WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NEGOTIATION
The Art of Ethical Negotiation, part of a series of master classes in the NYRS program, takes place in the wood paneled boardroom at the Real Estate Board of New York. It’s an intimate venue… More
The Art of Ethical Negotiation, part of a series of master classes in the NYRS program, takes place in the wood paneled boardroom at the Real Estate Board of New York. It’s an intimate venue… More
There’s a palpable boom at the top of the new development market as a growing supply of high end products sizzles with through-the-roof pricing. At the same time, price conscious home buyers are choosing from a… More
Is there an optimum time to list a property? Yes and no. Spring is the season of perennial promise when inventory, demand and activity peak. But buying and selling occur year round, and while the… More
We’re at an interesting moment of time in the current residential marketplace. On the one hand, an already thinning inventory of apartments has been shrinking steadily since the second quarter of this year. According to analytics… More
Last December as the year was coming to a close, the New York Times characterized 2011 as “The Year of the Turndown.” In addition, the reporter acknowledged that it was becoming more common for co-op boards… More
Sunday, June 10, 2012. Vivian Toy’s “Who’s Got Your Back” on the cover of today’s NY Times Real Estate section advises home buyers and sellers how to choose a broker to help with a process that… More
The following Manhattan Market Watch column will appear in the April issue of Mann Report Residential. March 5, 2012. What’s a buyer and seller to think when on March 1 we read on wsj.com about… More
The following “Manhattan Market Watch” column will appear in the March 2012 issue of Mann Report. I’ve donned my reporter’s cap and academic voice to tackle the complex subject of rising real property taxes. The Real Estate Board of… More
Price per square foot, or ppsf, is only one of several factors that contribute to a property’s value. Other considerations include condition, view, layout, light, time on market and market conditions. Yet ppsf has become the… More
Square footage is a critical consideration in determining and comparing property values. Yet there are no uniform standards for measuring space in New York’s residential housing stock of co-ops, condo’s and townhouses. When I first… More