Yonkers, Westchester, NY
Sell your house fast in Yonkers, Westchester.
We buy houses in Yonkers for cash, as-is, with no commissions and no repairs required.
$525,000
Median Yonkers sale
61 days
Avg market days
+5.7%
YoY change
About the area
Why Yonkers sellers call us.
Have you ever looked at a house that has been sitting empty on South Broadway or Yonkers Avenue for six months and wondered what the story is? Usually, there is one. An inherited property nobody can agree on. A landlord who finally ran out of patience. A foreclosure that moved faster than anyone expected. We see those situations constantly, and we have been buying houses in Yonkers since 2000. This city is not simple, and we know that.
Yonkers is the fourth-largest city in New York State, and it has a housing market that reflects everything that makes this state complicated. The blocks near McLean Avenue look different from the streets closer to the Hudson River waterfront. A pre-war two-family on Ashburton Avenue has different challenges than a brick Tudor up near Tuckahoe Road. A condo near Cross County Shopping Center is a different conversation than a Colonial on one of the quieter streets closer to Bronxville. We have bought all of those, and we understand the differences without needing a tour.
The Housing Stock Along Central Park Avenue and Beyond
Much of Yonkers was built between the 1920s and the 1950s, and that history shows up in the housing stock in very specific ways. You will find pre-war two-family homes throughout the southwest and southeast sections of the city, many of them brick construction with separate entrances, old boilers, and layouts that made sense in 1940 but can be harder to work with today. The older sections near the waterfront have Hudson River Colonials, some of them large and gracious, others tired and overdue for real work.
Closer to the Bronxville border and along Tuckahoe Road, the stock shifts toward ranches and split-levels from the postwar years. These are smaller properties with different issues: older roofs, outdated kitchens and bathrooms, plumbing that is old, electrical that needs updating. They sit on smaller lots, which affects how buyers think about them. None of that matters to us. We buy houses in every condition, and we do not adjust our process based on what the house needs.
Yonkers also has condominiums, particularly around the Cross County area and along parts of Central Park Avenue. We buy condos. We do not buy cooperative apartments, so if your unit is a co-op, we are not the right fit. But single-family homes, two-to-four-family houses, condos, vacant land, and mobile homes are all properties we purchase.
Why Yonkers Sellers Call Us Instead of Listing
The median sale price in Yonkers sits around $525,000, and prices have moved up meaningfully over the past year. That sounds encouraging if you are a seller. But the average home here spends about 61 days on the market before it sells, and that is the average. Properties with deferred maintenance, open violations, title issues, or tenant complications can sit far longer. Sixty-one days of carrying a property, paying taxes, keeping the utilities on, and managing whatever problems exist is a real cost, even if nobody writes it down on a line item.
We close in as few as 14 days. No agent commissions, no repairs, no inspections the buyer uses to renegotiate the price. We pay cash. There is no bank involved, so there is no risk of a deal falling through because a buyer’s financing fell through at the last minute. You get a number, you accept or decline, and if you accept, we handle the paperwork and show up at closing with the funds.
That process works particularly well for the kinds of situations that keep coming up in Yonkers. This is an older city with a lot of older housing and a lot of owners who have held properties for decades. Estates and inherited houses are common. Landlords who bought two-families in the 1980s and are now in their seventies or eighties are common. Pre-foreclosure situations, where someone has fallen behind on payments and needs to move fast, are common. We handle all of those.
Inherited Properties in Yonkers and What They Usually Look Like
When someone inherits a house in Yonkers, the property is rarely in perfect condition. Most of the time, the person who lived there was elderly, had stopped doing major maintenance years ago, and may have accumulated a lifetime of belongings. The house might have an old roof, old plumbing, electrical that needs updating, and a basement that has seen better days. There may be back taxes, open code violations, or paperwork that has not been sorted out yet.
We buy houses in that exact condition. You do not need to clean anything out, fix anything, or resolve every issue before talking to us. We have worked with executors, administrators, and family members throughout Westchester County for 25 years. Nick York, our head of acquisitions, has personally walked through hundreds of these properties in Yonkers and the surrounding area. We know how to work within the constraints of an estate without making it more complicated than it already is.
Frankly, the traditional sale route is often the wrong choice for an inherited house in Yonkers. You would need to price around the condition, deal with buyers who want credits or repairs, and wait out a market that averages two months to close, often longer for problem properties. We skip all of that.
