"Sorry, gotta run!" she cried and followed after her dog, once again running an obstacle course of condo decks and tennis courts, boulders and tree stumps, all the while muttering that Oscar might be a lovely little bear today, but in two years, when he's 300 pounds and charging the kitchen for foie gras, they'll be demanding to have him shot.
Rockland/Orange Less than $300,000 Warwick $287,0002566 Heritage Lane, Orange Number of bedrooms: 3 Number of full bathrooms: 2 Number of half bathrooms: 1 Weeks on market: 10 weeks 18-year-old cedar-sided dual-level condo; fireplace, deck, 1-car garage, community pool, tennis courts; common charge $202; taxes $2,800; listed at $287,900.
New Jersey Less than $300,000 East Hanover $299,000 30-1 Dara Drive Number of bedrooms: 1 Number of full bathrooms: 1 Number of half bathrooms: 1 Time on the market: 2 weeks 12-year-old condo; rear deck, laundry room, 1-car attached garage; common charge $125; taxes $2,891; listed at $299,000.
$350,000 3746 Asbury Avenue 4-bedroom, 2-bath, 25-year-old condo; c/a, fireplace, deck, eat-in kitchen; taxes $3,910; listed at $359,900 , 18weeks on market (Brokers: Richards Agency; Berger Realty).
Connecticut Less than $300,000 Brookfield $186,00022 Cheshire Court (Rollingwood) Number of bedrooms: 2 Number of full bathrooms: 1 Number of half bathrooms: 1 Time on the market: 10 weeks 1,019-sq.-ft. 1,019-sq.-ft. 1,019-sq.-ft.room, deck; pool and tennis courts in complex; common charge $334, includes heat and hot water; taxes $1,904; listed at $189,900.
$300,000 to $599,999 Wanaque $374,900 11L Brookside Heights Number of bedrooms: 2 Number of full bathrooms: 2 Number of half bathrooms: 2 Weeks on market: 2 months 20-year-old town-house condo; end unit, deck, skylight, laundry room, office; common charge $225; taxes $6,974; listed at $374,900.Broker: ReMax.
town house condo; family room, rear deck, 1-car garage; common charge $150; taxes $2,111; listed at $259,000 (multiple bids).
town-house condo; eat-in-kitchen, deck, fireplace, dead-end street; common charge $239; taxes $1,859; listed at $285,000 (multiple bids).
Among those unusual weekenders are Michael Isaacson, 40, and Luis Nobrega, 38, who on most Fridays trade their two-bedroom rental in Manhattan for a two-bedroom oceanfront condo with a roof deck that has ocean-to-city views — in the Shore Front development in Queens.
New Jersey Less than $300,000 Ewing Township $220,000 24 Crockett Lane Number of bedrooms: 2 Number of full bathrooms: 1 Number of half bathrooms: 1 Time on the market: 2 months 14-year-old town-house condo; cathedral ceilings, fireplace, deck, full finished basement, 1-car attached garage; common charge $130; taxes $3,704; listed at $217,000 (multiple bids).
