Are Buyers Going Big in the Catskills?

  |  May 30, 2013
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We ask because over on the Sullivan County Real Estate Blog, there’s talk of a shift in what buyers are looking for. The past few years, as the economy melted down, buyers were going for small and energy efficient. Now, he writes, “I’ve been getting a lot more requests for bigger houses, with four or more bedrooms and plenty of elbow room for extended family and houseguests. A lot of buyers have been looking for houses with big kitchens, open entertaining spaces and high volume ceilings.”

Is the recession over upstate, or in New York City for that matter? Or are people just loosening up and going for their dream houses? Either way, the supply needs a bit of a boost to keep up with demand for larger houses in upstate New York. “Unfortunately, whle interest in bigger houses is up, there aren’t a lot of good bigger houses on the market,” he writes. And with a focus on building tiny dwellings in New York City, perhaps there’s more of an interest in spreading out upstate.

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