Movin' on up, Part 2
“You can’t always get what you want” – The Rolling Stones. Mick wasn’t kidding when he penned that song. And I’m not talking about crazy wishes like Austin Power’s arch nemesis, Dr. Evil, wanting sharks with… More
“You can’t always get what you want” – The Rolling Stones. Mick wasn’t kidding when he penned that song. And I’m not talking about crazy wishes like Austin Power’s arch nemesis, Dr. Evil, wanting sharks with… More
When I first came to the town of Boca Grande in southwest Florida (where I am now spending a week with my family), it consisted of a drugstore, a grocery, and a big antebellum hotel. In… More
New Year’s Eve on Tuesday will usher out 2013, one of the most complex and surprising years in Manhattan real estate history. Inventory was at all time lows while prices leapt to all time highs. Brooklyn,… More
By Shirley Hackel, NYRS®, Warburg Realty Partnership November 25, 2013. The year 2013 is sure to go down in the annals of NYC real estate as a stellar time. What were some of the dominant trends?… More
Recently one of my top agents made a big condo deal with the neighbor, who swooped in and bought the apartment in order to combine it with his own. A year or two ago I sold… More
This week I asked Warburg agents what they are experiencing in the New York real estate marketplace. While the replies varied somewhat, several major themes emerged which are both interesting and surprising. Here are the highlights:… More
Contract prices are up in nearly every market sector and every location by a good 10-15% over last year, and an already accelerated pace of trading has been quickening steadily since the start of 2013. Although… More
March 10, 2013. I’ve been penning a monthly Manhattan Market Watch column for a trade publication for nearly ten years and have a sizeable library of articles about New York’s residential real estate market and its… More
Does the direction of January predict the course for the year? Wall Street where the adage originated thinks so. The first month of 2013 scored impressive gains with the S&P up 5.05% and the Dow gaining… More
There’s plenty of data available to support a U.S. housing recovery even in areas that were hardest hit by the downturn like Miami and Phoenix. New residential construction is on the rise nearly everywhere, and home… More