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In a county where the median sales prices of a single family home hovers around $700,000, affordable home ownership often seems far away. Dutchess or Orange County, perhaps. However, unless you absolutely must have a yard, a cooperative apartment could be you ticket to home ownership without sacrificing proximity to Manhattan. Westchester county has over 1600 co ops available as I type this, and the median list price is under $170,000.
Yonkers has the bulk of the available listings with over 500, but there are also healthy numbers available in such diverse locales as
- New Rochelle
- Port Chester
- Eastchester
- Hartsdale
- Ossining
- Mount Kisco
- Mount Vernon
- Bronxville
- Tarrytown
- White Plains
- Harrison
- Mamaroneck
- Scarsdale
- Pelham
- Rye
And plenty more. The co-op form of ownership differs from a single family home or a condominium, and board approval is almost always a contingency, as well as required financial considerations such as a minimum down payment. Explaining it all is far more than one blog post, so stay tuned, or shoot me an email to get more details to see if making a co op your next home is the right move for you.
