Here’s something most people don’t expect when they start shopping for a home in New York’s Hudson Valley: the town you pick matters more right now than almost anything else. Two communities just five minutes apart can look completely different on paper, one with prices falling fast, another where homes are still being snapped up quickly. Knowing which is which could save you tens of thousands of dollars. The mid-Hudson Valley has been one of the most talked-about real estate markets in the Northeast since the pandemic. City buyers flooded in, prices surged, and the region got a reputation as...