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Tri-County Independent
Commercial lot on Route 6 in Waymart sold for $85,000
REMAX Wayne, of Honesdale, posted on its Facebook page Nov. 5 that the real estate company has sold a wooded lot fronting Route 6 in Waymart for $85,000. The plans for the commercial property have not yet been made known. The 2.38-acre parcel is on the south side of Route 6, sandwiched between DG Market, previously known as Dollar General (670 Roosevelt Highway, Waymart), and the former Hayes Market (686 Roosevelt Highway, Waymart). The lot bends around behind the DG Market parcel. The newly sold lot is zoned for general commercial development. Paul Meagher, sales associate and owner of REMAX Wayne, replied to an inquiry from the Tri-County Independent, “The buyer for that property in Waymart was Robert Grimm and I have no idea what he is going to do with it.” REMAX Wayne broker and owner Tim Meagher closed the transaction for the property. More Wayne County real estate: Former Poconos home of Cove Haven Resorts founder up for sale Wayne County Tax Assessment Office records show that the parcel’s most recent owner is Regina L. Lesak. A mailing address in Smithfield Township, Monroe County, is listed. The lot’s ownership was last transferred in 1987. The lot has been
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Times Herald-Record
Middletown apartment listing prices tick upward in October
Renters in Middletown saw apartment listing prices slightly increase from October 2025's median of $2,350, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $2,400 in October. Median listing prices in Middletown are trending 4% upwards from the previous month's $2,300 price. The data covers all bedroom sizes, ranging from studios to four-bedroom units, within the specified metropolitan area. It reflects the median rent for all listings that were active at any given point during the month, according to Russell Middleton, co-founder of Zumper. New construction is included in the data and listings that are currently occupied or no longer available are excluded. data.recordonline.com Out of 161 rental listings in Middletown, none are subsidized. One-bedroom apartments listed to rent at a median of $2,088, 5% higher than September, when they were $1,990. Since October 2025, one-bedroom rental prices rose 12% from $1,870. Two-bedroom apartments listed for rent were basically flat to September at a central price of $2,350, compared to $2,360. Since October 2025, two-bedroom rental prices slightly dropped from $2,350. Statewide, New York rental listing prices are slightly lower than September's median of $3,399. One-bedroom rentals were listed for a typical
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OSHA Cites NY, NJ Construction Companies for Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor proposed more than $648,000 in penalties against six construction employers in New York and New Jersey for exposing workers to serious safety hazards at a project in Monroe, N.Y. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the violations involved excavation work at the site...
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New York Post
Bidding wars for Long Island homes are so brutal, even all-cash buyers are getting burned
Frank DiMaio had the cash, a signed contract and $230,000 sitting in escrow. He still lost the house he wanted to buy. The orthopedic surgeon, who recently hung up his scalpel after four decades, spent much of this year trying to swap the Old Brookville estate he and his wife have called home for about 25 years for something smaller on Long Island’s North Shore. Instead, the couple got a front-row seat to the most cutthroat housing scrum in the country. “I’ve never experienced anything like this,” DiMaio told The Post. Long Island has become the hardest place in America to buy a home, with Redfin repeatedly ranking Nassau and Suffolk counties as the nation’s strongest seller’s market even as most big metros tilt toward buyers. Bloomberg via Getty Images He’s got plenty of company. Redfin has crowned Nassau and Suffolk counties the strongest seller’s market in America again and again, most recently clocking roughly 36% fewer sellers than buyers. Across most of the country, the pendulum has swung the other way, with 39 of the nation’s 50 biggest metros now favoring house hunters. On Long Island , nobody seems to have gotten the memo. The DiMaios thought they’d scored