A little market check-in for you. It’s a lot to allow the information to wash over you, especially the dynamic RE market. For those of you who use Twitter, you understand (I’m @practicalhome , for now)- for those of you who have avoided the information overload…I’m not sure that’s the best move. While I have
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March 2011 Prepared by Gregory Heym Chief Economist, Brown Harris Stevens NYC Unemployment Rate Holds At 8.9% • New York City’s unemployment rate was unchanged in February, at 8.9%. • For the first time since June of 2010, the NYC and national rates were the same. The city’s rate had been lower than the national
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“There are strange things afoot at the Circle K.” That’s the Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure Quote for the day, and a fun way to begin this blog post. Things are far from strange, though- on the contrary, things are great! It’s quite the excellent adventure here, too. On this Spring Friday, I’m thrilled to
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Hello regular readers. I am looking for a summer intern for my team at Brown Harris Stevens. Please forward this to great college students who haven’t locked down their summer. Here’s the official call- Job Title: Intern – Marketing and Communications Description: A Top-Tier Team at Brown Harris Stevens, New York City’s oldest residential Real
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This is a follow-up to the blog from 2 months ago- should you try to deal with bedbugs on your own? A few things for you to think about. It’s been a long, cold winter in New York City. The one good thing from the cold months is that the bedbugs go into hibernation! And
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No, there will be no dirty jokes here. I’m talking about both going sideways. I wouldn’t say that I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop, per se, but I have continually expected the dreaded “We’re seeing rates beginning to climb.” It’s like the conversation with your parents when you were in high school that
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Read my next post for my own opinions on this, but for now- Unfiltered Economist-Speak from BHS Chief Economist Gregory Heym: Manhattan apartment sales prices averaged $1,364,733 in the first quarter of 2011, virtually unchanged from a year ago, but 5% less than the fourth quarter of 2010. This marked the first time since the
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A little entertainment break: One of my favorite guys from Penn, Matt Rosler, begin “Dueling Tampons” years ago. It’s an homage to the so-named sculpture on Penn’s campus, and constantly touts Penn’s ties to the Entertainment Biz. This came today (are you going to be there?): DT Blast: Hollywood coming to Graduation/Reunion Weekend 2011! ________________________________________
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Friends and Clients, I am delighted to offer a new way for you to search for properties for sale. Simply go to www.scottharris.net – You will be able to search every property for sale in New York City, through our expanded offering, known as a Virtual Office Website. You simply have to register, and for
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We’re seeing great conditions for a busy spring- sellers are pricing apartments well, buyers are out in the marketplace and seeing value, and deal are happening. There is potential for doom and gloom perhaps nationwide- jobs are still difficult to find, inflation perhaps looms etc etc etc. However, things are growing a bit rosier in
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