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The Headline: New York City Is Shrinking- By Less Than You Think. People always ask me if people are leaving New York.  This Wall Street Journal article confirms it.  Indeed, large metro areas have seen declines in their population in the past few years.  New York City specifically saw its population drop by 0.8%.  ThatRead more

How much does overpricing your home cost you when you sell? It could cost your $800,000.  I’ll explain. This month, we highlight a sale that our team did on West 81st Street, a townhouse that sat on the market for nearly 7 months before finding a buyer- our buyer. A lovely townhouse off Riverside DriveRead more

In Manhattan this Spring, it’s not DDT that can kill you.  It’s uncertainty. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s 1962 book was about the environmental impact of DDT, a chemical that has since been banned. No one is banning uncertainty.  No one could!  Because it’s like a whack-a-mole!  TooRead more

Are We Having The Spring Season Anyone Expected? The listing season is upon us.  Spring is supposed to give buyers new inventory to look at, and ultimately buy.  How is that playing out?  Just as we were about to see our busiest listings season hit, we saw a few bumps in the road: Banking CollapsesRead more

This is a monthly series where we explore a recent deal closed by our team.  We try to take an unconventional look at the sale, and share what we learned from it.  Enjoy! A Great Test Case in 2022. The first closing. 2-bedroom with balcony, closing May 2022. It’s unusual to have such a perfectRead more

What Does Winning Look Like? What if you could avoid the time-wasting, drama-filled horror stories? How can you avoid the uncertainty of a changing market? How can you avoid spending weekend after weekend looking at apartments? How can you avoid walking into one more property that is COMPLETELY WRONG? Don’t you want your Real EstateRead more

“Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss” This lyric from The Who keeps running around in my brain, from their epic Won’t Get Fooled Again.  don’t get fooled again Recently, there have been some proposals to bring transparency to the coop purchase process.  Boards would have to give reasons as to why theyRead more

The Locked-In Effect I’m thinking about the different reasons why people don’t want to sell their apartments in New York City right now.  The New York Times is looking across the US for answers.  Their argument is that homeowners who have low mortgage rates on their home- and the option of renting out their home-Read more

Everybody is Scooting Around New York City. I posted my glee about using the latest Unagi scooter on my W.I.S.E.R. newsletter.  It’s been a warm winter, and I’ve been taking advantage of the convenience of popping around my neighborhood. You would have thought that I shot someone. ah, the glee of the city on aRead more

It’s crazy that January 2003 is already twenty years ago.   I came to New York City on July 4th of 2002, with $6000 borrowed from my mom.  I am grateful that I had a mother who believed in me when I didn’t know what I was going to do with the rest of myRead more