Jan 20, 2021Life During Wartime-2021 New York Real Estate ForecastDon’t you miss it, don’t you miss it Some of you people just about missed it Last time to make plans. Talking Heads -“Born Under Punches” It has been said that modern warfare is akin to “months of boredom punctuated by moments of terror.” That is also a pretty good…New York City7 min readNew York City7 min read
Apr 7, 2020Gross Profit? Nope — Just Plain Gross.Wince Worthy Tales of Coronavirus Real Estate Sales Pitches Suppose we suddenly wake up and see that what we thought to be this and that, ain’t this and that at all?― Jack Kerouac Your customer doesn’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.-– Damon Richards …Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
Jan 16, 2019The Ten Commandments Of New York Real EstateNew York is your master, and New York will be your home. Thee have been brought out of the wilderness (i.e. anywhere else)…why else would you pay this much per square foot? 2. Thou shall not use Streeteasy alone as thee real estate bible. Beware photo shop, and “cozy” or…New York3 min readNew York3 min read
Jan 3, 2019Tomorrow Never Knows — NYC 2019 Real Estate ForecastWhat’s Next For NYC Real Estate? The holidays were over in a flash, and here we are now in 2019. You are either hitting the ground running, or slowly rejoining the scrum. Either way, most of us are grappling with that return to work mode. Hopefully you got some much…Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
May 30, 201810 Unusual Things To Do This Summer In New York City10 Unusual Things To Do This Summer In New York City Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer.” — Jenny Hahn. If life were a Kate Hudson/Matthew McConaughey movie, your New York…New York5 min readNew York5 min read
Jan 1, 2018New Day Rising — 2018 NYC Real Estate PredictionsAlong with resolutions, the New Year also naturally brings predictions. When it comes to New York real estate, based on data and gut, here are my predictions for 2018: New York City will continue to thrive economically and as a destination for career advancement. With Netflix, Amazon, Google and a…Real Estate2 min readReal Estate2 min read
Nov 22, 2017Thanksgiving Time: Thank You (For Letting Me Be Myself Again)It’s Thanksgiving eve in New York City. They are blowing up the balloons for the parade right outside my Halstead Property window on 79th St and Columbus Ave. It’s quite a sight. This has been a unusually eventful year for all of us politically. We have been tested by unfathomable…Music3 min readMusic3 min read
Oct 16, 2017We’re Hanging Our Idols.“My idea of a good picture is one that is in focus and of a famous person” — Andy Warhol. From high-end lithographs, to paintings, posters and coffee table books, these Rock Stars are all over luxury New York City apartments. …Music2 min readMusic2 min read
Aug 7, 2017New York City — Summer 2017New York City — Summer 2017 Down Is Now Up. If you grew up in NYC in the 1970’s/1980’s, you remember when the Upper East Side and Midtown were the most desirable nabes, Soho and TriBeCa were ghost towns, & you risked your life in the Meat Packing district and Williamsburg. Flash forward to 2017 and Down is Up, in way more ways than one. You can click right here for the numbers and a deeper dive.New York1 min readNew York1 min read
Jul 15, 2017New York Real Estate Made…Less Hard.New York Real Estate Made…Less Hard. If you are a New Yorker, in geography or mindset, you likely work like a dog. So do I. Happily. In my case, I sell residential real estate in New York City. Every week is different. The market is intense and not easily discernible…Real Estate2 min readReal Estate2 min read
