My team and I just brought a gorgeous new property to market at 175 East 62nd Street. This building, also called The Victoria, is on the corner of 3rd Avenue, now just one block from the Q train, an incredibly central location on a very cute block with excellent coffee on the corner. The Victoria
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A choppy real estate market like this does a number on buyers. Think about it this way: Buyers (1) always want a deal, (2) are anxious that they are currently in a softening market, and (3) are spending a lot of money objectively, no matter when they buy in NYC. Additionally, buyers see that
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To speak to Scott about buying or selling, click here Let’s talk about buyers again this month and buyer psychology. I have been selling properties for over 16 years, and buyers seem as skittish as they have ever been. What gets buyers off the sideline is a sense of value. But what gets them to
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I have decided that beginning in 2019, and obviously a hair sooner, I want to start writing a bit more about things unrelated to real estate. Or maybe they will be related. We shall see. I’ve been writing about running for years; I hope that it’s inspired to get people out and exploring the myriad
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Many of the well-known books on investing talk about buying when their is blood in the streets. That is, to take a contrarian view to things, to buy when everyone else is running or scared to do so. To trust that a market will revert to a mean, or that over a long enough time
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For those of you who aren’t living in the United States, or who have been living under a rock, the latest jackpots for the Mega Millions, and even the Powerball, have reached, or had reached, astronomical heights. Delusions of lotto winnings seem to be clouding the conversations of usually sane people. Who hasn’t thought about
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When I discovered that there was a way for my clients to pay nothing for their attorney in the real estate transaction, yet get a qualified, seasoned attorney to represent them- I got excited! This is a wonderful “freebie” for people working at corporations, or any company that decides to participate in what’s called a
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I feel like I’ve kept my thoughts fairly compact this month while observing the market carefully. I can’t say I’m fully convinced we’re moving in a direction yet. So I’ll keep the predictions to a minimum… My takeaways today are: Buyers are actively looking Buyers are bidding, just at lower prices Sellers are starting to
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It is marathon season again, and I’m off running around Manhattan and beyond. This year I am running the Marine Corps Marathon on October 28th in Washington DC. I am really excited to see Our Nation’s Capitol at an 8:30/mile pace (or faster) and run my 20th marathon. I can’t believe that when I started
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This month Scott discusses the state of the market just as we enter the second busiest time of the year: The Fall Season. Where are we? Will either buyers or sellers win out this Fall? Powered by OpenReel
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