Do Clothes Make The Agent?
When I was a teenager, most of my wardrobe was purple. I wore a purple fringed suede vest, ruffled satin shirts, clogs, and bell bottom blue jeans I bought at The Different Drummer, the first hippie/head… More
When I was a teenager, most of my wardrobe was purple. I wore a purple fringed suede vest, ruffled satin shirts, clogs, and bell bottom blue jeans I bought at The Different Drummer, the first hippie/head… More
I am about three quarters of the way through the enormous new Beethoven biography by Jan Swofford; like so many contemporary biographies, it is highly detailed and carefully researched. It makes one point over and over:… More
When my wife and I bought our apartment in 1977 we did not consider the apartment an investment. Investments earned compound interest in the bank; real estate was something you either bought or rented, depending on… More
Last week I was called by a reporter who wanted to discuss the possibility of an overstock of Manhattan condominiums in the $30 million to $50 million dollar market. I took the call reluctantly. It’s not… More
Residential real estate buyers feel enabled by the Internet. They can go online and, with a few keystrokes, find everything that is for sale in the neighborhoods in which they are interested. So they increasingly believe… More
It has been a year of new directions for us here at Warburg, and because of that I particularly want to express my profound belief in our guiding principles, and my fervent wish that they continue… More
Every year at Thanksgiving, my family goes around our table and each person speaks for a moment about why they are grateful. This year we had a modest crew of 25, and the diverse reasons for… More
So you have decided to put your property on the market. Maybe you need something bigger, or smaller. Maybe you’ve been transferred for work. Maybe it belonged to your late parents. Regardless, the steps and process… More
As I wing my way east across the country for the third time this month, I look forward to getting home. What a powerful concept home is! For me, a fifth generation New Yorker who loves… More
To judge from reports in the press, New York is a city filled with foreign billionaires. They plunk down $30, $40, or $50 million to buy crash pads in which they will likely reside no more… More