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Probably 95% of what I do is empower buyers and sellers to move forward in their lives. Real estate remains the most tangible expression of who they are. And what is more tangible than doing a renovation exactly how you want to do it? And yet- this can be incredibly daunting. You need patience andRead more

It’s that time of the summer when buyers are particularly tuned out from, well, most things. So, it’s not entirely surprising to get “please update me” questions about the real estate market. What seems odd is the question I’m getting quite often right now: “Do you expect the real estate market to drop 15-20% ifRead more

The past few weeks have been quite fun in real estate brokerage world. I mean, they are usually fun, but the drama factor has been running particularly high of late. First, Town Residential closed up shop at the end of April. Then yesterday, Keller Williams NYC had a bunch of rumors swirling of its demise-Read more

    Some truths: The housing market is ever-changing; sellers are consistently proud of their apartments; buyer psychology is continually irrational and fickle; and yet buyers always want a good deal. As I lay out my thoughts for these blog posts month-to-month, I often will find myself trying to give my readers a good visualRead more

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I know that I’m not the only person to have gotten Alexa for the holidays. A couple of months on, I’m still enjoying having someone in the house I can boss around. Insert joke about the inmates running the asylum, etc. I love Alexa. She’s learning stuff all the time! She turns on my lights!Read more

It’s appropriate that the year ends with a few thanks, with some perspective on where we, as the NYC housing market, sit. We never take enough time to be thankful, and yet there’s so much to be grateful for! Here are my top 10 things I’m thankful for as your residential real estate agent andRead more

One of my favorite phrases to come out of finance- and there are plenty of them, given that my works puts me in contact with many men and women in finance- is the notion of “talking your own book.” What this means is that someone is essentially something in their own interest, or book ofRead more

I spend a little bit of each day seeing if I can read the Real Estate tea leaves. How’s the market? Any trend? Is there some idea pushing the market forward or pushing it off a cliff? 6 Cortlandt Alley – one of a few we’ll discuss this month New Development is endlessly fascinating toRead more

I am not going to count the words, but you’re welcome to. Perhaps it will be a few less than 500! O’Connor Capital Partners, who converted Manhattan House (200 E 66th) through the downturn of 2008-2009 and came out on the other end a star, is partnered with HIG to convert 200 E 62nd toRead more