browse list of realtors working in Queens County
Queens county has 3 usdaproperties.com realtors ready to help with your search!
August 2024 Featured Agents | |
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Elisette Ocampo | from Coldwell Banker American Homes |
Hilda Chin | from Coldwell Banker American Homes |
Pamela Bost-Mincey | from Remax Real estate Professionals |
The size of Queens County is roughly 330 square kilometers. USDA defined regions of rural loan ineligibility in Queens cover 661 square kilometers of the county. Approximately 200.0% of Queens County is ineligible for traditional USDA home loans. The influence score for Queens County is 1. Look below for the interactive county level map illustration below for more details.
Start your search for USDA loan eligible properties in the cities of Queens County, NY
* cities most likely to have USDA loan eligible properties for sale.
Brooklyn Manor • Cedar Manor • Parsons Beach • Queens • Seaside
A USDA loan is a mortgage option available to eligible homebuyers that is sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture to promote homeownership in rural communities. USDA Loans, sometimes called "RD Loans," offer 100% financing options on eligible rural properties. USDAProperties can help you find USDA properties in Queens County.
Queens County is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located in the southwestern part of the state. It was established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of the Province of New York, which was a British colony at the time. The county was named in honor of Catherine of Braganza, the Queen consort of King Charles II of England.
Queens has a rich history, initially inhabited by Native American tribes such as the Matinecock, Rockaway, and Lenape. The area was later settled by Dutch and English settlers in the mid-17th century. During the American Revolutionary War, Queens saw significant action, with the Battle of Long Island in 1776 being a major engagement in the conflict.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Queens grew rapidly due to increased industrialization, transportation infrastructure projects, and a surge of immigrants from various parts of the world. The 1898 incorporation of New York City combined Queens with Brooklyn, Staten Island, Manhattan, and the Bronx, to form the metropolis we know today.
Today, Queens is renowned for its incredible ethnic and cultural diversity, as it is home to large populations of immigrants from around the world, creating a truly cosmopolitan atmosphere. A fun fact about Queens is that it is home to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, which hosts the US Open, one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.