When It's Time to Sell


Consistent sales over a decade have proven Scott’s tailored campaign system. A constant finger on the market pulse wins Harris Residential Real Estate campaigns steady international press and a business based purely on referrals.
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Brown Harris Stevens 2011 Wrap-Up


Brown Harris Stevens is the exclusive New York City affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, which means that we hold our Annual Meeting at 20 Rockefeller Center, where the large auctions are held. The relationship means worldwide coverage and relationships with the best in class brokers everywhere around the globe. It also means we get
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Interesting Perspective on Foreign Buyers


Michael Stoler does some great primary research into multi-family, hotels, commercial property trades- which informs my business but isn’t my primary focus. The overlap in this week’s email was interesting. If you care to read below, he goes into detail about the rental buildings different REIT (real estate investment trusts) are purchasing. But what I’m
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My Experience at One 57 (157 West 57th Street)


Here are a number properties which I’ll be very excited to report on in coming months: 150 e 72nd 737 park The Drake hotel site 400 Park Avenue (new Toll Brothers site) 150 Charles 71 Charles 79th and 3rd 18 gram park later 2012 However, my new development monthly update will be one building in
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Another Brown Harris Stevens Award


Recognize one of these guys? This is a fun award to win. -Scott
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"So You're Priced Out" Comments


In case you missed it, the New York Times did a piece called “So You’re Priced Out. Now What?” They showed areas in which prices have stayed strong, or gone up signficantly in recent years, and offered suggestions of areas which might be more afforable. The premise of the article is that there is an
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The Harris Residential Team honored December 2011


Taking a moment to pat ourselves on the back, The Harris Residential Team was honored in the West Side office for most number of deals in December 2011. I write this at the bottom of each monthly email, but I am honored to represent some of the best clients and families in New York City.
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Mortgage Rates below 4% again


Sound the alarm! Rates have been under 4% for a week or two. I was writing about the continuing drop through 2011 of rates, but here we are, looking at an important election year, where little to nothing is going to happen in Congress. Rates are low, owners are refinancing, and if you are a
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NYC Rental Report, Thoughts and Takeaways


Bloomburg’s article about the 4th quarter rentals in New York City was titled, “Manhattan Apartment Rents Jump 9.5% as Would-Be Buyers Hold Off Purchases.” First, since the article was forwarded to me by 3 different clients asking for my insight on it, I must say that it resonated with them. Each person was wondering how
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4th Quarter Numbers- Pricing vs Absorption Rates


If you missed it, there was a ton of hubbub, brouhaha, ado, over the 4th quarter numbers for the end of the year. I’ll include the quote from the BHS report. Part one: “A sharp decline in condo sales brought the overall average and median Manhattan apartment sales price lower over the past year. The
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