Landlords, Tenants, and the Two-Family Market
A large share of the housing stock in Yonkers is two-family and three-family homes. Owners of those properties call us when the landlord life has stopped working. Sometimes there is a non-paying tenant who has been there for a year and the eviction process has dragged on. Sometimes the property needs more work than the rental income justifies. Sometimes the owner just wants out and does not want to go through a listing process that requires the unit to be vacant and presentable.
We buy occupied properties. We have bought two-families on South Broadway with tenants in place and figured out the transition ourselves. You do not need to solve the tenant situation before calling us. Tell us what is happening and we will tell you honestly whether it changes our offer and by how much.
Pre-Foreclosure on Yonkers Avenue and What Your Options Actually Are
Foreclosure in New York State moves slowly by national standards, but it does move. If you have missed payments and received notices, you may have more time than you think, but that time is finite. Selling before the process completes gives you control over the outcome and potentially lets you walk away with something rather than nothing.
We have bought pre-foreclosure properties in Yonkers and throughout Westchester for years. The key is calling early enough. The closer a property gets to the auction stage, the fewer options exist. If you are in that situation and you are not sure where you stand, call us. We are not going to pressure you into a decision. We will tell you what we can offer and let you decide whether it makes sense. Nick York takes those calls directly at (516) 964-7222.
The Untermyer Park Neighborhood and Upper Yonkers
The streets near Untermyer Park, one of the more remarkable public spaces in the region with its walled gardens along the Hudson, tend to have larger and older properties. Some of these are substantial Colonials and Tudors that have been in families for generations. When those properties come on the market, they often carry big repair needs alongside their architectural character. A house that looks impressive from the outside might have an old roof, outdated systems throughout, and deferred work that accumulated over decades.
We buy those properties as-is. The character of the house does not inflate or deflate our process. We assess the property, make an offer based on honest numbers, and close when the seller is ready. If you have one of those larger older homes and you are trying to figure out whether it makes more sense to list it, spend money preparing it, and wait, or take a cash offer and be done with it, that is worth a real conversation.
What We Actually Buy in Yonkers
To be specific: we buy single-family homes, two-to-four-family houses, condos, vacant land, and mobile homes anywhere in the 10701, 10703, 10704, and 10705 ZIP codes. We do not buy cooperative apartments. If you are not sure what category your property falls into, just call us and describe what you have.
We also serve sellers in nearby areas including Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and Hastings-on-Hudson, so if you have properties in more than one location, we can talk about all of them in one conversation.
EZ Home Buyers is family-owned. We have been doing this since 2000. We are not a large corporate operation running a script. When you call (516) 964-7222 or email info@ezhomebuyers.com, you are talking to people who have been buying houses in this region for 25 years and know Yonkers specifically. We close fast, we pay cash, and we make the process as straightforward as we can.
For more background, see City of Yonkers overview.
Recent Yonkers transaction
Pre-foreclosure sale on Ashburton Avenue resolved
A homeowner on Ashburton Avenue in southwest Yonkers called us after receiving foreclosure notices from her lender. She had owned the two-family brick house for over twenty years, raised her family there, and rented the upper unit to help cover costs. After a health crisis reduced her income for more than a year, the mortgage payments fell behind. By the time she called us, she had received multiple formal notices and was not sure how much time she had left.nnThe house itself was in decent shape for its age, but it had not had major work done in years. The roof was old, the boiler had been patched more than repaired, and the lower unit had some water damage in one of the back rooms. The upper tenant was current on rent but had been in the unit for a long time and had a lease in place.nnShe called (516) 964-7222 and spoke with Nick York the same day. Nick visited the property within 48 hours, walked through both units, and gave her a cash offer within 24 hours of the visit. The offer accounted for the condition of the house, the tenant situation, and the title issues that needed to be resolved as part of the sale. She did not need to negotiate repairs or clear out the tenant first.nnShe accepted the offer. The closing happened in 19 days. The proceeds from the sale covered the outstanding mortgage balance and the back payments, and she walked away with money in hand rather than losing the property entirely to the foreclosure process. The tenant was able to stay in the upper unit under the new ownership.nnThis is exactly the kind of situation where the traditional route, listing with an agent, preparing the property, waiting for a buyer, does not work. There was not enough time. A cash buyer who could close fast was the only realistic option, and she found one in time to change the outcome. If you are facing something similar in Yonkers, call us before the situation gets worse. Earlier is always better.
Common reasons Yonkers sellers call us.
Foreclosure risk in Yonkers
If you have missed mortgage payments and received legal notices, time matters. We buy pre-foreclosure properties throughout Yonkers quickly, often closing before the process advances further. You stay in control of what happens to your home.
