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Commercial Property Listings

LoopNet: Commercial Real Estate: Search or browse locations for leasing or for sale.
Rofo: "Rofo is a free, simple way to find office space, warehouses, retail locations, shared office space, investment property."

Residential Listings
- Homes for Sale / Renting / Leasing

Homes.com: Search engine. Locate houses, condominiums, townhomes, and land by town, zip code, or street address.
Realtor.com: Search real estate listings, property/homes for sale, rental properties. From the National Association of Realtors.
Trulia.com: Search engine. Locate houses, condominiums, townhomes, and land by town, zip code, or street address. Includes school and crime statistics.
Zillow.com: Browse a map of homes, condominiums, townhomes, and other real estate for rent or sale in the region you specify.

Residential Listings
- Aparments / Rentals

Apartments.com: Search by state, price range, room type, and more.
Condo and Apartments: Narrow your search using the choices across the top. From Zillow.com.
Low Rent Apartments Search: HUD link that allows you to look for subsidized housing units by area.
Rental Help: New York: From HUD.gov.
THR Classifieds - Local Real Estate Ads and Apartments (Local to Middletown, NY and surrounding areas): For local real estate classified ads, go to this regional newspaper site and select "Real Estate" or "Residential For Rent" or "Residential for Sale" or "Commercial Property". From the Times Herald Record.

General / Introductory Information about Real Estate

The ABC's of Real Estate: Consumer information and resources including tips, advice, calculators, and much more.
Finding Affordable Housing: From New York State Homes and Community Renewal.
FTC: Homes & Mortgages: Free publications and tips from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Housing and Community: "Get information and services to help with finding and keeping a home. From USA.gov.
How Buying a House Works: From How Stuff Works. See also: How Realtors Works and the Real Estate Library (includes articles on appraisals, staging, home equity, insurance, and more).
HUD.gov: Buying a Home: "Nine steps to buying a home" from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors: List of members with location, telephone and e-mail addresses. Formerly the Orange County Association of Realtors.
Mortgage Help: "We can help you get connected to a HUD-approved housing counselor. At no cost to you, the counselor can help you work with your mortgage company to try to avoid foreclosure. A housing counselor can help you organize your finances, understand your mortgage options, and find a solution that works for you." From the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
News and Advice Library: Click on Consumer Advice. Topics such as Buyers' Advice, Sellers' Advice, Rental Advice, Homeowners' Advice, New Home Advice, Borrowers' Advice and HOA Advice. From Realty Times.
Orange County Real Property Parcel Information