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Issue 95 – Renovations: How to Make the Most Bang for Your Buck

As we start to see slight momentum in the market, sellers are more sensitive than ever to the ways they can create value and differentiate their property against the sea of inventory. Here are a few great ways to set your home apart from other homes on the market and spur positive responses from buyers […]

Issue 94 – The Bonus Report: Even a Little Goes a Long Way

Wall Street bonuses are typically discussed and announced from December to late February. As such, we find ourselves in the thick of bonus season right now. Bonuses are expected to decline slightly or remain flat this year, according to all top-tier publications, so what will this mean for real estate? Overall, it depends on where […]

Issue 93 – A New Year, A New Real Estate Concern

As we embark on a new year, I am looking into what we can expect to take place in the real estate industry. More importantly, I am analyzing how the changes that are transpiring will impact properties being bought and sold. One of the most significant developments that our industry is dealing with is a […]

Issue 92 – That’s a wrap!

Issue 92 - That’s a wrap!

Wow, what a year 2023 has been! The shifting market, rising interest rates, and inventory remaining a critical problem created a perfect storm of obstacles. In addition, the epic markets of recent past years loomed large as we attempted to outperform those record-breakers. As we reflect on 2023 – the hits and the misses – […]

Issue 91 – The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Issue 91 – The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Once again, the holidays are fast approaching. Not only is this a time to give thanks, but it’s also an opportunity to show those who are important to you just how much you care through meaningful gifts. Not to sound too much like a commercial, but I truly believe that the gift of stability is […]

Issue 90 – A Season of Change

Just as we prepare to “fall back” with the time change, it’s also time to spring ahead to try to foresee what the real estate market will be experiencing as winter’s chill sets in. While we are undergoing a literal change in seasons, it appears we are also experiencing a figurative one in terms of […]

Issue 89 – Big Fold or Big Opportunity?

To say it has been a wild start to 2023 would be an understatement. Now that we are three years out from the start of the pandemic, it seems like life is back in full swing for NYC, even with alarming changes in our financial institutions literally taking place as we speak. The real estate […]

Issue 88 – The New New York

Issue 88 – The New New York

What a year it has been! In no particular order, we have witnessed a Russian invasion of a European neighbor that sparked talk of world war three and thrown a wrench into the global economy. It has been heartbreaking to see the suffering of ordinary Ukrainian people. We have endured another nail-biting US election in which […]

Issue 87 – Darwinism at its finest.

“What goes up must always come down” – as we step back for a moment, the world is standing witness to staggering historical moments on the global stage. We are all recalibrating how to rationalize and impact this course, but either way, the S&P 500 and the real estate market continue to shock and out-perform […]