In early 2016, I published a blog post, Reflections: a look back at the year in real estate.
That was three years ago (can you believe it?), and many things haven’t changed…
The rental market is still perplexing, increasingly reliant on online home-rental sites. Most of the towns have rental registries now, and they’ve turned out to be inconvenient but ultimately not problematic for business…
Read MoreIf you’ve listed your home for sale, there’s a good chance you love it. It’s full of memories, from your child’s first birthday to her college graduation. When you look at it, you remember backyard barbecues and diving contests in the pool. It’s a wonderful place, and whoever buys it will be lucky to have it.
Let’s talk about yet another scenario in real estate in which buyers and sellers are from Mars and Venus, respectively: when there are multiple offers on a home.
If you’re a seller, one buyer is welcome, and multiple buyers are a windfall. Because you know what multiple buyers can mean, right? A bidding war…
Read MoreSummer 2018 rental security deposits may still be pending, but homeowners are already looking to the 2019 season and pondering the annual question: rent or sell? Many answer that question with another: Why not try both? List the property for rent or sale and decide what to do if/when they get an offer for one or the other. It sounds like a win-win, but I can offer five reasons why it may not be all that it seems — and one reason why they should consider it.
If you’ve ever sold your Hamptons home and bought another — or vice versa — you probably think this blog is about you…
Read MoreAsk anyone: The traffic this year is unbearable. The crowds are setting records. This August is worse than ever before. Or is it?
Often, the complicating factors are not about money. In real estate deals, it is not uncommon for the negotiations to take a path far afield from dollars…
Read MoreWhen most people think back to the one that got away, they think about relationships.
I think about real estate…
Read MoreAs a real estate agent, I am often asked to describe the different locales and to help customers decide which may be best suited to their interests…
Read MoreA factor most people don’t consider before buying or selling a house can put a serious wrench in the process...
Read MoreThe Hamptons are still waiting for the tiny house trend to hit. So far, we don’t have the 400-square-foot, constructed-in-a-friend’s-backyard tiny homes that are popping up...
Read MoreWhen the Dow hit 25,000 in early January, I called a financial advisor friend of mine.
“How much higher can it go?” I asked. “Should people cash out?”
Read MorePricing real estate relies on past, current and future data points and the wishes of two parties with diametrically opposed goals. What could be hard about that?
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