by Christopher Arrigali | Feb 4, 2020 | Closing Process, First Time Home Buyers, New York Real Estate News
Falling in love with a particular property is often very easy, especially in a place like New York, with no shortage of beautiful and diverse houses. But falling in love with a home is just one part of the equation. Turning the property into the home of your dreams...
by Christopher Arrigali | Jul 20, 2019 | Closing Process, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Sales, Staten Island real estate trends, Title Searches
Picture this: It’s Spring 2018. You’ve put your house up for sale and at the same time, you’re in the market to buy a new home. You find a dream home, your family loves it! But by the time August rolls around (six months later), the person who was going to...
by Christopher Arrigali | Mar 18, 2019 | Closing Process, New Yor Real Estate Market, New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers
Welcome to my new show: THE REAL STATE OF REAL ESTATE. Our goal with this series is to inform buyers and sellers in the Staten Island Real Estate Market and the New York Real Estate market. In this first episode, I interview James Young, Mortgage Loan Officer...
by Christopher Arrigali | Oct 31, 2018 | Closing Process, New Yor Real Estate Market, New York Real Estate News, Real Estate Sales, Real Estate Trends, Staten Island real estate trends
From a real estate perspective, the prevailing wisdom says you should sell your home in the spring, where the flowers are blooming and you can generally show your home in its best possible light. Some realtors may try to scare you into selling your home at a different...
by Christopher Arrigali | Nov 29, 2015 | Closing Process, New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers
It has been an especially busy season for me so far. My office continues to handle Staten Island real estate transactions at a clip more common to summer months. (And I thank all of my clients for their continued trust.) This is unusual because outside of those in...
by Christopher Arrigali | May 15, 2015 | Closing Process, New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Law
If you’ve never owned a home before but are interested in buying one, a new program introduced recently by Fannie Mae might be just the boost you need. It’s called the HomePath Ready Buyer Program, and new buyers can receive up to 3% closing...