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This commercial says it better, almost better than I could.  So I’m going to start by sharing it with you.  Kids here, making the most powerful case for Dreaming Big: When we start talking about apartments, why do we so often spend so much time talking about what we CAN’T HAVE?  Why can’t we talk aboutRead more

At some point, I thought to write a post about “creating zoom spaces in your apartment.”   And what seemed like a cute, thoughtful article seemed flat, two-dimensional, and utterly banal. What had been lingering, having had an absolute blast doing an Instagram Live with Brianne Manz of Stroller in the City, was to zoom outRead more

We know exactly what we need to know to get buyers and sellers more confident- and deals moving more quickly- and that is Price Discovery.  Waiting for closing prices isn’t enough today.  We need to know NOW. And we are making this happen through the power of our broker network.  Our team is able toRead more

We have been in a parallel universe for many months, when many of my clients and many New Yorkers left to second homes, rentals, childhood homes, Europe, the mountains and beaches, National Parks, and beyond.  No one seems to be zooming in while orbiting the planet, unlike this tv show Away, where cell phone serviceRead more

If you happen to read a newspaper or watch the news, you will read about those who are fleeing New York City.  Unfortunately, these articles, whether from the near-tabloid-level drama of the NY Post these days, or even the more genteel Financial Times- each is rife with plenty of misprints and misinformation about just howRead more

In this video, a little longer than normal, I lay out the market that you have today in which to buy.  A moment, perhaps a bigger time, when you can find your dream home, and won’t have to compromise- AND, the best part is that it’s also a great business decision.  This is a generationalRead more

I remember being in New York in the summer of 1999, a couple of years before I moved here.  My friend was put off by the smell in the summer in the city, the rancid stink.  He was complaining about the filth, the heaps of trash on the sidewalk, presumably the night before the garbagemenRead more

My favorite email and comment at a cocktail party, back when we had them- is this: “Scott, if you see a good opportunity to buy an investment property Manhattan, let me know.”  Or “If you see a good deal, something I can’t pass up on, let me know.” The passing comment is so common.  I’mRead more

We live in a time when to be positive, in this case, COVID positive, is negative- something to be feared, something to be careful about. We also live in a time when being negative, in this case negative about the future of New York City, seems to have quite a large bandwagon. Recently the NY PostRead more

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