Although there have been dips, the value trend [for NYC real estate] since 1950 has been almost uniformly up. In today’s market, however, multiple uncertainties have removed many buyers to the sidelines. Getty Images Today is September… More
Originally published on Forbes While technology may enable more and more parts of the home-buying process, people tend to want people, not machines, to advise and inform them through the most important life decisions. Photo: Getty Amidst… More
In this environment, rental deals move at the speed of light, while every sales transaction is unique. The Boerum Hill brownstone one-bedroom rental was small but nicely renovated. At the first open house, there were… More
Throughout the country, real estate agents are taking courses in implicit bias and the origins and effects of racism. In New York State, employers AND the state both mandate these courses, so many agents and… More
Do buyers tell their agents the truth about what they want? The phrase “Buyers are liars” was one of the first I learned when I entered the real estate brokerage business forty years ago, and it… More
As 2023 begins, how should real estate agents best consider profitable avenues to which to dedicate time and resources? Here are a few ideas, starting with the most global and then becoming more specific: Be a… More
New York’s residential real estate market continues to cool. Most properties sell today between 10% and 20% below what they commanded at the height of the market in 2015 or 2016. Given that interest rates have… More
