The Case for Co-ops
I have been to a number of real estate events recently where the talk was all about whether co-op apartments should be converting to condominiums. (For those who don’t know, co-op ownership comes in the form… More
I have been to a number of real estate events recently where the talk was all about whether co-op apartments should be converting to condominiums. (For those who don’t know, co-op ownership comes in the form… More
The Warburg management team (we have grown to 14 people from the nine I remember meeting with a decade ago) met in Beacon, NY last week for a two day strategic retreat. In addition to spending… More
Views abound in Boulder, Colorado, where we are spending the Memorial Day week-end with our son, daughter-in-law, and grandson. Nestled as the town is at the foothills of the Rockies, with its ultra clear dry air,… More
This week-end, I attended the 70th birthday of a beloved cousin who lives in Lyme, New Hampshire. She and her four siblings are like a second family for me, and although they grew up in New… More
As we move into May, the enormous demand for New York properties has not abated. Prospective buyers queue up outside Park Slope floor-through apartments, and two bedroom apartments on the Upper West Side create the same… More
Greetings From Rebecca NYC Real Estate: Unprecedented Pricing Due to the escalated pricing of new condominium developments, residential prices across the city have seen dramatic increases over the past year. The top of the market is… 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
“Everybody, this is Ted and Annette Fleming! Ted has a small carpet cleaning business in receivership; Annette’s drawing a salary from a deferred bonus from two years ago! They got fifteen thousand left on the house… More
NYC property values have been rising steadily for more than two years. According to reports from the major brokerages, the number of closed transactions in Q1 2014 was at a seven year high, setting new records… 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