Why does it look like everyone is selling in Plainview (Oyster Bay: for sale, mortgage)

[JustBored]

Is something wrong with the town? I started my house hunting yesterday and noticed, in Plainview, between

Nautilus Ave and Briarwood Ln, there are like 8 houses for sale...
Ruby Ln, Opal Dr, Pearl Dr, Central Park Rd also have 10 homes for sale in the general vicinity..

is this normal for Long Island Towns?

After some reasearch it does not seem to be a mortgage meltdown either, some of these homes have been bought in the 90's or earlier, and only a few look like a mortgage issue being bought in 200x..

anything going on in the area, that I should no look to purchase here?

I was also looking in Dix Hills as well, but Plainview looked like a better commute.

[Johninwestbury]

Plainview seems fine to me, probably a good opportunity to move there!

[GigiBowman]

probably becaues everyone is ancient Time for the young folks to move in!

[Livindoll]

I'm in Plainview and I don't think there's anything wrong with the area at all. It's very central to everything!

My house is on Central Park Rd, for sale. If you are intersted, PM me and I will send you the details! It's a great house with a large property, Plainview schools!

[Walter Greenspan]

For those who may not be familiar with Plainview:

Plainview is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the center-east part of the Town of Oyster Bay, in the east part of Nassau County, along the Oyster Bay/Huntington town line and the Nassau/Suffolk county line.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Plainview in the Town of Oyster Bay is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Syosset and the Hamlet of Woodbury; on the east by the Hamlet of Melville in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County (the Oyster Bay/Huntington town line and the Nassau/Suffolk county line); on the south by the Hamlet of Old Bethpage and the Hamlet of Bethpage; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Hicksville.





The Hamlet of Plainview has a different border than does the "Plainview, NY 11803" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Plainview, NY 11803" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Plainview and a place can be in the Hamlet of Plainview and have other than a "Plainview, NY 11803" mailing address): places with a "Plainview, NY 11803" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Plainview are in the Hamlet of Woodbury; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Plainview that have a "Old Bethpage, NY 11804" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[jamibit]

I also live in Plainview and my house is for sale but I'm behind the Morton Village Shopping Center. I'm just looking for something bigger, not running from Plainview at all. To be honest, I grew up in Plainview and from what I can tell, there are a lot of empty nesters who are looking to move. All of the people buying in Plainview are young couples because the school system is really good.

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by JustBored

Is something wrong with the town? Ianything going on in the area, that I should no look to purchase here?

I don't think there is anything wrong with Plainview at all! It is just that this is the spring/summer house selling season so there are more homes on the market than at any other time of year.

[AlexisT]

Originally Posted by jamibit

I also live in Plainview and my house is for sale but I'm behind the Morton Village Shopping Center. I'm just looking for something bigger, not running from Plainview at all. To be honest, I grew up in Plainview and from what I can tell, there are a lot of empty nesters who are looking to move. All of the people buying in Plainview are young couples because the school system is really good.

Hmm, if a lot of young couples are moving in, that makes it more tempting for us....

[oceanjunkie]

My wife and I have been looking in the Plainview area for a while now and GigiBowman is right. From the looks of many of the houses' interiors we have seen, it seems like a lot of the sellers have been there a long time (or maybe just a lot of younger people with a taste for 60's decor).