermath.... Hurricane Sandy left major problems in New York City and the surrounding communities. Although we have power, WiFi started acting up yesterday. Thankfully, my iPad has 3G and I am connected on a screen larger than my iPhone.  What is all this doing to real estate? I am concerned the holiday slow down will begin even sooner than usual. I have created a very exclusive niche working to help buyers find their dream home but others are not as focused and I truly hope Hurricane Sandy doesn't bring market interest to a screaming halt in the Northeast until sometime next Spring.  How has Hurricane Sandy impacted your family and your community? 11/02/2012

  Passing on some good information from Mr. Jensen in Eastchester, below, after we'd been without power for three days, too! We never lost power at our office and are "2nd responders" for Eastchester home and business owners and those who call us from anywhere in Westchester County.  But, my parents live with us, are older and their cold...so I called everyone in town, Con Ed at the number below and became a "squeaky wheel."  It worked and we got our power back this afternoon. Stay safe and warm everyone, if you can.  Call us if you experience any water or other damage, or for advice...we're in storm mode and on 24 hour call.   Eastchester Police Alert System               From: Robert Jensen Storm Update     Residents  contact Con Edison directly at 1-800-752-6633.  Advise them about a... 10/31/2012

All eyes are on Isaac that could track north up the East Coast to Eastchester, NY 10709 Hurricane Isaac is on his way...  ...and most professional projections for the track of this "tropical cyclone" show a path that could track over -- when our amazing crews worked 20 hour days / 20 days straight to dry out flooded homes, businesses and even fire stations throughout Westchester County, NY. A year ago, almost to the day, Hurricane Irene swung our way and came north to Westchester County, with a vengeance.  She was slowing down to wind speeds below 70 mph, from the Category 1 version that hit New Jersey.  But, wind and water damage to homes and businesses in and near Eastchester, NY 10709 were historic!  Property damage was in the millions, even to our public buildings. Irene was a large... 08/23/2012