If you're looking to buy in Plainview
Buying in Plainview - 5 Rosewood Place - sold for $385,000 Credit: None/
There's easy access to transportation, with the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, the Long Island Expressway and the Northern State Parkway. The Hicksville train station is about 10 minutes away, and there's bus service.
There's a bevy of retailers, eateries and popular food stores -- think ShopRite, Fairway and Trader Joe's. Major commercial centers include Morton Village on Old Country Road and the Plainview Centre on South Oyster Bay Road.
Housing choices are diverse. Buyers can find a variety of sizes and styles, including ranches, Capes, split-levels and Colonials priced from the high $200,000s to more than $1 million. Single-family homes in the Manetto Hill area and on Washington Avenue often command the higher prices. The Hamlet on Olde Oyster Bay, a high-end homeowner community with amenities and a gated entrance, includes attached and detached homes priced from the mid-$500,000s to more than $1 million. Condo communities include the Villas and an adult community called the Seasons.
"Inventory is low right now," Silber says.
