Once Upon a Time the magical Hamlets dotting the Eastern Border of Upstate New York were a treasured secret, guarded by a lucky few. No longer. From Rhinebeck to Rensselaer, the Real Estate market has exploded. Change is a process inherent with growing pains. While few are complaining about soaring property values, many are concerned with the potential destruction of this natural habitat. Like flowers from seed to bloom, they must be nourished, nurtured and cut back. Real Estate professionals need to assume a large part of the responsibility to ensure that what makes this area magnificent remains intact.

Halstead is an extended family of individuals, expert in all areas of the Real Estate industry, committed to developing, interacting with, and serving its community. A perfect match, Halstead Hudson Valley is opening its doors here so that more New Yorker's can call New York's most awe-inspiring landscape, home, while we meet and protect the needs of the community. My sister Nancy and myself, (Robin), had the privilege of an enduring relationship with Halstead in New York City and are thrilled to bring Halstead's traditions of integrity, professionalism,hard work,and dedicated service to Halstead Hudson Valley.

Keep the Loft AND Buy the Farm

Halstead Hudson Valley offers New Yorkers the best of both worlds. For about the price of your 1000SF one bedroom Chelsea Condo you can own an 18th Century Mountaintop Stone manor or a rambling Farmhouse with stables and a Dutch Barn on 100 majestic Acres! When you choose to list your property with Halstead in addition to the 500+ licensed Real Estate agents in our area, 591(?) Halstead Agents will go to work for you searching for the perfect buyer for your property. Whether your prospective buyers are sitting at home* in SOHO or San Francisco, they can take a virtual tour of your home by visiting Halstead.com.

Past Present....Future? New York Stories...

Every New Yorker has one. New Yorkers have always made New York a place for dreamers. While Mother Nature has endowed this stretch of land with some of her most breathtaking gifts, for more than a century the farmers, horsemen, sheepherders, their vets, local teachers, doctors and nurses, stone masons, quarry laborers, iron workers, carpenters, master craftsmen, and their families invested the blood, sweat, and tears necessary to preserve it. Without their dreams, dedication, foresight, continuous restoration and backbreaking labor we would find a very different landscape than the one with which we are blessed today. In honor of these New Yorkers before us and those that will follow, at the conclusion of each Halstead Hudson Valley transaction Nancy and I will make a donation to a charity dedicated to the preservation of our environment and the prevention of abuse, neglect and cruelty to those who live among us.

http://www.columbiachamber-ny.com

http://www.friendsofhudson.com/

http://www.columbiacountyny.org/

http://www.artscolumbia.org/

http://www.techvalley.org/

http://hudsonvalleymortgage.biz

http://www.camearestaurant.com/innatcamea.html

http://www.michaelkronau.com

Restaurants in Hudson:

Baba Louie’s Pizza – Really wonderful organic thin crust pizza.

Cascades – Breakfast and Lunch, we serve their coffee.

Ca’Mea - camearestaurant.com - Light Northern Italian cuisine.

Diamond Street Diner – Exactly that, a good diner.

Earth Foods – Breakfast and Lunch, great organic salads.

Le Gamin Cafe - http://www.legamin.com

Mexican Radio - mexrad.com - yes, very good burritos!

Muddy Cup – muddycup.com - Cyber-Coffeehouse (wi-fi).

Nola – Fresh baked breakfast croissants, muffins, sandwiches.

Red Dot – Dinner Bistro menu and Sunday brunch. Fun bar.

Swoon Kitchen Bar - swoonkitchenbar.com - delightful.

Tansey’s – Tea house and sandwich shop. Breakfast and Lunch.

Wasabi – Good full service Japanese restaurant.

Wunderbar – Austrian bar food, and burgers, good tap beers.