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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 get done.
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 topic). With so many strong and inspiring women in the real estate industry—many of whom are also mothers—I can atte...
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 property, which is calculated as 6% of its fair market value (based on comparable sales).
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 producers at Compass from around the country and one thing I noticed right away that everyone there, me included, lead a team. Th...
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�...