October 1, 2025
DID COMPASS JUST ACQUIRE CORCORAN AND SOTHEBY'S? | MJF Weekly Newsletter
Yes, indeed! It is big news that is shaking up the real estate world nationally and locally right here in NYC: Compass...
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August 30, 2025
Is 70 the New 60?
That depends on who you are asking and how old they are! Retirement and when it will happen seems to be a hot topic...
August 30, 2025
What Is the Primary Residence Capital Gains Tax Exclusion?
The current tax law provides a valuable exclusion for homeowners on the sale of their primary residence (subject to a...
August 30, 2025
How Important Is a View?
It’s one of the many questions we ask buyers when we start working together. And what kind of view? In Manhattan, a...
August 30, 2025
How Much Screen Time Is Too Much?
During a group text with my in-laws, the topic of “screen time” came up, and everyone started checking and texting their...
August 30, 2025
How Important Is Homeowners' Insurance?
Very important—especially when you must make a claim for coverage! A few weekends back, it was one of those nights...
August 30, 2025
Are Rates That Important?
According to the stock market, very important! When interest rates come down, investors flee from bonds to the equity...
August 30, 2025
Can You Wear White After Labor Day?
Of course! Labor Day may mark the unofficial end of summer, but it doesn’t really mean the end of white apparel....
July 17, 2025
How Much of My Coop Maintenance Is Tax Deductible?
I still get this question on occasion from some real estate agents, and while I don’t want to sound sarcastic or...
July 17, 2025
What Happens When There Is More Demand Than Supply?
If you took even one economics class in school, you likely remember this fundamental concept: when demand exceeds...
July 17, 2025
Why Are People So Impressed With Celebrities?
A question I’ve been asking myself more and more lately. I grew up (and still am) a little Hollywood-obsessed, which is...
June 25, 2025
Is Money Important to You?
If you’re answering “no” to this question, maybe you are not be being completely honest with yourself! Money is...
June 24, 2025
Are Mortgage Rates Up?
Yes—but just a smidge! As we sit in the midst of a busy (and healthy) spring real estate market, the impact of mortgage...
June 24, 2025
Does a Team Always Outperform an Individual?
In residential real estate the answer is a resounding yes! I just got back from a Compass event with the top 100...
June 24, 2025
Does the Value of My Coop Impact My Real Estate Taxes?
If you live in a one- to three-family home in NYC, your real estate taxes are based on the “assessed value” of your...
June 24, 2025
Do Mothers Make Good Real Estate Agents
They do indeed! And I’m not just throwing a bone to the moms out there for Mother’s Day (although it did inspire the...
June 24, 2025
Is a Private Listing Better for Your Property?
There’s a growing debate in the real estate industry that cuts to the heart of how properties are marketed—and how deals...
June 24, 2025
Do You Use a Checklist?
I do! Some people meditate. Others journal. I make checklists. Read the full newsletter →...
June 24, 2025
How Much of My Coop Maintenance Is Tax Deductible?
I still get this question on occasion from some real estate agents, and while I don’t want to sound sarcastic or...
June 24, 2025
What Does Greek Revival Mean?
Greek Revival is a neoclassical style of architecture inspired by, and incorporating features of, Greek temples from the...
June 23, 2025
Is Real Estate Marketing Really That Important?
Yes! I was reminded of this when I came home to a mailer in my building from another agent yesterday. A neighbor had...
June 23, 2025
How Many Flowers Are Produced for Valentine’s Day?
250 million, according to the Society of American Florists—with red roses making up nearly two-thirds of that number. In...
June 23, 2025
Are You Feeling Distracted?
If you answered “yes,” you are not alone. There is certainly a lot to be distracted by right now. We are living in a...
June 23, 2025
How Important Is a Skilled Attorney for My Transaction?
Very—especially if you run into a pitfall during the process. I tend to write these newsletters based on one or more...
June 23, 2025
Is Fashion Dead in Nyc?
I think not. If you stroll along upper Madison or Fifth Avenue, or anywhere in the East Village or trendier parts of...
June 23, 2025
Are We Headed for a Recession?
Yes, eventually—sooner or later (perhaps much later). Very few, if any, can predict the exact timing of a recession, but...
June 23, 2025
What Does Spring Mean to You?
You know it’s spring in New York City when it hits 50-something degrees, and everyone is collectively more upbeat. Coats...
June 23, 2025
What Is Signal?
Signal is all over the news right now, after a journalist from The Atlantic was accidentally added to a group chat among...
June 23, 2025
How Is the New York Real Estate Market?
The NYC real estate market did very well in the 1st Quarter! Sales volume jumped 13.2% compared with Q1 2024. Both co-op...
June 23, 2025
How Much Are You Spending on Content?
Quite a bit more than you probably think! It seems like I’m constantly getting email notices from Apple about my...
June 20, 2025
Is New Always Better?
Whether it’s buying a brand-new condo in a gleaming new development or taking on a property in need of a gut renovation,...
June 19, 2025
How Many Collisions Are There at the Bryant Park Ice Rink?
No! Thank God! Ice skating is hugely popular in the winter in NYC. Aside from the most well-known rink in Rockefeller...
June 18, 2025
What Is Happening in the Nyc Real Estate Market?
Quite a bit! The quarterly statistics are starting to roll out, and the year ended quite differently than it began,...
January 31, 2023
Finance Friday!
Happy finance Friday (I just made this tagline up). Mortgage rates dropped this week to their lowest level since...
January 31, 2023
Fear of Friday the 13th
Superstition is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown,...
January 31, 2023
The Arrival of 2023
I have not made New Year’s resolutions in years. Instead, I have “intentions” and for this year those intentions...
October 10, 2022
OfftheMrkt.com: 5 Open Houses You Have To See This Weekend
For all open houses and appointments, please visit us at our sales gallery at 505 West 43rd Street. Entrance to...
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Forbes: Desire To Downsize? Expert Tips For Choosing A Smaller Home
Bigger is not always better when it comes to home sizes nowadays. Unlike in the 1990s, when square footage was a...
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