Travel + Leisure asked real estate experts to identify U.S. cities where buyers may still find relative value before growth, demand, and limited supply place greater pressure on home prices. I was pleased to contribute perspective to Lydia Mansel’s article, “9 U.S. Cities to Buy a Home in Before Prices Soar, According to Real Estate Experts.” My comments focus on Houston, Cincinnati, and Continue Reading
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
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’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
June keeps its Spring pulse The second week of June felt like a continuation of spring rather than the start of a summer fade. Buyers stayed active at open houses, board packages kept moving, and fresh inventory continued to arrive across the core neighborhoods. The pace felt measured. Sellers leaned on recent data to frame their asks, while buyers narrowed their focus to layout, light, Continue Reading
Manhattan’s Late‑Spring Balancing Act Manhattan continues to reside in that rare lane where the market is simply doing its thing. Supply remains structurally lean, and contracts remain strong. The spring season is tapering in an orderly way rather than falling off a cliff. The environment feels selectively competitive. Well‑priced, fresh listings command attention, while aspirational or tired Continue Reading
June Prints Feel More Like April June opened with the feel of a full spring market rather than a quiet handoff into summer. Buyers were still out in force at open houses, board packages kept moving through committee, and new listings continued to arrive across the core neighborhoods rather than trickle in. The pace felt deliberate. Sellers tested the market with pricing that nodded to Continue Reading
Where Manhattan Supply and Demand Now Reside We are beginning to witness both supply and demand taper as we move toward the end of the spring market rather than the start of summer. Manhattan inventory remains lean, 30‑day contracts are holding at one of the strongest paces of the year, and buyers are still selective instead of chasing every listing. This Manhattan weekly market update explains Continue Reading
Spring Rhythm In Motion After a quieter Memorial Day week, Manhattan stepped back into a more familiar late spring rhythm for the week of May 25. Supply kept building as we are moving closer to the summer window, while buyers concentrated in the $1M to $3M range, where monthly payments still pencil in a mid‑6% mortgage world. The result was a market that felt busy again, more choices on the Continue Reading
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