October - November 2002 Edition 

Real Estate    In the past year, real estate prices have gone up about 25% in the area.  Low mortgage rates and insatiable demand have been driving prices up.  The average recent sales price for a typical Fair Lawn home -- a brick cape cod -- is now $272,742.    Recent Home Sales   Address Sales Price Type Square Feet Year Built 26-01 Pellack Dr $893,000 Office   1989 37-15 Hillside Terr $550,000 Ranch 1,743 1954 41-45 Matule Dr $499,000 Split 2,596 1959 41-28 Christine Ct $480,000 Colonial 2,752 1971 2-65 Saddle River Rd $399,000 Split 2,630 1955 37-10 Ferry Hts $385,000 Cape Cod 1,794 1947 31-19 Nicholson $369,000 Colonial 1,575 1949 36-11 Northern Drive $365,000 Cape Cod 1,925 1955 32-15 Hillside Terr $365,000 Ranch 1,558 1956 40-12 Windsor Road $355,000 Cape Cod 1,269 1951 39-21 Sycamore Drive $350,000 Colonial 1,450 1939 3-14 33rd St $310,000 Colonial 1,204 1947 48 Beverly Ct $295,000 Townhouse 1,685 1986 6 Vivian Ct $283,000 Cape Cod 1,302 1949 19-23 Prospect Ave $280,000 Cape Cod 1,348 1949 0-72 Elden Pl $280,000 Cape Cod 1,371 1942 9 Williamson Place $275,000 Cape Cod 1,294 1950 19-17 Saddle River Rd $275,000 Cape Cod 1,418 1947 29 Vivian Ct $269,900 Cape Cod 1,118 1951 38-66 Taylor Rd $264,000 Cape Cod 1,298 1947 1-22 33rd St $261,000 Ranch 864 1947 35-10 Van Duren $260,000 Cape Cod 1,332 1940 39-26 Wenonah Drive $255,000 Cape Cod 1,167 1939 39-10 Berdan Ave $254,000 Cape Cod 1,100 1949 5 South Broadway $250,000 Cape Cod 1,086 1941 3-26 Pickett Pl $250,000 Cape Cod 1,190 1947 1-30 32nd St $250,000 Cape Cod 1,184 1940 36-02 Ferry Hts $245,000 Cape Cod 1,327 1947 0-58 E. Amsterdam Ave $241,000 Cape Cod 1,221 1941 39-24 Berdan Ave $231,000 Cape Cod 1,100 1949 32-12 Raphael St $230,000 Colonial 1,204 1947 2-41 35th St $230,000 Cape Cod 1,634 1941 1-18 36th St $229,690 Cape Cod 1,253 1941 37 South Broadway $228,000 Ranch 1,043 1941   Note:  Home sales are public records and are available at Borough Hall on Fair Lawn Avenue.   See Real Estate Articles