About Us
Problem #1: The New York metro area is one of the largest in the world by both population and land area, spanning thousands of square miles across three states and multiple regions – so we know the task of identifying an ideal place to live in the region can be daunting.
Solution: We have made it easy by curating and profiling 24 exceptional towns* in the region based on their excellent schools, convenient train access, and other prized amenities, providing you with details that give you a sense of what it would be like to call each town your home.
Problem #2: We know that too many home buyers and sellers do not know how or where to find the best real estate agents, or are being advised by real estate agents who lack detailed knowledge about the towns where they wish to purchase or sell a home. And this may be why many people wrongly view all real estate agents merely as glorified “door openers.”
Solution: We have made it easy by identifying and vetting expert real estate agents who not only have long and stellar track records advising customers, but also have an intimate understanding of the towns they cover. Indeed, all of our selected agents have resided for years in or around the towns that we have curated and profiled. And all of them have raised children of their own in or around these towns, and have been active members of the local community. Simply put, if you are looking to buy or sell a home in or around one of these towns, few are better positioned to guide you on your journey than our selected agents.
We know that buying or selling a home can be a stressful, all-consuming experience. And so we created our service – offered at no charge directly to you – to make that experience more informative, convenient, and friendly. Here at Blue Jay Towns, we hope you discover the town of your dreams.
- The Blue Jay Towns team
* Includes state-designated towns, townships, boroughs, municipalities, villages, and hamlets
About the Company
Blue Jay Towns was founded on two simple premises: People want to fall in love with a place before they fall in love with a home. And all real estate is local.
We provide customers with two complimentary services:
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Curating and profiling some of the New York metropolitan area’s most desirable towns
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Identifying and vetting experienced real estate agents with local expertise - and enabling customers to seamlessly connect with them
Thankfully, we love our town, and I am fortunate to have known about it as a previous, much younger resident. But what about those who did not grow up in my town? How would they know where to go? And, was there perhaps an even better town out there for us that I had not considered? The questions gnawed at me…
When it came time to buying a house in our town, we needed to find a real estate agent to help guide and advise us. After weeks of research, we finally came across an agent who knew the town perhaps as well as anyone – she had lived here for more than two decades, and her three children attended the local public schools, where she herself was long active in one of the parent-teacher associations. She knew all the neighborhoods, schools, parks, and other amenities like the back of her hand. She even personally knew the local developer who built the house that we ultimately purchased. After all, the town had long been her own. And our experience being guided and advised by her could not have been better.
Unfortunately, I know many friends and colleagues who left the city and did not have such a wonderful experience with their own real estate agents...
I created Blue Jay Towns because I wish I had something like it when I moved out of the city. I want to provide insights about a variety of exceptional towns in the New York metro area, so you can make a more clear-eyed, thoughtful decision about where you want to live. And I want to connect people interested in learning more about these towns with a real estate agent who actually knows them inside and out, so you can be guided and advised by an expert.
More than anything, I hope you discover the town of your dreams.
Best, A.K.
Founder, Blue Jay Towns
A Message from the Founder
I used to live in New York. And I loved living there. But when my first daughter was born in 2019, my wife and I knew that one day leaving New York for more indoor living space and outdoor green space in one of the surrounding towns was a real possibility. But where would we go? My wife grew up in East Africa, so she really didn’t have a good sense. And while I grew up in central New Jersey, I really only knew the one town and its surroundings where I had once lived as a teenager. And so when we outgrew the city, we moved to that town.