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I love this article. It covers so much of what interests me, at the intersection of culture and real estate. Where people want to live; urban vs suburban; how people want to live; experiences vs things; generational change; what stays the same; investing in the city vs the suburbs. I have a number of clientsRead more

No…not that TV show. With a love of making fun of myself, a curiosity in exploring the New York City real estate market in more depth, and a variety of ways to present what Visionary Brokerage is all about, I’ve accepted the opportunity to be a part of American Dream NYC. American Dream is aRead more

Buyers usually show two sides: The homebuyer side and the analytical side. Usually, it’s the homebuyer side that shows the truth. A buyer is trying to move forward in her life, for any number of reasons. Time to expand, time to downsize, and everything in between. Home is open, excited, and ready to find what’sRead more

One of my favorite times is when my customers, aka my homebuyers, bring their families to see their new apartment for the first time. Of course, some buyers bring a consensus-building approach to their purchases, bringing lots of family members to the property before they choose to proceed. Many others, however, leave their families outRead more

Sellers of cooperative apartments who are seeing their properties linger are wondering what they can do. You can take a look at our reports here and here for a bit more color about inventory and the market. I can point out a few trends which hurt the resale prospects of older, less renovated properties: BuyerRead more

Certain buyers are drawn to certain homes. And some properties are more universally appealing, being a bit more generic, like 1-bedrooms or Studio units. In some cases, having a limited audience can be quite challenging when it’s time to sell. I am seeing 5- and 6-room apartments have an increasingly limited audience. But in thisRead more

Scott Harris from Brown Harris Stevens here, coming to you from my home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. We have lots to celebrate at home as two of my children have birthdays in April- and we do what we can to host lots of events here. So let’s talk TAXES. Something that notRead more

Many of the well-known books on investing talk about buying when their is blood in the streets. That is, to take a contrarian view to things, to buy when everyone else is running or scared to do so. To trust that a market will revert to a mean, or that over a long enough timeRead more

I feel like I’ve kept my thoughts fairly compact this month while observing the market carefully. I can’t say I’m fully convinced we’re moving in a direction yet. So I’ll keep the predictions to a minimum… My takeaways today are: Buyers are actively looking Buyers are bidding, just at lower prices Sellers are starting toRead more

This month I come to you from 107th street and Broadway, sitting in a three-bedroom condominium that will be coming to market in a few weeks. These views and finishes are amazing, from a high floor looking west, south and east. So – Let’s talk about condos. What’s different about condos is that you canRead more