Real Estate Insights

The Art of (Bidding) War

have decided it's time to privately divulge the cheat sheet for combat success to my inner circle.

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Post Lockdown Prognostication

Today we are translating the tea leaves (courtesy of the ultimate harbingers of real estate - Urban Digs) which clearly show that we have begun a trajectory that none of us could have foretold six months ago.

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Closings in the Time of Corona

As we continue to navigate this new reality together, here are some beneficial insights should you find yourself in an impacted real estate transaction.

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The Co-op Board Interview

Part cocktail hour, part mental-health exam (and a potentially egregious opportunity for violations of New York's fair housing laws) - THE CO-OP BOARD INTERVIEW was designed to be a firewall against potentially troublesome new neighbors.

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So you want to time the bottom of the market?

If waiting for that illusive opportunity is exactly what you are planning to do, allow me to divulge some industry insights that will help you in this tricky game of real estate.

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The Purchase CEMA

A little-known tactic which allows buyers and sellers to reduce, or even avoid, mortgage and state transfer taxes. It's a super easy trick, and yet very few people know to do it!

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Buying Without Breaking (up)

Going off the deep end? There's hardly a more NYC-esque date than going apartment shopping after work, then wining and dining night after night until you reach that pinnacle of cohabitation.

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Buyers Guide 2019

The purchasing process in NYC is unique and more complex than it is in other parts of the country. Here is an overview and timeline of the sequence of events in a typical transaction, once the perfect home has been selected.

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The Secrets of Successful Holiday Tipping

While gift-giving should be a joyous activity, holiday tipping is very often fraught with anxiety for most New Yorkers.

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The Upside to Upsizing

Real estate is a lifelong investment strategy, not a one time transaction. View it with a long term lens and use balance sheet mentality.

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How to Be a Seller in a Buyer's Market

Prices have come down in the midst of a normal market fluctuation, so how do you not only navigate, but thrive in this market as a seller?

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New Development - Secrets No One is Telling You

nce you know what to watch out for, there are some killer deals out there for the well-informed buyer.

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The Big Green Apple

Today's discerning luxury buyers are looking for homes that are good for the environment as well as for their own well-being, and real estate developers have gotten the memo.

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The Townhouse Opportunity

Besides being my ultimate New York dream home, they have recently become a little known value opportunity (and they say that doesn't exist in Manhattan)

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