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Selling

4 Key Tips for Selling Your House This Spring

Selling your home this year?  Spring has arrived, which means more people are getting their homes ready to sell. But with recent shifts in real estate, this year’s spring housing market will be different from the frenzy of the past several years. To sell your house quickly, without hassles, and for the most money, be sure to follow these four simple tips: 1. Make Sure You Give Buyers Continue Reading

Women and Housing

How Homeownership Is Life Changing for Many Women

Throughout Women’s History Month, we reflect on their impact on our lives, including the impact on the housing market. In fact, since at least 1981, single women have bought more homes than single men each year, making up 17% of all households. Why Is Homeownership So Important? The rise in women pursuing homeownership impacts the housing market. It’s an asset for buyers and their households. Continue Reading

Time to List

Get Ready: The Best Time To List Your House Is Almost Here

Time to list your home.  If you’re considering selling this spring, it’s time to get moving – the best week to list your house is fast approaching. Experts at realtor.com looked at seasonal trends from recent years (excluding 2020 as an uncharacteristic year due to the onset of the pandemic) and determined the ideal week to list a house this year: “Home sellers on the fence waiting Continue Reading

Inherited Coops

Proper Authority to Sell an Inherited Coop

Inherited coops are different than real property—a coop owns shares in a corporation. Suppose you inherited a co-op apartment and would like to sell it. Do you have the proper authority to do so? If the shares and proprietary lease for the co-op are in the deceased’s name, you cannot individually convey the apartment. Inherited coops shares and leases can only be sold by the estate's Continue Reading

The Role of Access in Selling Your House

  Access to your home is an essential component of marketing your home.  Once you’ve decided to sell your home and have hired a real estate agent for guidance, your real estate advisor will ask how much access to your home you want to give potential buyers. Your answer matters more now than it did in recent years. Here’s why. At the height of the buying frenzy seen during the Continue Reading

Manhattan Market Report

Manhattan Market Report, March 17, 2023

Manhattan Market Report for the week ending March 17th, 2023, Supply closed out at 6,465 and trended upward.  Pending Sales at 2,475 and off-market listings (delisting)  maintain the market pulse at a .38% level.  The market's liquidity is trending upward.   All-Cash Dominating NYC “The top 40 percent of earners are sitting on more than a trillion dollars in extra Continue Reading

Why Buying a Home Is a Sound Decision

  If you’re considering buying a home, you want to know if the decision will be a sound one. And for many, that means thinking about what home prices are projected to do in the coming years and how that could impact your investment. This year, we aren’t seeing home prices fall dramatically. However, as the year goes on, some markets may increase in value, and others may lose their Continue Reading

Reasons To Consider Condos in Your Home Search

  Are you having trouble finding a home that fits your needs and budget? If so, you should know there’s an option worth considering – condominiums, also known as condos. According to Bankrate: “A condo can be a more affordable entry point to homeownership than a single-family home. And as a homeowner, you’ll build equity over time and have access to tax benefits that a renter Continue Reading

What’s Ahead for Home Prices in 2023

  Over the past year, home prices have been a widely debated topic. Some have said we’ll see a massive drop in prices and that this could be a repeat of 2008 – which hasn’t happened. Others have forecasted a real estate market that could see slight appreciation or depreciation depending on the area of the country. Home Prices As we get closer to the spring real estate market, experts Continue Reading

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