As I’m writing this, we remain in the middle of a full-fledged seller’s market, not to mention a lovely summer – barring the last couple of muggy days. Just as geographically regional clothing style (or regionality in general) seems to be fading, as information transmits more quickly than ever, so, too, am I reading articles
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For this month’s eye candy, I am excited to have a development in the area where I focus a lot of my business – the Upper West Side. So here we go – enjoy! The Upper West Side, Manhattan Valley, and Morningside Heights, from 96th Street to 116th Street, have been areas that have seen
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Happy Summer! Perhaps any or all of these three mortgage-related items/risks may on your mind … We’ll try to help you answer them right now. 1) How do I feel comfortable submitting a non-contingent offer on a property when I need a mortgage, and do not have the cash to buy the property outright? 2)
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What will 2016 be for the New York City RE market? It is the year in which the current real estate cycle, and stock market, reaches its 7th year. It is also our Presidential election year. And yes, coming off of Father’s Day, I can tell you that my own 7-year-old is pretty amazing, but
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If I dared to look back on my prior posts, I’m sure that I would see an expectation of rising mortgage rates by the end of 2014. Now, we aren’t expected to see them until September of 2015. And, given the caution of the Fed in the last 6-7 years, who would be surprised if
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I feel so lucky to live in New York City. Not only is it a dynamic and energetic place, but it also serves as a wonderful testing ground for new disruptive technologies. In the last few years, we’ve seen OpenTable make reservations easier, Seamless make ordering lunch easier, Uber disrupt ordered car service, AirBnB create
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I was travelling last month and there hasn’t been a lot of new development debut in the last few weeks, so I have but one review for you. It’s a stunner! 220 Central Park South. I want to write not only about that, though, but also a few thoughts about what’s happening along 57th Street
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As regular readers of the Harris New York newsletter/blog may know, my love of running has taken me all over New York City. I’ve written about my runs here, there, and everywhere – even to New Jersey (gasp!). New Orleans, Dallas, Coney Island. Very recently, my running even took me to the East 70’s, to
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In honor of Dave Letterman’s recent last show, I thought I’d present this month’s market thoughts as a Top 10. Certainly he was the initiator, at least three decades ago, of this format – it has become a cliché, but what a nice way to organize things! A number of things have been on my
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I wasn’t writing about running as part of my newsletter 2 years ago. But I was having fun trying out different marathons all over the Northeast: New York City (of course), the Hamptons, Philadelphia, Yonkers (don’t ask), Adirondacks, Minneapolis even! As luck would have it, for my 13th marathon, I chose to train and run
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