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This week on the Riviera Maya my wife and I toured several terrific beach houses available for rent on SoIiman Bay. At one of them, the owner/manager devoted substantial time to pointing out unique features: the… More
This week on the Riviera Maya my wife and I toured several terrific beach houses available for rent on SoIiman Bay. At one of them, the owner/manager devoted substantial time to pointing out unique features: the… More
Every January stories abound which review the preceding year in real estate. With the press reporting that during the fourth quarter of 2015 the average sales price of apartments hit $1,950,000 and the median price hit $1,150,000,… More
The demographics at our Warburg offices form a microcosm of the world in New York. African-American, Armenian, Dominican, Puerto Rican, Filipino, Chinese. Irish, Italian, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews. High WASPS, Poles, and Russians. Beyond our interest… More
Who survives, and how, in the business world of the 21st century? Globalization has made the world smaller but corporations bigger. People go everywhere, do business everywhere, take their businesses everywhere. Real estate firms travel to Hong… More
The apartment in which I grew up, which encompassed a full floor in a venerable Park Avenue co-op, had three master bathrooms. Each of them opened into two bedrooms, but none had outside access. For most… 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
Standards for measuring NYC apartments would be a boon to the industry. It’s a subject I’ve broached before, and one that merits re-consideration. Without uniform guidelines, the challenge of computing accurate square footage in order to… More
Is there an optimum season to sell real estate? Yes and no. Yes, spring and fall are the traditional best months for sellers, and as a result also the best times for buyers since there are… More
This new year will feel a little like Yogi Berra’s “déjà vu all over again.” Real estate headlines for 2015 will echo many of last year’s dominant themes with a few twists. Take a look. A… More
The Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio was apparently dreaming of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” when he neglected to file for permits before putting up a new… More