As a real estate agent, I am often asked to describe the different locales and to help customers decide which may be best suited to their interests…
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A factor most people don’t consider before buying or selling a house can put a serious wrench in the process...
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The Hamptons are still waiting for the tiny house trend to hit. So far, we don’t have the 400-square-foot, constructed-in-a-friend’s-backyard tiny homes that are popping up...
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When the Dow hit 25,000 in early January, I called a financial advisor friend of mine.
“How much higher can it go?” I asked. “Should people cash out?”
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Pricing real estate relies on past, current and future data points and the wishes of two parties with diametrically opposed goals. What could be hard about that?
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It’s the holidays, so I hope you’re feeling generous enough to forgive me for bringing up a topic we’ve been avoiding for many months: your waste management system...
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When you’re ready to buy a house, you need a team.
Your real estate broker helps you find just the right place. Your attorney keeps an eye out for your interests. Your mortgage broker helps you get the money you need to buy...
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A lot can happen at a closing. I’ve seen engaged couples break up. I’ve seen separated couples get back together.But your closing? With good preparation and some luck, your closing will be boring...
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Let me give you some advice: Don’t complicate the sale of your home with the sale of furniture.
And don’t try to buy it, either. I know it seems benign...
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If your financial situation changed, or your family is growing, or you think its time to increase your investment in real estate for any reason, expect to find yourself in the surreal position...
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This morning, I sat down to write a blog about the condition of the 2017 real estate market. Then, three early morning emails and subsequent phone conversations took me in an entirely different direction...
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Sellers and their real estate agents want to present a house and property at its best.
Much effort is made to create eye-catching marketing materials; after all, the aim is to attract buyers...
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Many people do not like to hear one of the most important lessons I’ve learned in 30 years of real estate. I have some advice for you that may be hard to hear: If you are buying or selling...
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It’s not like it used to be.
Rewind a few dozen years ago: We just half-joked about needing bakery ticket machines to control the rush of customer on Martin Luther King and President’s Day weekends...
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Adding one more chore to your spring-cleaning could save you thousands in the future
To spare your wallet and your sanity, do yourself a favor during your annual spring cleaning...
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Usually, a sale is spurred by a life event --- a new baby, job, marriage, divorce, hip replacement. Maybe there has been a change in financial status, positive or negative...
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A few months ago I wrote about trading down. Now the flip side ---trading up. Going larger or smaller: some things are the same. If you plan to stay in the same locale...
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I’ve written before about how buyers and sellers have trouble seeing eye to eye. In fact, it can feel like buyers are from Mars, while sellers are from Venus. Buyers and sellers have different goals...
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