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Today’s Mortgage Rates Impact Your Home Purchase

If you’re planning to buy a home, it’s critical to understand the relationship between mortgage rates and your purchasing power. Purchasing power is the amount of home you can afford to buy that’s within your financial reach. Today’s Mortgage Rates Impact Your Home Purchase.  Mortgage rates directly impact the monthly payment you’ll have on the home you purchase. So, when rates Continue Reading

Tribeca, January 2022

.   This month Culturally Inclined is all about the Tribeca (TriBeCa) the triangle below canal street.  Picturesque cobblestone streets and iconic 19th-century loft buildings, TriBeCa is downtown's most coveted and exclusive neighborhood, as well as one of New York City’s oldest.  Furthermore, Tribeca also contains historical reimaginings and the Continue Reading

What You Need to Know

Buyers What You Need to Know

    “[M]ake sure you have all the cash you will need for the transaction readily available. If you are receiving a gift, try to have it in the bank in advance.” The article discusses important topics Buyers Need to Know. Buying in a seller’s market is a nerve-wracking endeavor for most, but it doesn’t have to be. Melissa Cohn (quoted), William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Continue Reading

Culturally Inclined Upper East Side, 2021

    New York City is aglow. Opportunities for new and engaging activities to keep you busy during the cold winter are plentiful.  In fact, this month's Culturally Inclined is all about the Upper East Side long known as the Silk Stocking District synonymous with extravagant wealth. The upper east side flanks two marvels: Central Park and East River Park and remains the mecca Continue Reading

Things to Do After Moving Into a New Home

Things to Do After Moving Into a New Home

  After a Moving into A New Home “In the News” in Caroline Biggs's article for Martha Stewart Magazine:  "Five Important Things to Do After Moving Into a New Home".  The article provides salient guidance to buyers on things to do after moving. A delight to be part of Martha Stewart's publication with my colleague Annie Gruenberger at Warburg.    The Flow of the New Continue Reading

Negotiating Strategies

Negotiating Strategies

  Discover some home buyer negotiating strategies for the next real estate transaction such as closing date, CEMA, and closing costs including mortgage points, appliances, upgrades, and other perks. Negotiation Strategies for Home Buyers Reporter Terri Williams of BobVila.com  discusses home buyer negotiating strategies in her article “Did You Know You Could Negotiate This When Continue Reading

Best color to paint your house if you want to sell it fast

Best color to paint your house if you want to sell it fast

      Terri Williams author of Real Homes articles highlights the best color to paint your house if you want to sell it fast.  She spoke to experts about the paint colors homebuyers like most and the article highlights what they said to sell a home fast.  The highlight of the best paint color to sell your home quickly is a neutral color. Neutral color, such as beige, Continue Reading

Real Estate Jargon

Real Estate Jargon

When shopping for a home it's important to understand the Real Estate jargon and its meanings.  Caroline Briggs's article explains "11 Confusing Real Estate Terms," along with my esteemed colleagues Jeanne Byers, Gill Chowdhury, and Cara Ameer clarifies some of the confusing terms.  Real Estate terms befuddle many buyers and sellers.  "The real estate process is complex with many Continue Reading

A "New" New York

A “New” New York

  A "New" New York In the span of 100+ days, New Yorkers banded together (while staying 6 feet apart) to change our behaviors and slow the spread of COVID-19. We are so proud of our city and we remain New York tough: smart, resourceful, and united. In "New" New York the bar is high for what it means to be resilient.  During this period, we have also witnessed the power of education Continue Reading

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