by Christopher Arrigali | Jan 25, 2020 | Closing Process, First Time Home Buyers, New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Litigation
The FBI reported nearly $150 million in real estate fraud losses in the last year. Scammers are having a field day in the real estate industry today, launching more sophisticated tactics and ripping innocent and unsuspecting victims out of their hard-earned money....
by Christopher Arrigali | Nov 14, 2019 | New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Trends
The Brooklyn real estate market remains a housing hot spot, despite real estate prices in New York tumbling 10-20 percent since 2015. According to CNBC, this is due to sustained growth and demand in key neighborhoods like Park Slope and Bushwick. Brooklyn is...
by Christopher Arrigali | Oct 28, 2019 | New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Trends, Staten Island real estate trends
My wife and I were recently shopping for our first home. Here’s what we did: Rather than look online, we started out by driving around different neighborhoods. There were several neighborhoods we liked. I have my roots in South Beach while Rebecca has hers in...
by Christopher Arrigali | Aug 12, 2019 | First Time Home Buyers, New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Trends, Staten Island real estate trends
Summer in Staten Island is always special, and with the sun shining in our beautiful borough, I thought I would share with you my observations on the real estate trends so far this summer. The market to date has been an interesting one, with record low-interest rates...
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 | Jun 26, 2019 | First Time Home Buyers, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Trends
Should you buy a new home as opposed to an existing one? This is a question that gets asked every now and then, and there are various factors to consider when making a decision such as this. Obviously purchasing your home is one of the biggest financial decisions you...