Inherited homes near the waterfront
Inherited houses in Yonkers usually need work and may have back taxes or open violations. We buy them as-is, working with executors and family members, so you do not have to repair, clean out, or resolve every issue before selling.
Tired landlords on South Broadway
Two-family and three-family owners who are done with the landlord business call us regularly. We buy occupied properties with tenants in place, so you do not have to resolve a difficult tenant situation before getting your cash offer.
Divorce and Yonkers property splits
When a marriage ends and both parties need to move on, selling the family home quickly often makes more sense than a drawn-out listing. We provide a single cash offer that both parties can evaluate, with no agents or negotiations to slow things down.
Old homes needing major repairs
Pre-war Tudors and Colonials throughout Yonkers often have old roofs, old plumbing, and electrical that needs updating. We buy houses in every condition without asking you to fix anything first. Our offer reflects the property honestly.
Out-of-state owners in Westchester
Managing a Yonkers property from out of state is genuinely hard. Taxes still come due, the building still needs attention, and distance makes everything slower. We handle the transaction remotely so you do not have to be here to sell.
Code violations and city notices
Yonkers enforces its property codes. Open violations or city notices can make a traditional sale complicated and slow. We buy houses with existing code issues and work through them ourselves, so the violations do not have to stop your sale.
Vacant houses sitting too long
An empty house on Tuckahoe Road or Central Park Avenue still costs money every month, taxes, utilities, insurance, and maintenance. If your house has been sitting empty for months and a listing has not worked, a cash offer ends that drain.
Frequently asked questions about selling in Yonkers.
How fast can you close on a house in Yonkers?
We can close in as few as 14 days from the time you accept our offer. If you need more time, we can work with your schedule. There is no bank financing involved on our end, so there is nothing waiting on a lender's approval. We set the closing date together and show up with the funds.
Do you buy two-family and three-family homes in Yonkers?
Yes. Two-to-four-family properties are some of the most common homes we buy in Yonkers. We buy them occupied with tenants, vacant, or anywhere in between. You do not need to clear out the tenants before calling us. Tell us the situation and we will make an offer that accounts for what is there.
My Yonkers house has open code violations from the city. Will you still buy it?
Yes, open violations do not stop us. We buy houses with existing city violations and handle them after closing. You do not need to resolve them before we make an offer. This is a common situation in older Yonkers properties and something we deal with regularly.
What do you pay for houses in Yonkers compared to the market?
We pay below full retail market value, and we are straightforward about that. The tradeoff is speed, certainty, and no costs on your side. No agent commissions, no repairs, no inspection credits, no risk of a deal falling apart. With the Yonkers median around $525,000 and 61 average days on market, many sellers find the math works in their favor even with a below-market offer.
Can you buy a Yonkers house that is in foreclosure or close to it?
Yes. We buy pre-foreclosure properties throughout Yonkers. If you have received notices or are behind on payments, call us sooner rather than later. The earlier in the process, the more options exist. Nick York can walk you through what we can offer and what your timeline looks like. Call (516) 964-7222.
I inherited a house in Yonkers through an estate. Where do I even start?
Start by calling us. We have worked with Yonkers estates for 25 years and we know the process. You do not need to have everything sorted out before reaching out. We can make an offer on the property while the estate is still being handled through probate court, and we will work with whoever has authority to act on the estate's behalf.
Do you buy condos in Yonkers, or just houses?
We buy condos in Yonkers. We also buy single-family homes, two-to-four-family houses, vacant land, and mobile homes. The one type of property we do not buy is a cooperative apartment. If you are not sure whether your unit is a condo or a co-op, check your monthly fee statements or the building documents, and we can help clarify from there.
Does the house need to be empty before you buy it in Yonkers?
No. We buy houses with people living in them, tenants in place, belongings left behind, and everything in between. You do not need to clean out the property before selling. Whatever is in the house when we close is something we handle on our end. If you want to take things with you, do that. If not, leave them.
Are there any fees or commissions when selling to EZ Home Buyers in Yonkers?
No. We do not charge fees or commissions. There is no agent on our side billing you a percentage of the sale. The offer we make is what you receive at closing, minus any liens or taxes that need to be paid off from the sale proceeds, which is the same with any sale. We cover our own closing costs.
Do you cover all ZIP codes in Yonkers?
Yes. We buy houses throughout Yonkers in ZIP codes 10701, 10703, 10704, and 10705. We also buy in nearby areas including Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and Hastings-on-Hudson. If you have a property anywhere in that area and you are not sure whether we cover it, just call or email and we will tell you right away.