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Who Let The Dogs In? It occurred to me very quickly, marketing a listing in a building that doesn’t allow dogs, that something had shifted in the market.  At a time when nearly everyone I know was buying pandemic puppies, these cooperatives that did not allow dogs were not connected to what people need today.Read more

Every quarter… There is a lot of talk about the quarterly reports, such as our glossy 1st quarter report.  These numbers are what make the most noise in the press.  Average sale prices, Median sale prices, aggregate sales volume.  It is fun and interesting, but relying too much on these numbers results in a terribleRead more

I answer this question: What’s easier to get right now- A vaccine appointment, or an appointment to get into a property? In many cases, it is, believe it or not, the former.  So get your shots! But really- how quickly things have changed in the marketplace.  The real estate market has moved away from buyers. Read more

The Rent is no longer “Too Damn High.”  This phrase, made famous during the Jimmy McMillan’s humorous mayoral candidacy a few years ago, still has me giggling today.  But not for long.  What if the bar is still too high for some renters or buyers, despite a vastly different landscape from Jimmy McMillan’s epic rant?Read more

Tech has made so many aspects of our lives easier.  Name an industry at random, and see if technology has not enabled a much more efficient experience, if not a better one. I remember when my friend’s father, who was a veterinarian, was reselling dog flea medicine that he’d bought wholesale from the manufacturer.  Overnight,Read more

Every sign points to a healthy market, a real estate market that is picking up!  I’m reminded of my favorite business tag line ever!  “Our Business Stinks!  But it’s picking up!”  Enjoy!Read more

Every paper wanted to tell this story about the NYC Housing Market… Chapter One Everyone is fleeing New York!  New York is dead!  There is rampant crime!  The neighborhoods are being overrun by a combination of homelessness and zombies!  And…Everyone will be selling their homes at a firesale discount price! Chapter Two People tried toRead more

I always laugh at this scene from the 1983 classic “Trading Places”.  Two hapless old men are successful in completely messing with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd’s characters’ lives, until they aren’t.  At the end of the movie, when the Duke brothers are bankrupt, they are yelling in vain: “Get Those Brokers Back in Here! Read more

Just two days ago, it was a slushy ice storm, and now it’s 50 degrees, just in time for a lovely lunch with my team.  I could not be more pleased to talk about month’s Brown Harris Stevens Inventory Report, which you can check out here. What will you see?  The report shows that forRead more

As we look to hit the reset button from 2020, energetically, I am struck by how similar the situations are that we face today. Increasing buyer demand Historically low mortgage rate environment (though this could be the beginning of the end, read here) Wonderfully attractive pricing for buyers (even lower now than January 2020, byRead more