I sat down with Home organizing expert Maeve Richmond, of Get Your House In Order. We talked about getting your house ready for the holidays: Get Organized at Home: Holiday Edition SH: Maeve. Thanks for sitting down with The Practical Home. What is the starting place when people want to think about getting their home
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BHS Monthly Market Report November, 2010 A Decline That’s Good For Real Estate? New York City’s unemployment rate and buliding permit filings are both on a downward slope. What does this mean? Get a better idea of the current economic climate by taking a look at November’s The Heym Report, prepared by Brown Harris Steven’s
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Today Ackman hit a wall in his attempt to take over Stuy Town/Peter Cooper Village. I’m sure he’s not done yet, but he’s probably unhappy about it. What I’m about is the possible co-op or condo conversion of the 11,000 units. That’s a LOT of property to hit the market, but if you’re a renter
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Apartment PracticalJune/July 2009 We at Apartment Practical work with buyers and sellers in every profession. However, as Twitter and Text messaging have become commonplace for even your most ardent luddite, so, too, have we become aware of the new realities of communication. We are pleased to report that ‘short’ is in. This does not mean
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The Five Most Important Actions to Stop a Foreclosure! Are you struggling with your mortgage payments and need assistance? You may contact your lending institution or Bank in order to inquire whether you qualify for the following options: 1. Repayment/Forbearance Plan: Repayment/Forbearance Plan is an agreement between the Lender and the Borrower that allows you
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Welcome to the latest Apartment Practical. When I named this report and blog last year (Apartment Practical and The Practical Home), little did I know that being practical would shoot so quickly back into vogue. Saving money, doing things yourself, being proactive in the marketplace to maintain a luxury mentality without spending like it- all
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We use the recently introduced S&P/Case-Shiller index for condominium prices to assess the valuation of the New York apartment market. Although housing market valuation typically has little predictive value for the near term, it is useful for anticipating longer-term moves, especially when prices are far away from equilibrium. Indeed, New York apartment prices are very
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Think Small! By Scott Harris Living in a shoebox has been an important rite of passage for many city dwellers. You scored that nearly-affordable apartment and you’re finally you’re living on your own. While your dreams of having a MTV-styled “Real World” loft party are probably going to have to wait, the realities of small-apartment
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“No press is bad press,” especially when it’s good press. My listing with my colleague and brother Judd Harris at 310 west 99th Street was featured as the “Buy of the Week.” We thoroughly enjoyed meeting Vivian S. Toy, whose column is read in my house every weekend. Her photographer showcased the great features of
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Our gorgeous listing at 255 West 98th Street (Apt 6A) was featured in New York Magazine. Jhoanna Robledo, the reporter from NYMag, stopped by at a slow open house, but was delightful. Her photographer got a great shot of the sellers’ cat, Putty. This is available for sale or rent.
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