In the Press
As a respected publisher of real estate industry news and market conditions, Sandi is sought for interview by local, regional and national publications for expert insight on market conditions, forward projections and home features.
The below is not a fully comprehensive list as articles often syndicate (for instance, the Poughkeepsie Journal article was also in USA Today) or repurpose (the New York Times article re-posted at least once after initial newsstand publication due to its continued relevance, for example)
Mansion Global: “An escape for New York’s Gilded Age…”. Sandi’s historic estate listing located at 4 Willow Lake Drive in Fishkill, New York was the solo feature in this global reach article.
June 13, 2024 | Bill Cary (the property was in contract by this point)
TimesUnion: “Historic Homes in the Hudson Valley are Having a Moment” Sandi’s $1,595,000 listing located at 262 Route 308, Rhinebeck was headline featured along with 27 additional photos and interview with Sandi. This property was on the market for two years with another realtor. Sandi had the buyer in two weeks.
June 26, 2023 | Alexandra Zissu
The Daily Mail/UK: “Gorgeous 1920’s Upstate New York Mansion….” The United Kingdom was targeted as secondary market for this 1924 English country manor compound estate on 105 acres. Widely distributed throughout the UK, see the Daily Mail feature of Willow Lake Farm.
April 3, 2024 | Rachel Bowman
The New York Post: “Historic Willow Lake Farm Lists for 4.38M”. This journalist shared in social media it was “one of my favorite stories ever!” Ms. Senison came to the property for a private tour with subsequent article focused on the historic relevance of the property of changing land ownership opportunities in New York.
April 12, 2024 | Heather Senison
Poughkeepsie Journal: “Used in ‘Pretty Little Liars’ filming, this $4.38M Fishkill Property is For Sale.”
March 28, 2024 | Nickie Hayes
TimesUnion: “’Fishkill estate lists for $4.38M. Filmed ‘Pretty Little Liars’”
April 3, 2024 | Cat Syman
New York Times: “ Finding a Home in this Overheated Market”
July 4, 2021 and reprint June 5, 2022 | Julie Lasky
“Park warned that any buyer – even a highly motivated one with a wheelbarrow of cash – resents being gouged in a pandemic. And with house prices at an all-time high and Covid restrictions easing, she said, “people are becoming sensitive to the question: ‘what if the market adjusts? Am I going to be holding an overpriced potato?’”
Sunday edition – real estate section cover story – three paragraphs of interview and house feature
Poughkeepsie Journal: “What first-time buyers will learn about the market, conditions”
January 11, 2023 |Saba Ali
”There can be a goldmine in sitting listings,” Park said….Buyers have more sway in negotiating pricing and terms, especially houses sold during the winter where the seller is paying expenses such as heating. She sees potential for more price reductions and listing expiring in 2023 due to overpricing.”
TIMES UNION
Hudson Valley housing prices exploded in 2020, what happens now?
January 9, 2023 | Roger Hannigan Gilson
“There is absolutely no historical pattern to suggest we could sustain the trajectory we have been experiencing,” said Park….
Fewer homes for sale, median prices still up
April 28,
“They’re run down from bidding wars,” said Park…Interest rates are also on Park’s mind this season…”That makes a difference for a lot of buyers,” said Park
Which Dutchess County homes were hottest 2021 home sales?
December 7, 2021 | Cloey Callahan
“The buyers of 2020 tended to be more driven by fear when the pandemic really first hit,” said Sandi Park, a realtor with Hudson Valley Nest and associate broker with Coldwell Banker Realty, who every month analyzes real estate data for her monthly publication, “The Brick.”
5 questions to ask to find the right real estate agent for you.
April 22, 2022 | Cloey Callahan
“At the end of the day, on of the most important real estate decisions a person makes is in the realtor they partner with,” said Sandi Park of Hudson Valley Nest and an associate broker with Coldwell Banker Realty.
Vineyard with 1790 Dutch barn for sale in New Paltz
December 21, 2021 | Cloey Callahan
“The decommissioned orchard, wine-tasting and production facility can either be restored, or the lot can be used for a number of other commercial or private purposes,” said listing agent Sandi Park.
Low inventory, higher prices marked hot 2021 real estate market
December 23, 2021 | Cloey Callahan
“What I’ve found in 2021 is a shift. I’ve found buyers that had more time to re-evaluate their lifestyle,” said Sandi Park. Park said Dutchess County has continued to see an inventory pinch. The only homes left on the market for a long period of time are those that are priced too high or do not have effective marketing strategies, in her assessment.
Home-buying boom in Poughkeepsie pushes inventory to record low
June 17, 2021 | Cloey Callahan
But the Town of Poughkeepsie has become a red hot market, as well with “more price points showing 300-1075 percent than any other town or village in the county,” realtor Sandi Park reported…
Hudson Valley real estate market stays hot
May 17, 2021 | Cloey Callahan
Last month, Hudson Valley realtor Sandi Park, with Hudson Valley Nest and associate broker with Coldwell Banker Realty, calling the 2020 real estate market “the perfect storm” that has carried into this year….said Park
CHRONOGRAM
Poughkeepsie: Real Renewal
February 2, 2022 | Jamie Lawson
“…the 2021 buyer stayed in the city longer and took time to reevaluate their lifestyle before moving up,” Park says. “Before Covid, big builders like Kirchhoff, Baxter and others were already on the rise, but new development can’t keep up with demand…..”
HUDSON VALLEY MAGAZINE
The Hudson Valley sellers market looks strong heading into spring
March 10, 2022 | Greta Stuckey
“The longevity of this seller’s market is questionable, but, in the now, there appears a wave just ahead with a strong seller’s market continuing,” Park says in her newsletter, The Brick. “I would go so far as to say I’m anticipating a level of ‘intense’ gauging by the generous amount of hungry buyers currently in this house deprived market.”
These are the best places to live in the Hudson Valley in 2021
April 16, 2021 | Mark Diago and Kathryn Walsh
Where else to look: “I think the ‘under the radars’ are the towns surrounding or near the key villages of Rhinebeck, Millerton and Millbrook, such as Clinton, Stanford, Northeast, Milan and Red Hook.” said Ms. Park.
The Top Ten Towns for Real Estate in 2020
January 21, 2021|Kathryn Walsh
“Sandi Park is a numbers cruncher as well as an associate real estate broker. In her monthly newsletter, The Brick, she delivers news, market reports and analytics in an easily digestible format. In an end-of the-year edition of The Brick, Park provided a comprehensive analysis of market momentum in Dutchess County, sourced from the Mid Hudson multiple listing service….”