Today's post is about
the Dryden area real estate market and the Dryden community in
general. The following video focuses on a new Dryden listing on
Livermore Road, as well as a few area photos so you
can get the flavor of the community. I'll be
spotlighting different markets in subsequent blog
articles.
In the past week, there is one new Dryden property on the market
listed at $189,000 and five homes were sold. To see what sold,
paste this link into your browser - clicking on it will not
work!
Interested in the demographics of the
community? ZipSkinny is new site I found and cannot
vouch for the accuracy, but it's interesting never the less. A
great resource for information about Dryden on an almost daily
basis is the blog Living In
Dryden by Simon St. Laurent, an editor with O'Reilly and
Associates. At the bottom of the page are a gazillion (yes, I
counted) links to his posts about Dryden about politics, emergency
services, Dryden Schools and more. The Village of Dryden has its own site
as does the Town of Dryden.
Dryden has been one of the most active real estate markets in the
past few years, and having lived there for several years I can
vouch for the fact that it is a great place to live!
Green Building and Green Houses (not the garden variety) are
terms that we are hearing more and more about these days. Green
houses are basically designed to be eco-friendly from the
insulation, flooring and paint materials to appliances and
landscaping.
Washers and dryers are energy saving (or hang your wet clothes
on the line to dry) and faucets are low flow. In flooring, I was
surprised to find that bamboo is the environmental hardwood of
choice as it is technically not a wood, but a grass yet is a very
hard surface and easily replenished. Linoleum is actually made from
linen and other natural fibers.
Manufacturers are checking into the viability of milk-based
paints as opposed to the paints with carcinogenic
chemicals. Kitchen and bath tiles are being made with recycled
glass.
And although solar energy conversion is a large initial
investment, you will realize the savings each month in lower energy
bills.
According to Wikipedia.com, Xeriscaping refers to refers
to landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental
irrigation and using plants that are appropriate to the area.
The word Xeriscaping was coined by combining
xeros (Greek for "dry") with landscape.
I have not come across many truly green houses in the Ithaca
area, but do know of a few that have been remodeled as such. I'm
sure we'll hear more about this concept in the future.
It looks like the sold properties will only work in an email. If
you would like the link of sold properties emailed to you, send me
an email and I will email it back!
Sep. 10, 2007 - What Ithaca Real Estate Sold Last Week?
I thought I'd start your Monday with a few interesting tidbits
regarding real estate and home decorating.
Interested in seeing
what residential properties sold in Ithaca and surrrounding
areas last week, where they were, and for how much they sold?
Ever have trouble visualizing what an interior room in your home
would look painted a different color? My daughter found the
color visualizer page at glidden.com to be a great help. You
choose the room and furniture that best matches your own, click on
your paint color of choice, and you instantly see how well (or not)
it will look.
The Ithaca Area is a great place to live! This blog is designed to be a resource for buyers, sellers, homeowners, and those relocating to and from Ithaca and surrounding areas. Your comments are welcome! I would be delighted to help you with your real estate needs. Just contact me by phone (607 220-5416) or email (msnow@IthacaAreaHomes.com). And don�t forget to visit my website at www.IthacaAreaHomes.com.
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