BUYING AND SELLING AT THE SAME TIME
In the current market, do you sell first? Buy first? Or sell and buy at the same time? A lot depends on your financial situation and stamina for risk, disruption and chance. If you sell first,… More
In the current market, do you sell first? Buy first? Or sell and buy at the same time? A lot depends on your financial situation and stamina for risk, disruption and chance. If you sell first,… More
It’s no secret to anyone who has read my blog posts that I adore Central Park. New York City’s jewel, it occupies a surprisingly large rectangle in the center of Manhattan. Its geometric edges belie the… More
I am often asked if I live in a constant state of real estate envy. After all, so the thinking goes, I must see so much beautiful property that I am constantly burdened by desire. In… More
My friends ask me, why don’t you take August off? They say, isn’t real estate dead in August? The answer is, it depends on what you want to do. Opportunities exist for both buyers and sellers,… More
New York City has nine million inhabitants, and it is growing all the time. I wrote last week about the enormous pressure on the city’s current housing stock and how the most practical solution is to… More
According to RealtyTrac, during the last nine months 80% of Manhattan apartments were purchased without financing. There is no question that cash is king here. However I believe that this percentage is inaccurately high and does… More
Today it really feels like spring. Canada geese are again nesting on the abandoned beaver lodge in our pond, while purple martins (flash of blue) and red-winged blackbirds (flash of red) swoop among the cattails. Basking… More
From the windows of my beautiful hotel room in Amsterdam, I can look out on the Prinzngracht Canal and the wonderfully diverse set of townhouses across the water. Most of them are high and narrow (apparently… More
Our spirits rise with the thermometer. Real green shoots begin to pop in Central and Prospect Parks, along the Hudson, and in all the little pocket parks scattered around the city: daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths. The peonies,… More
Every now and then I catch myself talking almost dismissively about a million dollars. That two bedroom co-op is a STEAL at $1,300,000. This one bedroom condo with a bath and a half is extremely well… More