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Archives for July 2026

In the News: Getting Pre‑Approved For A Mortgage

Getting Pre‑Approved For A Mortgage Mortgage pre-approval steps help buyers move from dreaming about a home to being ready to make an offer. Many homebuyers feel stressed or unsure about where to start, so they delay important decisions. I appear in a New American Funding article that explains five clear steps buyers can take to get pre-approved for a mortgage. Practical Guidance For Continue Reading

How Paint Colors Can Cost Sellers Money: My Forbes Insight on Zillow’s New Analysis

Quoted in Forbes: How Paint Colors Influence Home Offers Choosing the wrong paint colors can cost sellers real money. I am honored to be quoted in a new Forbes article by Terri Williams that looks at Zillow’s recent paint color analysis and how color choices can influence buyer interest and the offers a home receives. Practical Guidance For Sellers Within this article, I share practical Continue Reading

Manhattan Weekly Market Update: Heat Wave, Holiday, and a Market That Earned Its Summer

    Manhattan’s late June springboard By the time this lands in your inbox, the city has baked through a 100° stretch, fireworks are either in the sky or in the rear‑view mirror, and half of New York has already decided they are “out east” in spirit, even if they are still standing on a Midtown sidewalk. It feels like the week when everyone stops thinking about square feet and Continue Reading

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