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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 rates always remains a question—even here in New York, where many of our deals are all cash.
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 various subscription fees—for apps, streaming services, online news portals and publications, business tools, and more. Half...
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 and condo prices surged with coops reaching the highest median price in the last 10 years! The total value of sales volume ...
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 top White House officials. I consider myself pretty tech-savvy and honestly hadn’t heard of it before this breaking news�...
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 (and more) often come off, even if it is still clearly coat-weather!
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 anyone who says that one is eventually coming is correct, as they have happened historically and will continue to occur t...
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 Brooklyn, you will agree—fashion is alive and well in NYC. Fashion, theatre, culture, restaurants, subways, eccentric people,...
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 recent “deal” experiences, and one of the things I am grateful to have under my belt as a broker is my experience handlin...