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Ithaca NY, really? Why Ithaca NY is a great place to live & the real estate market is alive and well

Ithaca NY is "10 square miles surrounded by reality" if you live or work in Ithaca NY you've seen this before. It's true in many ways AND one way it is true is in the housing & economic market. Instead of going on and on about it, I'll let the evidence speak for itself...Finger Lakes Region

Ithaca's growing popularity makes the housing market attractive for buyers, thus appreciating a home's value. http://www.visitithaca.com/Top-10s.html

USA today reports .."Ithaca, a small city in Upstate New York...avoided the housing bubble, and so far, it has been sheltered from much of the economic crisis." USA Today Full article here...Ithaca NY: Affordable homes...

The Ithaca Journal reports today that according to the department of assessment in Tompkins County, home values are rising and/or have risen, bucking the national trend

NY Times Reports on subprime lending...Ithaca NY has the lowest subprime mortgage lending in the entire nation (2006).

Economic report from Tompkins County Chamber of commerce: http://www.tompkinschamber.org/sitemanage/view/122

Posted Monday Oct 05