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The Best Built Home In America

Perhaps you’ve seen a caravan of flatbed trucks, one after another—complete with its own police escort—transporting large boxes encased in a protective seal travelling on the highway or local road. Most likely, these boxes aren’t floats for a local parade or a shipment of government drones. Rather, they’re home modules on their way to a home site for a new commercial or residential Continue Reading

Selling a Home through Proper Marketing

While it’s true that homes and properties are the heart of the real estate market, marketing plays a significant role in facilitating the best price in the shortest timeframe. I actually can’t stress enough how important marketing is. Simply put, it’s not enough to have a great property. As I think about the importance that marketing plays, one specific listing comes to mind. On the day of an open Continue Reading

CEMA: A Strategy to Save Money at the Closing Table

CEMA: A Strategy to Save Money at the Closing Table

. Purchasing a new home can be an expensive venture.  And it involves quite a bit more than just the price of a property.  In order to close on a property, buyers always face a bevy of settlement costs. This includes everything from loan origination fees to appraisal charges to credit report costs. According to the Federal Reserve as a general rule of thumb, buyers spend 3% of their Continue Reading

Know Your Estate and Gift Tax Laws

We’re all guilty of putting off discussions about wills and estate planning. In the grand scope of our lives, too many other things seem more important right now, and most of us tend to believe we have all the time in the world to consider circumstances that seem so far off in the future. But when we don’t take the time to prepare ahead of time—when we can really focus—we run the risk of making Continue Reading

Love Me, Love Me Not, Love Me

Ever wonder if your bid is going to be enough to win the house of your dreams?  If so, there’s a little secret about the bidding process that all homebuyers should—but don’t always—know; it’s not all about the money.  When the real estate market is strong and houses are in short supply, the seller of a desirable property usually has an array of offers to consider. Interestingly, however, Continue Reading

Chelsea, Feb. 2018

Welcome to Chelsea Chelsea, in February, we celebrate love. The Times Square Alliance, for its 10th year, commissioned a Valentine’s Day art installation entitled “Window to the Heart.” the world’s largest lens is on view until February 28th.  No one knows how Valentine’s Day originated; however, some believe it is due to the Fourteenth Century bard Geoffrey Chaucer's poem “Saint Continue Reading

Value of An Agent

The Value of an Agent

  Television programs about how to negotiate a real estate deal.  How to renovate a residential property is on almost every channel these days. And what’s more, everyone proclaims to be a real estate expert as family, friends, and even your trusted doctor are quick to dispense advice. So as potential home buyers and sellers try to make the most of their money and save wherever Continue Reading

Washington Heights & Inwood, Jan. 2018

January began with an amazing full super moon named the Full Wolf Moon after howling hungry wolves and has plans on delivering another one at months end. Additionally, the first Blue Moon total eclipse  in 150 years is on January 31st.  In 2018 we have two Blue Moons (January and March) because there are 13 full moons – plus a February with no full moon.  During this period of Continue Reading

Gramercy, Nov. 2017

Twinkling lights, Salvation Army bells, the aroma of fir trees and wood burning fireplaces in the air delighting our senses.  These are just a few of the things that compensate for shorter days and colder days of the season that make a New York winter so special. This month’s Culturally Inclined focuses on Gramercy Park (“Gramercy”) encompassing time-honored eateries and hotels, a landmark Continue Reading

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