new york city apartment: Co-broke or Go Broke!
- 12/19/08 10:56 AM
When I first started selling real estate in Manhattan an experienced broker said to me, "Sometimes you either co-broke or go-broke." New York City is a different animal as far as the exclusive broker being the gate keeper to every single one of their exclusive properties. As I have blogged before we don't have keyboxes on our properties. Any time an appointment is made to look at an apartment we have to show it ourselves. In years past when the market was red hot getting appointments to see a great apartment could become very difficult. The listing broker would have a … (20 comments)
new york city apartment: New York City First time home buyer and Investor MUST READ! Know Your Buying Power pt. 2 of 5
- 11/26/08 12:14 PM
Part 2 - KNOW YOUR BUYING POWER: The best thing for a buyer in today's market is understand your buying power. Knowing your buying power means more than just having an idea as to what you qualify for and what your monthly payments are going to be. We always ask during our initial consultation appointment with new buyers what amount of down payment they have. Down payment is so important because it will determine what type of product, condominium or co-op, which is suitable for you. Aside from the amount of the down payment, it is also important to know where … (2 comments)
new york city apartment: What Buyer Incentives Work and What Don't?
- 11/17/08 01:22 PM
Unlike the rest of the country New York City has just turned into a full scale buyer's market. We were riding a meteoric rise in prices and now we are in the eye of the storm of the financial market crisis. The New York City real estate market and Wall Street have such strong ties that when Wall Street succeeds a lot of that wealth flows into the real estate market. Now that Wall Street is restructuring itself, a lot of prospective buyers are sitting on the sidelines waiting to see what happens. I just took a new listing with a … (1 comments)
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson specialize in Manhattan Condominium market such as Resale Condominiums, New Construction condos and condops. We work with first time home buyers, foreign buyers, investors. We Specialize in neighborhoods: Upper West Side, Chelsea, Midtown West, Midtown East, Nolita, Lower East side, Greenwich Village, Soho, Union Square, Financial District in Manhattan.
When I first started selling real estate in Manhattan an experienced broker said to me, "Sometimes you either co-broke or go-broke." New York City is a different animal as far as the exclusive broker being the gate keeper to every single one of their exclusive properties. As I have blogged before we don't have keyboxes on our properties. Any time an appointment is made to look at an apartment we have to show it ourselves. In years past when the market was red hot getting appointments to see a great apartment could become very difficult. The listing broker would have a … (20 comments)
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